Wilson Didn't Complain About "The 16 Words" Until He Was Working On Kerry Campaign

Numerous | July 18, 2005 | Numerous

[Plutarch]

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[Sam Hill]

This isn't my full-time job, you know. (JK)

[timestax]

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[Laverne]

Good Job Sam!!! Now if only we could get this info on FNC..it would at least be a start of exposing Wilson for the Kerry Kampaigner he really was. Certainly, we can't expect MSM to do this kind of research on their own; and if they did, you know they would spike it.

[Southack]

It's more than just what you listed. Wilson's wife, the so-called "Valerie Plame," was *also* making political donations during this timeframe...donating as "Valerie Wilson."

...Too bad those "intrepid," die-hard reporters couldn't dig this tidbit up, much less that Valerie lists herself as "retired"...Oh, and the date of Valerie's contribution is Bill and Hillary's anniversary...just as the date of Wilson's orginal hit-piece op-ed in the NY Times was President Bush's birthday.

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Contributor	Occupation	Date	Amount	Recipient
WILSON, JOSEPH C WASHINGTON,DC 20007	JC WILSON INTERNATIONAL VENTURES/BU	5/23/2003	$1,000	Kerry, John
WILSON, JOSEPH C WASHINGTON,DC 20007	JC WILSON INTERNATIONAL VENTURES/CE	9/4/2003	$1,000	Kerry, John
WILSON BILIK, MARY J WASHINGTON,DC 20007		6/11/2004	$500	Kerry, John
WILSON, VALERIE E WASHINGTON,DC 20007	N/A/RETIRED	10/11/2004	$372	America Coming Together
WILSON BILIK, MARY JANE WASHINGTON,DC 20007	SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP/LAW	10/13/2004	$250	DNC Services Corp
Wilson, Penelope Ms Washington,DC 20007	SELF	8/4/2004	$250	Kerry, John

[F-117A]

Bump!

[Congressman Billybob]

This is an excellent piece of work. You should send it to Powerline, Captain's Quarters, Instapundit, and a few others. Methinks they will eat this up.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "The Fry Cook Rule for the Supreme Court"

[Sam Hill]

I know. (And the Americans Coming Together donation is really a tip-off. Shows how far left they really are if they support that Soros/Clinton front.)

I just wanted to emphasize the timing of his donation to Kerry. I suspect the conversation went something like this:

W: "Honey, you know if Kerry is going to make me Secretary of State, I'd better donate something to his campaign PDQ."

P: "You're right, luvy. We probably should have done it even before you volunteered to be his SOS."

W: "I wanted to wait until it was in the bag. Why waste money? We've got Jags to buy."

P: "Good thinking, sweetie."

[HighWheeler]

Nice work, Sam

[Sam Hill]

I just realized I screwed up on this date:

June 6, 2003
What I Didn't Find In Africa
New York Times Editorial
Joseph C. Wilson, IV

It should be July 6, 2003--obviously.

[advance_copy]

Joe Wilson's lawyer just lied on MSBNC's Hardball saying that Wilson didn't have anything to do with the Kerry campaign until 2004. Your post gives a whole new meaning to the question, "What the Sam Hill is going on?"

[Miss Marple]

I think Tony Snow would like to see this.

[Sam Hill]

Here's one of the citations for Wilson's statement in October 2003 that he had been working with Kerry for five months:

Former ambassador Wilson endorses Kerry in presidential race

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence to exaggerate the threat from Iraq, endorsed Democrat John Kerry for president on Thursday.

		Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, right, greets firefighter Jason Roth in Davenport, Iowa.
		By Larry Fisher, Quad City Times

In a conference call with New Hampshire reporters, Wilson said he and Kerry have shared the experience of challenging their government — Wilson when he questioned the "rush to war" with Iraq, Kerry when he challenged America's role in Vietnam.

Speaking from Washington, Wilson said Kerry's actions, coming when he was a 23-year-old Vietnam War veteran, makes him stand out in the Democratic presidential field.

"John Kerry did the same thing after he came out of Vietnam, I did it at the age of 53 ... with a long and distinguished career behind me," Wilson said. "John Kerry did it at the very beginning of his career.

"I know how these sorts of things test one's mettle," he said. "To have stood up and said what he did, at the time that he did, in my judgment, sets him apart from the other candidates."

Wilson and the Bush administration have been at odds since he accused the White House of manipulating intelligence to exaggerate the threat from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Afterward, the Justice Department began a criminal investigation to determine who in the administration leaked the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, an undercover CIA operations officer.

Plame's identity was revealed in a July 14 column by syndicated columnist Robert Novak, who said he got the information from two senior administration officials.

Wilson, former ambassador to the West African nation of Gabon, said he has long been a Kerry supporter and has contributed $2,000 to the campaign this year. He said he has been advising Kerry on foreign policy for about five months and will campaign for Kerry, including a trip to New Hampshire next month.

Posted 10/23/2003 3:12 PM

USATODAY.com - Former ambassador Wilson endorses Kerry in presidential race

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2003-10-23-kerry-endorsement_x.htm

http://tinyurl.com/d2vkq

[BibChr]

So... what are you saying? Are you trying to suggest that Wilson might be less than completely trustworthy?

Dan
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[BadAndy]

Joe Wilson and Richard Clarke, both despicible Bush hating SOB's, separated at birth.

[Sam Hill]

A Letter from Joe Wilson
on John Kerry

Read Joe Wilson's Chat Transcript Here

I'm not a politician and I'm not a political partisan. I've served under Presidents from both parties. My loyalty has always been to country and constitution.

The first President Bush appointed me as Ambassador to two African countries and President Clinton put me in charge of African Affairs at the National Security Council. So when this President Bush's Administration sent me to Africa to investigate claims that Saddam Hussein was seeking to buy materials for weapons of mass destruction, I was ready to serve.

But I wasn't ready to keep quiet when this President misled the nation in his State of the Union Address. Because of that, leakers in the Bush White House illegally revealed that my wife worked in the CIA - endangering her life and that of my family. They tried to intimidate me and others who were willing to speak up and tell the truth.

"...I wasn't ready to keep quiet when this President misled the nation in his State of the Union Address..."

Some people have said I was courageous to speak truth to the power of the Bush White House. But let me tell you, what I have done doesn't hold a candle to the courage that John Kerry showed as a young man and throughout his political career. I am supporting him for President because he has been willing to tell the truth no matter what the pressure. He is ready to restore truth and honor to the White House. And I hope that everyone else who is outraged by this Administration and who wants to change America will join me in doing all you can to make John Kerry our next President.

"...John Kerry...has the personal courage and integrity that I want in the leader of our great nation..."

In deciding on the best candidate to support in next year's election, I looked for qualities that are important in a President: leadership, experience and courage. There are many candidates who possess admirable traits but only one who has summoned the nerve to stand up to our government and for what's right over and over again: John Kerry.

To speak out against bad policies after a career of accomplishments, as I recently did, is a civic duty. To do so as a young person, as John Kerry did, in the face of the unremitting official hostility to end a bad war, is truly inspiring. John Kerry didn't have to go to Vietnam. He volunteered and served bravely earning a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. And when he came home as a decorated hero, he didn't have to fight the war. But John Kerry helped lead the fight to end the war, he earned the wrath of Richard Nixon and his cronies, and he won the respect of Americans for his courage.

"...I am honored to endorse John Kerry and to commit myself to his campaign to wrest our democracy back from those who have so squandered the public trust..."

Throughout his career in public service he has been ready to hold government accountable again and again. He blew the whistle on Ronald Reagan and Oliver North's secret war in Central America. He exposed Manuel Noriega's drug laundering operation. And he wrote a nationally acclaimed book on fighting global terrorism long before September 11th.

John Kerry is a decorated veteran, an experienced public servant, and a man of integrity. But most of all, he has the personal courage and integrity that I want in the leader of our great nation.

George Bush's Administration has betrayed our trust - I know that personally. I am honored to endorse John Kerry and to commit myself to his campaign to wrest our democracy back from those who have so squandered the public trust.

I hope you will join us.

- Joe Wilson

[Sam Hill]

"I'm not a politician and I'm not a political partisan."

Hilariously, this was the first thing that Joe Wilson said on his "Restore Honesty" website. Which was paid for by John Kerry.

[Jhensy]

I wonder where Chris Lehane fits in all this...

[BARLF]

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030719-120154-5384r.htm

Read down in the article a way where Wilson first saw the fake uranium docs. He knew they were fake? Then why did he take the vaca..the trip to Niger for tea and crumpets?

[boop]

Wow! Wilson was on the bandwagon early for Kerry. He was sending $ even before he was "outraged" at Bush.