You gotta hand it to Bob Novak. After Fox News (especially Hannity) have been deeply embarrassed by Senator Santorum's made up news story about finding the WMDs in Iraq, you'd think they'd validate a story better before giving it prime time coverage.
But they fall into the same trap of desperately trying to show a failed administration in any potential 'good light'. Unfortunately this story is going to backfire moreso than the WMD and the stupid Freepers out there are going for the bait. When will these poor suckers ever learn not to trust Faux News and the Administration shills.
At any rate, here's why Novak's story is so blatantly a Baghdad Bob moment:
1. He claims his source for Joe Wilson's wife's name is the Who's Who. Unfortunately, her name was not a secret. Her neighbors and friends all knew her name, and along with the Who's Who, there are plenty of public documents like a Marriage License and real-estate purchases that give away the fact that she is married to Joe Wilson. It's a "No shit Sherlock" moment for Novak. No wonder he stormed off the set of CNN when Carville put the copy of Who's Who on the table. He was gonna smash Bobby's face with it. And this doesn't even factor in the fact that it's already been reported that Novak's source for her name was the Who's Who (
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/02/politics/02leak.html?ex=1280635200&en=3e09e480ced36690&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss)
2. He claims Bob Harlow is a source (but doesn't clarify if he is or isn't his primary source). Well there's nothing new here either, as it was reported a year ago in the Washington Post that Mr. Harlow disclosed his role in PlameGate:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/26/AR2005072602069_pf.html.3. Novak claims he's no longer involved in the investigation. Well la-de-da ol' Bobby boy, no shit there either. If you were, you'd likely be either indicted or you've already spilled your beans. Oh wait, you just said the following:
My primary source has not come forward to identify himself...I answered questions using the names of Rove, Harlow and my primary source.
Soooo, your primary source has yet to come forward. Well, well, well, who could that be? Now that's a real story, do tell Bob. But I bet you can't as that's probably something you aren't allowed to talk about without Fitzgerald sending you straight to prison for obstruction.