SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
From: LindyBill3/28/2005 10:03:52 AM
   of 793838
 
Plame Horse Almost, But Not Entirely, Completely Dead
deanesmay.com
By Dean

I'm not sure what I'll remember as the dumbest story of the 2004 election season. I guess it's a tie whether it was the phoney story that we'd see a return of a military draft, or the Valerie Plame "outed spy" nonsense.

I guess I'll pick the Valerie Plame baloney, only because the phoney "they're bringing back the draft" story was serious enough that Congress actually voted on it (nearly universally against, mind you--only two members actually voted for it). The Plame nonsense, however, has dragged on and on and on and on--even long after it was pretty obvious that the only person who'd "outed" the "undercover agent" Valerie Plame was her husband Joe Wilson.

The mainstream press here in America had done their best to whip this phoney "scandal" into national news for well over a year--until prosecutors started threatening to force reporters to divulge their sources. Then all of a sudden the press started screaming that this whole story was a witch hunt. It reached the height of absurdity last Thursday, though, with major news organizations arguing that there was no proof a crime had actually been committed here, and demanding proof that a law was actually broken before harassing reporters any further.

Can you get more rich with irony? Apparently people in the press are all too happy to pass along half-assed allegations that smear people in government.... until one of their own is in the crosshairs. THEN they start asking whether there's any actual proof that a crime was committed?

Ah. You gotta love the press corps.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News