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Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
Hmmn. Hot dogs.
Okay so could someone clear some things up here. On the phone with press, Rove is making a point that a CIA officer claiming X, Y and Z didn't go on a particular mission related to X, Y and Z at the behest of the Pres., but rather, at the direction of his wife, in an attempt to explain to the reporter how comments made about X, Y and Z should be taken in context. Reporter, is a press guy that is in-the-know, or at least his employer is and knows wife is a CIA agent and knows her name. We on the other hand being the ignorant public (excepting Slave of course who likes to eat at Nathans, NTTAWWT, and stalk Plame and hubby for a special signature on Slave's copy of Plame hubby's book) don't know shit about these people and a dude named Robert Novak announces to the free world, terrorists and all, that Plame is an undercover spy and blames Rove for outing her b/c of the discussion Rove had with a Washington Reporter.
Okay. Just checking.
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When Rove said that he went at the "direction" of his wife, or something to that effect, he was misleading the reporter. See
here. The only support you'll find for the notion that Plame had the authority to send Wilson anywhere is in GOP talking points.
Also, dunno why you think Cooper already knew who Plame was.
Plame didn't blame Rove. Novak said he was told who she was by two administration officials, and we didn't know whom they were until Cooper fingered Rove. There is at least one more person involved in the leaking, and maybe more (if Rove didn't call Novak).
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