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Valerie Plame Takes Her Story to Simon & Schuster
Book STandard ^ | July 14, 2006 | Kimberly Maul

Posted on 07/14/2006 6:31:28 PM PDT by wouldntbprudent

Simon & Schuster has signed former CIA agent Valerie Plame for a memoir, following the breakdown of her $2.5-million deal with Crown. Crown and Plame, whose undercover status was famously divulged in a 2003 column by Robert Novak, could not agree on the details of that contract.

Adam Rothberg, a spokesperson for Simon & Schuster, said, “It will be a very interesting book by a key figure of our time,” as reported by the AP.

(Excerpt) Read more at thebookstandard.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bookdeal; chat; cialeak
Awriiiity now!
1 posted on 07/14/2006 6:31:29 PM PDT by wouldntbprudent
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To: wouldntbprudent

".. key figure of our time," my arse!


2 posted on 07/14/2006 6:33:20 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: wouldntbprudent

Title: "How We Destroyed Bush's Reputation Using Lies"


3 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:35 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: wouldntbprudent
Note they don't say how much she is to be paid.

How about $40,000 dollars and 4 dollars a book?

4 posted on 07/14/2006 6:34:50 PM PDT by Common Tator
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To: wouldntbprudent

God I hope her book tanks in the toilet.

We (the public) are actually going to have to pay them to go away!


5 posted on 07/14/2006 6:35:04 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: wouldntbprudent

I'm tellin' ya...a full hour special with America's First Couple is coming to 60 Minutes in the very near future...hell! They might even let Dan Rather do the interview...


6 posted on 07/14/2006 6:36:24 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Think globally...)
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To: wouldntbprudent

I believe it was Mark Steyn who pointed out that Valerie Plame was more of a travel agent than a covert agent.


7 posted on 07/14/2006 6:37:42 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: coconutt2000

Why has there been no investigation of Wilson and his lies before the Nation, lies about an official report he was paid to produce. If he is not prosecuted people believe him.


8 posted on 07/14/2006 6:38:42 PM PDT by paguch
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To: paguch

Prosecuting political opponents who lie, cheat, or steal is a very sticky situation. As much as it would be nice to see politicians and political hacks held to the same standards as the rest of us, sometimes it is better to try and avoid prosecuting them until well after the relevant elections and events have taken place.

One just has to wonder what the statute of limitations are on what Joe Wilson and his wife have done. But, even if they get away with it... History will be less favorable, because disinterested students and historians will be able to view the information without an emotional investment in previously held convictions.


9 posted on 07/14/2006 6:53:14 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: wouldntbprudent

I can't wait for the chapter where she explains why she sent her husband, who had business interests in Niger, on two junkets there. Supposedly to collect "intelligence".


10 posted on 07/14/2006 6:53:35 PM PDT by popdonnelly
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To: austinaero

I hope the Wilsons get countersued, and someone winds up with a judgment on their book royalties.


11 posted on 07/14/2006 6:54:35 PM PDT by popdonnelly
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To: paguch
The 9-11 Commission shredded Joe Wilson pretty well.

L

12 posted on 07/14/2006 6:56:48 PM PDT by Lurker (2 months and still no Bill from Congressman Pence. What is he milking squids for the ink?)
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To: popdonnelly

MacRanger suggested US AMERICANS sue this lying couple.


13 posted on 07/14/2006 6:58:32 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand; but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc. 10:2)
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To: austinaero

I belong to at least 6 book clubs. I won't be buying this piece of s**t.


14 posted on 07/14/2006 6:58:51 PM PDT by proudofthesouth (Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
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To: wouldntbprudent

Simon and Shuster also inked Hillary's book deal. They seem to be the publisher of last resort for fallen liberal icons needing some hard cash.


15 posted on 07/14/2006 6:59:21 PM PDT by dirtboy (When Bush is on the same side as Ted the Swimmer on an issue, you know he's up to no good...)
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To: Lurker

Aldrich Ames outted Ms. Pflame.


16 posted on 07/14/2006 7:03:07 PM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: coconutt2000

More mush from the usual suspects.


17 posted on 07/14/2006 7:05:50 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: popdonnelly; wouldntbprudent; Howlin; Peach; frankjr

Thursday, June 15, 2006
Ms. American Spy

posted by Mr. Right

In honor of the momentous events of these last few days, I channeled my inner-moonbat and came up with (dare I say it): the world's very first Fitzmas Carol! A tune destined to be sung by joyous moonbats every Fitzmas Eve as they gather around the tree and exchange gifts! I hope you enjoy it...


Ms. American Spy
(Sung to the tune of Don McLean's American Pie)

A short, short time ago
I can still remember
How the "Plame Game" used to make me smile
And as I read those D-Kos rants
I got a big bulge in my pants
And thought maybe we'd get "Chimpy" for awhile

But then June 12th made me shiver
Fate became an "Indian Giver"
Bad news on the Internet
Precisely what I had fret!

Oh, I remember how I cried
When I thought of Wilson's "outed" bride
Something deep within me fried
The day that Fitzmas died

So don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly
This'll be the day donkeys fly

Did you see the film Loose Change?
And do you have faith you're not deranged
Though ev'rybody tells you so?
Do you believe in "Downing Street"
The "Memo" that'll get Shrub impeached?
And can you prove Kerry won O-hi-o?

Well, I know that Diebold rigs machines
'Cause the exit polls are all I need
Vote counts are just a ruse
I'd Rather trust CBS News!

I was a lone mid-thirties ne'er do well
In my Mommy's basement on her old-school Dell
But I could have sworn I was in Hell
The day that Fitzmas died

I started singin':
Don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly
This'll be the day donkeys fly

For nearly six years, we'd been overthrown
Reading psychotic rants in Rolling Stone
Believing every conspiracy
Will Pitt had to vent his spleen
With a quote he borrowed from Howard Dean
And a scream that came from you and me

Oh, and while Chimp's polls were looking down
Fitz dropped the ball and lost his crown
The Grand Jury was adjourned
No indictment was returned
And while Markos read a book on Marx
Code Pink protested in the park
Neil Young sang dirges full of snark
The day that Fitzmas died

We were singing:
Don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly
This'll be the day donkeys fly

Bash 'em, smash 'em, gut 'em all and trash 'em
Repukes get off, seems we just can't thrash 'em
All our hopes are fading fast
Nancy's built a House of glass
Those frozen assets could bite our ass
Didn't need that freezer full of cold hard cash

Thought TruthOut's scoop meant Karl Rove's doom
We envisioned his frog-marching gloom
Our cause it would advance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause Leopold's tale was far afield
Those "business hours" refused to yield
Do you recall "Sealed Versus Sealed"?
The day that Fitzmas died

We started singing:
Don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly
This'll be the day donkeys fly

Oh, and there we were all in one place
Moonbats lost in cyberspace
With no chads left to count again
So come on, Fitz be nimble, Fitz be quick
Indict some Rethug and make it stick
'Cause indifference is the fascists' only friend

And as I watched him on the news
My lips were clenched 'round some cheap booze
But no drink the store would sell
Could break Bushitler's spell
And as the "Plame Game" died out in the light
To cheers from the "Religious Right"
I saw Freepers laughing with delight
The day that Fitzmas died

We were singing:
Don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly
This'll be the day donkeys fly

I met a girl who'd popped some 'ludes
And I asked her to improve my mood
But she told me that she was gay
I went down to the DU board
Where I'd read the good news weeks before
But the threads there said the indictment wouldn't play

And in the streets Mother Sheehan screamed
Franken cried, and Al Gore schemed
No "truth to power" spoken
Air America was broken!
And the blogger I admired most
Armando from the Daily Kos
He hopped a Lear Jet for the coast
The day that Fitzmas died

And they were singing:
Don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly
This'll be the day donkeys fly

They were singing:
Don't cry, Ms. American Spy
We'll get Libby for his fibby
And then Cheney will fry
And that smirking chimp will finally wave us goodbye
Singin', this'll be the day donkeys fly!


18 posted on 07/14/2006 7:06:22 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Talking about me? Or the Wilsons?


19 posted on 07/14/2006 7:07:31 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: OldFriend

Who is Alrdrich Ames?


20 posted on 07/14/2006 7:08:13 PM PDT by tirednvirginia
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To: tirednvirginia
A spy who did enormous damage to the United States.

If you google his name you will see his horrendous story.

21 posted on 07/14/2006 7:10:47 PM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: Perdogg

Hah! Very good, Perdogg.


22 posted on 07/14/2006 7:16:24 PM PDT by Peach (Prayers for our dear friends in Israel.)
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To: Peach

Here's the guy who did it!

http://intherightplace.blogspot.com/2006/06/ms-american-spy.html


23 posted on 07/14/2006 7:21:18 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg

BRAVO!!! BRILLIANT!! One of the funniest parodies I've ever read!


24 posted on 07/14/2006 7:46:28 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: Perdogg

I was just coming on this thread to post that. Funny stuff. Here's the URL:

http://intherightplace.blogspot.com/2006/06/ms-american-spy.html


25 posted on 07/14/2006 8:09:34 PM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: coconutt2000
"Title: "How We Destroyed Bush's Reputation Using Lies"

"How We Destroyed Our Reputation Using Lies"

26 posted on 07/14/2006 8:21:07 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
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To: Lurker
The 9-11 Commission shredded Joe Wilson pretty well.

Not near well enough to where the MSM could ignore it - so I'd beg to differ.

27 posted on 07/14/2006 8:22:57 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Meep Meep)
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To: wouldntbprudent

This sucker tanks! She ain't no Ann Coulter.


28 posted on 07/14/2006 8:23:04 PM PDT by REDWOOD99
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To: wouldntbprudent
Image hosted by Photobucket.com Who's Afraid of Virginia Plame???

29 posted on 07/14/2006 8:32:54 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: wouldntbprudent

I predict "Covert Agent Plame" will be gracing the pages of Playboy next...


30 posted on 07/14/2006 8:36:00 PM PDT by Dinah Lord (fighting the Islamic Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
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To: wouldntbprudent

Older post

Former CIA officer Plame signs book deal: Web site

http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/1628054/posts?page=3


31 posted on 07/14/2006 8:41:22 PM PDT by april15Bendovr
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To: popdonnelly

I wish they were indicted and convicted, then she couldn't make a DIME from hrer crime!! (I can dream, can't I).


32 posted on 07/14/2006 8:53:27 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy ("When Cabals Go Kaboom"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
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To: wouldntbprudent

Has it been revealed as to how the CIA complaint came to be? Did someone in an official capacity at the CIA bring the complaint to the DoJ, or did Plame/Wilson 'force' the CIA to file? Who actually filed? Did the complainant actually testify in the GJ? I'm sure there's a thread here somewhere....


33 posted on 07/14/2006 9:08:59 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: wouldntbprudent
Hey! What do Valerie Plame and Madonna have in common?

ANSWER: "If they stand on their head while nekkid they are both brunettes"..

** BADDA BUMP BUMP **

34 posted on 07/14/2006 9:15:46 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (nac uoy daer sdrow sdrawkcab?)
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To: wouldntbprudent

http://www.clintontravel.com/index.htm

(Is this their other business?)


35 posted on 07/14/2006 9:19:45 PM PDT by MaineVoter2002 (http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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To: Rabid Dog

With what's going on in the Middle East -- these two deserve no attention or respect. Surely the CIA can do better in their hiring.


36 posted on 07/14/2006 9:35:06 PM PDT by Snapping Turtle (Slow down and get a grip!)
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To: paguch

"Why has there been no investigation of Wilson and his lies before the Nation, lies about an official report he was paid to produce"

Let's hope this lawsuit will bring on investigations that will reveal this couple wants to be in the spot light and thought of as the "FAMOUS COUPLE".
Will be interesting to hear a drilling from a good attorney.
We will find out what she did for the CIA.
The liberals will push with all their might to find dirt on the accused.
For sure, I will never read one page of her book!


37 posted on 07/14/2006 10:01:17 PM PDT by fabriclady
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To: Mo1; Howlin; Peach; Txsleuth; kcvl; Laverne; Fedora

I've taken to that description of them by Kevin McCullough .. the Wilsons ARE fleas, who should be flicked off like the diseased insects they are. Flea flickers .. flea bags ...whatever .. they are beneath contempt.


38 posted on 07/15/2006 1:37:40 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

Bush and Putin on live on CNN.


39 posted on 07/15/2006 1:38:57 AM PDT by Howlin (Pres.Bush ought to be ashamed of himself for allowing foreign countries right on our borders!!~~Zook)
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To: Howlin

We've got ESPN (joke) .. just found it and was about to ping ya ..lol. Better on MSNBC.


40 posted on 07/15/2006 1:40:32 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: Howlin

Look at that open, sincere face .. God bless him .. from his enemies from without and within.


41 posted on 07/15/2006 1:43:16 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: Common Tator
Note they don't say how much she is to be paid.

Exactly ... and the plan is: sue the White House = insure a salable book.

42 posted on 07/15/2006 1:47:08 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: paguch
Why has there been no investigation of Wilson and his lies before the Nation.

It is illegal to lie under oath to congress, and it is illegal to lie in a court proceding.

It is illegal to lie to an FBI agent. It is not illegal for an FBI agent to lie to you.

It is not illegal to lie in a newspaper column or on radio and TV.

43 posted on 07/15/2006 5:28:10 AM PDT by Common Tator
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To: Dinah Lord

old man Wilson is pimping her for all she's worth


44 posted on 07/15/2006 5:42:58 AM PDT by Lib-Lickers 2
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To: All
If any of you are in the WABC radio listening audience we could use you over here to help transcribe an interview Mark Simon did with Joe Wilon some time ago. I ahve been told some interesting information may be revealed.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666143/posts

45 posted on 07/15/2006 5:46:23 AM PDT by mware (Americans in armchairs doing the job of the media.)
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To: wouldntbprudent

Reporters could be subpoenaed again if Plame suit advances

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Conversations White House officials had with journalists in 2003 are central to a lawsuit filed Friday by former CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband, Joe Wilson, who claim the officials violated their free speech rights.

July 14, 2006 · Journalists would likely be called to testify in federal court if a lawsuit filed Thursday by former CIA agent Valerie Plame against Vice President Dick Cheney and other White House officials proceeds.

Conversations those officials had with Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller and Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper about Plame are at the heart of the lawsuit, which alleges that the disclosure of Plame's identity to those reporters violated her and her husband's constitutional rights.


http://www.rcfp.org/news/2006/0714-con-report.html


46 posted on 07/15/2006 9:15:15 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: dirtboy

YOu got that right: Simon and Shuster don't seem to be in the book business. Rather, it seems to be just a front for funnelling Rat $$ to favored Rats who are somehow useful at the moment for Rat political purposes.


47 posted on 07/15/2006 1:04:46 PM PDT by wouldntbprudent (If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
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