Challenge and frame it: outing an agent is NOT political it's un american

[halobeam]

Why is this being framed as a democratic view? Are republicans FOR outing an agent? We talk about the time to scream out is NOW... media blast the sickening WSJ article claiming essentially that Rove deserves a prize for this, well it's the place to start, IMO. I've completely had it. I know they are desperate, but as a poster claimed in the WSJ article thread, they are all coming out. Showing their true colors... disgusting, and frankly they are participating in this treasonous plight.

[whistle]

1. It's not only un-American, it is a Federal crime

[TahitiNut]

2. "Republicans Are Soft On Treason" (Rinse, Repeat)

:shrug: Treason is a Republican "Value" -- The GOP: Anti-Intelligence

[skids]

3. Flesh it out.

They try to divert attention to Joe Wilson, and by doing so they create content that the media picks up because they are starving for detail, since none is (appropriately) coming from the Grand Jury.

We need to provide detail as well.

The details of the consquences of Rove's crime are out there (and now declassified) so let's make it clear that his action resulted in the destruction of a large CIA anti-wmd operation that took a decade of time and lots of money to build and involved many, many more agents than just Plame:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1924452
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4089306

At a time when the primary deficit in U.S. intelligence is the lack of "human intelligence" on-the-ground operatives, Rove destroyed a good chunk of what little we had.

What a patriot :sarcasm:

[Just Me]

4. They committed a crime, risked our security, to carry out their revenge.

I wouldn't characterize such behavior as merely political.

[tmorelli415]

5. Frame Using Values...

deliberate and calculated = immoral

reckless abuse of power = selfish

endangers our security = weak

traitorous during war = criminal

parsing and manipulating = dishonest