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Chutzpah Alert

Ravenwood - 07/15/05 07:15 AM

John Kerry is calling for Karl Rove to resign. Even though Rove didn't leak the name of Valerie Plame, and even though Valerie Plame wasn't a covert CIA agent, and even though the prosecution is saying Rove did nothing wrong, Kerry thinks Rove has to go. He thinks that Rove "outed" the so-called covert agent, and should step down.

But Newsmax reminds us that earlier this year during the John Bolton confirmation hearings, Senator Kerry outed a real covert CIA agent, even after being asked not to by the CIA.

Questioning Bolton, Kerry asked: "Did Otto Reich share his belief that Fulton Armstrong should be removed for his position?" - according to a transcript excerpted by the New York Times.

"The answer is yes," the top Democrat continued.

In his response to Kerry, Mr. Bolton did his best to maintain the agent's confidentiality, reverting to the Armstrong's pseudonym.

"As I said," he told Kerry, "I had lost confidence in Mr. Smith, and I conveyed that."

Did Kerry commit a crime? I don't know. But where's the independent investigation? Where's the media outcry? Where's Kerry's resignation?

At the very least, what Kerry did was on par with Rove's actions if not worse. Yet it continues to go unreported and unnoticed by the mainstream press.

Category: Blaming the Media
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At this point, I think Rove should step down because he lied about the leak. Seriously, he said back in 03 he didn't even know who she was. Now, he's pulling clinton level 'depending on what is is' kind of rhetoric.

Posted by: SayUncle at July 15, 2005 8:35 AM

Step down from what????

He's been the president's advisor forever.

Should he step down from their friendship???? Thats what they are really asking. They don't want anyone listening to his advice any more - cause he's crushing the Democrats left and right.

Posted by: countertop at July 15, 2005 9:05 AM

SayUncle: Do you have a quote?

Posted by: Nick Bourbaki at July 15, 2005 9:19 AM

SayUncle--according to what I heard on the news this morning, Rove is now saying that he didn't know her name or where she worked and just told the reporter that he heard Wilson's wife got the ambassador the job (as opposed to Wilson's claim that Cheney personally selected Wilson for the job).

That sure sounds to me like Rove didn't know who she was back in 03 when this occurred. So, where's the lie?

Posted by: Lornkanaga at July 15, 2005 9:47 AM

here for quote:

'I didn't know her name. I didn't leak her name'

The implication being that he did not out her while technically he referred to her as Wilson's wife. I'll grant that he has committed no crime but a lie is a lie.

Counter, he's the Deputy Chief of Staff.

Posted by: SayUncle at July 15, 2005 9:48 AM

Uh oh, now rove says his source is Novak. Too much too keep up with. So, why didn't novak go to jail?

Posted by: SayUncle at July 15, 2005 9:51 AM

Drat, SayUncle beat me to it. Yup, Rove simply gave back to the media the info they gave him. Mwaahahahahaa!

Posted by: Drew at July 15, 2005 1:31 PM

I know what his title is - but if he steps down from that do you think his influence will stop? Will he just resume the role he played during the first term - special advisor????

Rove's been around DC a long long time. He's not going anywhere.

Posted by: countertop at July 15, 2005 2:19 PM

I look forward to the TODAY show opening Monday morning with this breaking news on Kerry. Not.

Posted by: kjo at July 15, 2005 4:47 PM