American Entropy: Factcheck flunks

23 July 2005

Factcheck flunks

I got an email from the Annenberg Political whatever that started like this

The disclosure of CIA agent Valerie Wilson's identity has triggered a partisan blame game complete with distortions and misstatements by both sides. Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman said the agent's husband Joe Wilson falsely claimed Vice President Cheney authorized his trip to Africa Â a claim Wilson never actually made. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on the floor of the Senate that the leak "put this agentÂs life in jeopardy," a claim for which no evidence has surfaced.

That is soooo wrong; to place an obvious lie against a claim that is likely true. Anyway, I bet if you looked at what Reid said it was in a context that went on, or previously stated that anyone she was connected to, associated with et cetera... was compromised and at risk. She would be included.

But to say that her life wasn't put into jeopardy is BS anyway. Her entire life changed that day. She has spent the last few years hiding from the media and the RNC machine. Plus, if I lost a cool job like hers and got stuck behind a desk I would say 'hell yeah' my life has been jeopardized!

They also never mentioned this was all for political gain or cover.

Further down they have a small timeline, very basic. For a real timeline visit the Plame leak timeline.

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