If a Chinese person had outed Valerie Plame we'd be reminded of Wen Ho Lee. The media narrative would remind us of how Asian people might have divided loyalties, quietly murmuring that China might be the next great enemy of the US.
If a Democrat had released Plame's identity we'd be reminded that Democrats either don't get national security, or don't care.
If a gay person had released Plame's identity we'd be told that this is why gays should be banned from the military and intelligence communities. Gay people fear being outed and thus are security risks.
If a Muslim had released Plame's identity he'd already have faced the firing squad: treason is a capital offense.
If the Vice President of the United States of America releases the name of a deeply covered spy working to protect us against WMD...
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silence.
Update: I din't keep track of my Scooter Libby trivia. Scooter Libby is a jew. He is also a high kleagle in the Bush admin which, I think, supersedes jew as his group description. None the less I removed the Jew portion of this diary because it doesn't make complete sense.