Rove's War

[housewolf]

Excellent Salon.com article snthesizing the whole Plame/Rove matter - sorry but a password or free day pass required to read the whole article

Rove's war
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Rove is fighting his war as though it will be settled in a court of Washington pundits. Brandishing his formidable political weapons, he seeks to demonstrate his prowess once again. His corps of agents raises a din in which their voices drown out individual dissidents. His frantic massing of forces dominates the capital by winning the communications battle. Indeed, Rove may succeed momentarily in quelling the storm. But the stillness may be illusory. Before the prosecutor, Rove's arsenal is useless.

Can the special counsel be confounded by manipulation of the Washington chattering class? What's the obligation of a reporter to a source in this case? What game are Rove and his surrogates playing? What are the legal vulnerabilities of Rove and others in the White House?

Wilson's article provided the first evidence that the reasons given for the war were stoked by false information. But the attack on Wilson by focusing on his wife is superficially perplexing. Even if the allegation were true that she "authorized" his mission, as Rove told Cooper, it would have no bearing whatsoever on the Niger forgeries, or any indictment. But Rove's is a psychological operation intended to foster the perception that the messenger is somehow untrustworthy and that therefore his message is too. The aim is to distract and discredit. By creating an original taint on Wilson's motives, an elaborate negative image has been constructed.

The Wall Street Journal editorial of July 13 best reflected the through-the-looking-glass Rovian defense and projection: "For Mr. Rove is turning out to be the real "whistleblower" in this whole sorry pseudo-scandal ... In short, Mr. Rove provided important background so Americans could understand that Mr. Wilson wasn't a whistleblower but was a partisan trying to discredit the Iraq War in an election campaign."

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http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2005/07/14/plame/

[RC]

1. No lie is too big, too outrageous for almost 50% to swallow whole.

"In short, Mr. Rove provided important background so Americans could understand that Mr. Wilson wasn't a whistleblower but was a partisan trying to discredit the Iraq War in an election campaign."

[housewolf]

3. Their lack of shame

and degree of distortion never ceases to amaze me. You'd think I'd get used to it, wouldn't you? Well... I don't.


:hi:
Thanks for your post.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. As they say, it's not the crime

it's the cover up that will take down a pResident or at least get them all indicted. I can't wait.

[housewolf]

4. Wish Fitzgerald would GET ON WITH IT!

I'm running out of patience