From the
Wall Street Journal OpinionJournal:
Karl Rove, Whistleblower
He told the truth about Joe Wilson.
(Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT)
The Right is seriously on the ropes here, people...this latest Op-Ed piece in the wingnut friendly Wall Street Journal is just so over-the-top, it's laughable. Go ahead, read it...I dare you! In fact, it's so bad I figured I'd compare it to the "Wilson/Rove Research & Talking Points" recently "outed" by Raw Story, just for kicks.
Let's begin:
1st Talking Point
"Once Again, Democrats Are Engaging In Blatant Partisan Attacks."
1st Paragraph of WSJ op/ed:
"Democrats and most of the Beltway press corps are baying for Karl Rove's head over his role in exposing a case of CIA nepotism involving Joe Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame."
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2nd Talking Point
"Karl Rove Discouraged A Reporter From Writing A False Story Based On A False Premise."
2nd Paragraph of WSJ op/ed:
"For Mr. Rove is turning out to be the real "whistleblower" in this whole sorry pseudo-scandal. He's the one who warned Time's Matthew Cooper and other reporters to be wary of Mr. Wilson's credibility."
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3rd Talking Point
"The False Premise Was Joe Wilson's Allegation That The Vice President Sent Him To Niger"
2nd Paragraph, 2nd sentence of WSJ op/ed:
"He [Rove] is the one who told the press the truth that Mr. Wilson had been recommended for the CIA consulting gig by his wife, not by Vice President Dick Cheney as Mr. Wilson was asserting on the airwaves."
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And on, and on, and on...it's really hard to read through the whole neurotic piece which ends with this foul little morsel:
"As for the press corps, rather than calling for Mr. Rove to be fired, they ought to be grateful to him for telling the truth."
CONCLUSION: They've got NOTHING folks! Just more of the same dispirited, rehashed talking points lifted verbatim from some crusty fax - most likely assembled in the dead of night - itself based on horribly misconstrued "facts." They can't even be bothered to try to defend Rove anymore, with any real effort. They have now moved on to "blaming the victim" and ignoring the issue at hand, per usual. It's damage-control, nothing more.