The American Spectator

Reader Mail

Going Down in Plames

9.19.06 @ 12:01AM

FRIENDLY PERSUASION
Re: The Prowler's Portrait of a Democratic Lady:

In the reporting of "Persuasionatrix-gate," I am troubled that the identity, picture, peerage, college transcripts, driving record and personal spending habits have not been reported by the Washington Post.

Ah, silly me. If "Persuasionatrix" was a Republican campaign worker, I'm sure we would have known this and much more.
-- Rick Osial
Montclair, Virginia

As a follow-up to the Persuasionatrix story which we broke Friday at Wizbang Politics, we look at the facts about the fired Cardin blogger Ursula Gruber. It turns out she was not even remotely "a junior staffer" as Cardin contends. The full text of the story is shown below.
-- Kevin Aylward, Publisher
Wizbang Politics

AMERICAN KNAVE
Re: Jed Babbin's A Special Place in Hell:

Congratulations to Jed Babbin for his article "A Special Place in Hell." This article represents the clearest description of the intricacies of the "Plame-gate" media frenzy that I've read to date and exposes Richard Armitage and his former boss, Colin Powell as rightful recipients of the Scarlet A(rmitage) award!

Bravo, Mr. Babbin!
-- Paul Kuehne
Line Lexington, Pennsylvania

"Greater self-love hath no man than to sacrifice a friend's life for his own."
-- Jed Babbin, The American Spectator

"Big Yawn" & "Big Zero" -- that's how LSMers are referring to PlameGame since Corn/Isikoff confirmed Armitage was the leaker. Oh they are doing "drive-bys" with convoluted timelines that "prove" Cheney, Rove and Libby are still the evil conspirators.

If you are wondering why they want such a quick burial and no wake, Clarice Feldman's new post at American Thinker presents some clues and links to Jed Babbin's "A Special Place in Hell" in The American Spectator today. Please read both and don't allow them their premature burial.
-- Larwyn

I agree wholeheartedly with everything Babbin said in this column.

Somehow, some way, Armitage, Powell and Fitzgerald (along with some of the culpable underlings primarily at State and Justice) need to be publicly rebuked and condemned beyond the general readership of conservative columns and publications. Obviously the 527 media will not be doing it. I don't know how we go about something like this, but I would gladly participate in any demonstration to this effect. I know our side doesn't generally hold demonstrations and demand apologies (favorite activities of both Democrats and Islamic Fascists - what a convergence of mindsets!), but we need some venue with a wide reach to adequately express our disgust at the despicable actions of Armitage, Powell and Fitzgerald. And some sort of pressure on Fitzgerald to drop the charges against Libby. That shouldn't require a Presidential pardon; Fitzgerald should and must drop the charges very publicly. Perhaps there can be a televised presentation of the "Armitage Award", vividly explained, to Armitage, Powell and Fitzgerald (in absentia, I'm sure).
-- Chris Gwin

Finally...someone (Mr. Babbin) has nailed the importance of this whole Plame Affair, and the CIA and Media's nefarious role in it.

This never was a "kerfuffle," and I shudder each time I read or hear that word associated with this crime.

It simply astounds me (and I must say concerns me) that, between the Wilson's, Armitage, Powell, Fitzgerald and George Tenet...not one of them can be said to have committed crime of any kind, let alone a serious one.

Letter to the Editor

topics:
Mainstream Media, Business, Religion, Islam, Abortion, Law, Military, Africa