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Posted by Ed Hulse on 09/11/06 13:51
David Totheroh wrote:
> Correct me if I'm wrong...
You are. Again.
> ...but the objections to the Reagan bio were that
> it depicted truths that were considered disrespectful; Nancy's
> astrologer, Ronnie's contra involvement.
Well, there *was* that little matter of making up conversations
wholesale and attributing to Reagan remarks he never made -- like the
one about AIDS being God's way of punishing gays.
> I'm more than happy to join you. Mr. Hulse, in expressing reservations
> that just because Armitage ALSO leaked classified information, that
> that fact somehow negates all the documentation that shows a concerted
> effort on the part of the Bush administration to try to discredit
> Wilson. The evidence is clear. Rove DID "tip off" Novak, he's (finally)
> admitted to doing so, and on the same day Armitage talked to Novak. The
> only thing the evidence is NOT clear about is whether Rove was the
> primary source or the confirming second source.
It's not clear only to people whose entire worldview depends upon the
propagation of conspiracy theories and a continuing, relentless
demonization of the Bush administration. Novak has stated
unambiguously that Armitage was his primary source for the assertion
that "Wilson's wife" was instrumental in having the former ambassador
sent to Niger; he then found Plame's name in Wilson's WHO'S WHO entry
and added it to his column. Armitage, thou art the man! Mystery
solved. Officer, take him away.
As for the effort to "discredit" Wilson -- well, notwithstanding the
question of whether an administration has the right to question those
who make very public and forceful denunciations of its foreign policy
in wartime, I would say the guy did a pretty good job of discrediting
himself. He lied, and his lies are now a matter of public record,
thanks to a Senate investigation. (The MSM had no interest in
verifying or challenging anything Wilson said once he went public.)
That there was some truth sprinkled amidst the lies doesn't qualify him
for the role of Innocent Victim Targeted by Big Bad Adminstration
Boogey Men. If anyone is responsible for ending Valerie Plame's career
in the CIA, it's Joe Wilson, who put partisan considerations and a
desire for 15 minutes of fame above her government service.
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