SubscribeWhy You Can’t Trust The Associated Press
A typical example of what passes for journalism from the Associated Press:
Former aide testifies in CIA leak case
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush’s former spokesman told a House committee Friday he doesn’t know whether any White House officials broke the law when they revealed CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity, then tried to cover up the leak…
He also suggested that Bush could do much to redeem his own credibility and that of politicians in general if he would embrace "openness and candor and then constantly strive to build trust across the aisle."
Speaking of "openness and candor," notice the glaring and typical mendacity in the AP’s very first sentence:
[H]e doesn’t know whether any White House officials broke the law when they revealed CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity, then tried to cover up the leak.
This is the same logical fallacy of saying "the apples in the barrel are not rotten," when there are no applies in the barrel. Which is to say it contains what in logic is called an existential fallacy.
For the article contains a false premise — that the White House illegally revealed Valerie Plame’s identity.
But as we know now, despite the best efforts of the Associated Press, no White House official revealed Valerie Plame’s identity, then tried to cover it up.
The leak was done by Richard Armitage (and before him, Joe Wilson). And both of these gentlemen were current or former denizens of the State Department.
Similarly, no one at the White House tried to cover up this leak, since there was no leak from the White House to cover up.
Indeed, the only person who sought to cover up who "leaked" was the prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.
The selfsame Mr. Fitzgerald swore everyone who knew the truth to secrecy so he could pursue his despicable and costly witch hunt.
Lastly, Valerie Plame’s identity was not protected by any laws, which is why no one was prosecuted for her name being revealed. Not even Mr. Armitage.
But this is how the Associated Press spread their lies and propaganda for their Democrat masters day in and day out.
For those who are interested in who actually did leak Ms. Plame’s identity and why, may I suggest our own exegesis on the subject:
It contains much information you will never find in the DNC’s Associated Press.
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- WaPo Finally Admits "Plamegate" Was A Fraud
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- Fitzgerald Knew Valerie Plame "Leaker" All Along
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June 20th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
“Existential Fallacy” - also a good name for a rock group.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
“Essentially A. Fallacy” - Good name for Scott the Snot.
June 20th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Actually I CAN trust the AP for news and views! They always have the wrong ONE! ROFLMAO. Whatever they report and they pronounce I always believe the opposite! Just like the Democratic Party!
June 20th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Scotty Mac has fallen victim to the self importance ruse foisted upon him by democrats and liberals needing a useful idiot. His only goal is money. Lots and lots of money.
This so called fame is just a by product he can enjoy until he is thrown under the bus once his usefulness has fizzled. I used to enjoy him in his capacity as spokesman, and now I can sit back and watch him be used, then abused, and left hung out to dry”.
He’s only human, but a lot lot weaker and lacking character than I would have thought earlier on. fact is….. all turncoats have been purchased, that is how they vindicate their shallowness…..especially the betrayers like this dweeb.
Wait until all he hears are the crickets…..just like that human infected pustule, the “snag”. This too will pass….and so will he, because after November, Snotty Scotty will be last year’s baggage…..and kicked to the curb without any sympathy, because nobody will trust or respect a betrayer, and he will have to live with the knowledge of his actions.
Damn, I wish the snag would do something stupid again…..I miss getting to pound her vapid leather visage.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
SJ - reading your missive - I immediately thought of Mother Sheehan - I would surmise that she is now learning that 15 minutes of fame is indeed fleeting and that the Dems do eat their own and kick ‘em to the curb when they are done with them.
In a sense it is sad - but come on the list is endless of useful idiots used and abused - they should have seen it coming.
The DNC just needed an ‘event’ (with requisite ‘talking points’) to divert attention of the stupid masses from their less-than-stellar performance in the gas crisis, the reality that the stupid masses are turning on them for their less then stellar perfornance and of course for their nutcases saying out loud - nationalize oil.
When you think that might be a good idea (like socialized medicine too) think of this - the IRS, the Post Office and the DMV are all shining examples of government run institutions at their finest. . .
America needs less government not more - less taxes, less politicians, less invasion of privacy, less rights being trampled on - that to me is a win-win situation.
The AP is not known as Associated (with terrorists) Press for nothing.
Valerie Plame is covert only in her own mind - that such a meaningless, stupid and absolutely wrong non-event still is making news - should show America just how bad the Dems in Congress (and utterly wasteful of our tax dollars - why that money could go to help someone in the Chocolate City rebuild their tenament) are. But no, the stupid masses will just see this as a reminder of how evil the Bush administration is.
June 20th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Let’s us not forget that Valerie and hubby were so sure they were going to take the Bush administration down the tubes along with their creditibility, they filed a civil suit against Rove, Cheney, Libbey and Bush only to have it tossed out of court.
Scott MeClellan is just another apple off the tree. His mother, Carol Keeton McClennan Rylander Strayhorn started out as mayor of Austin, the San Francisco of the Southwest, as a Democrat. Then, when it became politically expedient, she ran as a Republican. Last time, in her never ending quest for a now burned down governor’s mansion, she ran as an Independent. She got less votes than a cigar smoking, toker comedian/musician. She is a political joke in Texas. Remember, Scottie’s dad is the clown who wrote the book about how LBJ had JFD assassinated and was so disgraced and hated after that Mr. McClellan moved to Mississippi. Nope, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
When Scott was hired to replace Ari, every Texan with two grey cells bumping together were saying “WTF?”. He was recommended by Karen Hughes and I am sure she is kicking herself in the ass for that one. He was inept, out of his league and the press corp made him look like the whining, uninformed dimwit he is. He was fired and so now he has an axe to grind. When Scottie was let go (due to being a lousy press Secretary) his mommie said in Austin “They haven’t heard the last of Scott.” and gave him a job as her campaign manager. Even in a state that had once liked Ms. Keeton McClellan Strayhorn Rylander, he couldn’t manage to get her more votes that the dope smoker friend of Willie Nelson.
It won’t be long now. Scottie will come out for Obama and declare himself a Democrat. He is looking for more than 15 minutes of fame, and the best way to do that is to keep the fawning press in material.
When Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) said she was proud of McClellan today, I thought I would lose my lunch. Lee is the most racist, hateful, Marxist Congress critter to ever come out of Texas. Hell, she is worse that Martin Frost and that is saying something.
I suggest McClellan move to another state. Even Democrats in Texas don’t like whiney, lying little snitches who try to smear someone else to gain fame. He’s toast here.