Posted on 07/13/2005 7:06:55 AM PDT by edcoil
Karl Rove, Whistleblower He told the truth about Joe Wilson.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT
Democrats and most of the Beltway press corps are baying for Karl Rove's head over his role in exposing a case of CIA nepotism involving Joe Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame. On the contrary, we'd say the White House political guru deserves a prize--perhaps the next iteration of the "Truth-Telling" award that The Nation magazine bestowed upon Mr. Wilson before the Senate Intelligence Committee exposed him as a fraud.
For Mr. Rove is turning out to be the real "whistleblower" in this whole sorry pseudo-scandal. He's the one who warned Time's Matthew Cooper and other reporters to be wary of Mr. Wilson's credibility. He's the one who told the press the truth that Mr. Wilson had been recommended for the CIA consulting gig by his wife, not by Vice President Dick Cheney as Mr. Wilson was asserting on the airwaves. In short, Mr. Rove provided important background so Americans could understand that Mr. Wilson wasn't a whistleblower but was a partisan trying to discredit the Iraq War in an election campaign. Thank you, Mr. Rove.
The same can't be said for Mr. Wilson, who first "outed" himself as a CIA consultant in a melodramatic New York Times op-ed in July 2003. (snip)
If there's any scandal at all here, it is that this entire episode has been allowed to waste so much government time and media attention, As for the press corps, rather than calling for Mr. Rove to be fired, they ought to be grateful to him for telling the truth.
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Simple, there are very few Americans left in either the MSM; or the U.S. government for that matter...
The colleges the under-educated "jurnos" in this country attend are breeding grounds for hate, anti-Americanism and sophistry...simple as that.
John Gibson of FOXNews gave a good, pat-on-the-back to Rove last night... the rest of the lying, MSM just wallowed in watching Gregory's & Moran's attacks on McClellan!
With regards MSM, to quote that great philosopher, Jack Nicholson, "They CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!"
Technology allowed a two generation window for a small, motivated group of lefty cadres to control the media: Newspapers became local monopolies, and the TV networks had no rivals.
Recall that, by the time Rathergate happened, the press had already tried to ignite the Plame pseudoscandal once or twice with no success.
Could that be the reason why the WH was unwilling to set the MSM straight on the bogus Rather memo? After all, Karl Rove had already been burned by a reporter twisting his honest attempt to keep him from publishing a BS story into a "War On Ambassador Wilson." Why get slimed for your trouble again?
Apologies if this theory has already been floated.
(steely)
BUMP to that!
My own theory is that Novak, through senility or stupidity, inadvertantly inserted the name of Valerie into his article. Now he is covering up for himself.
It could have just been more rope-a-dope. The rats always go for the cheese. They lack foresight. It's not like the administration doesn't know what they're up to.
Because they can't see past their own genitals, they make a lot of stupid mistakes.
In my opinion, The Bush administration is having a lot of fun playing with the democrats. Sure, it's tricky business, but every check mate is really funny. Bush &Co. know a LOT more about what's gong on behind the scenes than we do.
If this administration remains honest, the democrats will never get anything on them, because they'll always have to "prove it."
Think he'll be the Man of the Year like the 3 female whistleblowers were in 2003?
err 2002
Has anyone seen President Bush's quote saying that he would fire anyone found to have leaked Plame's name? I don't think we've seen it because this is not what he said. The media is totally out of control and there are few places one can go to get the truth.
Has anyone seen President Bush's quote saying that he would fire anyone found to have leaked Plame's name? I don't think we've seen it because this is not what he said. The media is totally out of control and there are few places one can go to get the truth.
The Real question is why would Judith Miller go to jail to protect Karl Rove as her source? Not one press chimp would, so it can't be him
This investigation has gone WAY past "the source of the leak." The Feds are going after the Big Cahoona! The head Rats! The Big cheese! The whole Niger story. The whole trip was democrat controlled from the very start to the very end. ALL the players were left wing.
THAT'S why the democrats are in a state of mental chaos. THAT'S why the liberal press is screaming to cover the silence. THAT'S why Miller won't talk. I think she knows the whole story, from the beginning to the end. The "leak" investigation is now a cover for the big catch.
But, I could be wrong.©
Ping to an excellent premise.
As you may know Judith Miller supposedly tipped off a "charitable" group that was sending money to the PLO; that they were under investigation. The group supposedly started shredding documents after the call, which undermined the case of the prosecutor at the time, the same Mr. Fitzpatrick.
It is possible that the source Miller is protecting is actually the person who tipped her off about the original investigation of the charity (possibly someone in Fitzpatrick own office). It is possible that the "source" being protected has nothing to do with the "Palme" case.
We may be talking about pay back against Judith Miller. Since it is widely acknowledged, that it is very unlikely any 'crime' was committed in the reporting of who Palme's employer was. It is hard to believe Rove or any one in the Bush administration would be foolish enough to perjure themselves and then hope a liberal reporter working for a liberal paper would protect them, and given the fact that this prosecutor has been working against terrorists and their supporters, the real current target of this probe could be reporters and anti-bush liberal government officials who leak information for political gain. This whole thing could boomerang on the left.
Why else the tough line on Judith Miller, she is not exactly the type nor is her employer the NYT who would go to jail to protect a Republican.
Pinging this theory to myself. I haven't heard anyone articulate this theory----
Who paid for Wilson's trip? Not the CIA. Tenant didn't know anything about it. It all started with Plame. Her planning. Her financing. Her husband. The anti-Bush UN (and anti-Bush France and Germany) controlled African yellow cake.
Is that red flag material, or what?
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