Wilson Calls on Bush to Fire Adviser Rove

[cal04]

Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson called on President Bush Thursday to fire deputy chief of staff Karl Rove, saying Bush's top-level aide engaged in an ''abuse of power'' by discussing Wilson's wife's job with a reporter. Wilson decried what he called a White House ''stonewall'' in the wake of revelations that Rove, a longtime Bush confidant, was involved in the leak to the news media that Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was a CIA officer.

Bush said Wednesday that he would not comment on discussions that blew her cover because it is the subject of an ongoing investigation by special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said, however, the president still has confidence in Rove.

Wilson, in an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's ''Today'' show, said he thinks the White House's posture in this controversy represents a continuing ''cover-up of the web of lies that underpin the justification for going to war in Iraq.'' Wilson was asked about statements by Rove's defenders noting that an e-mail describing Rove's conversation with Time reporter Matthew Cooper indicated that Rove did not specifically mention Valerie Plame by name.

''My wife's name is Mrs. Joseph Wilson,'' he replied. ''It is Mrs. Valerie Wilson. He named her. He identified her,'' Wilson said. ''So that argument doesn't stand the smell test ... What I do know is that Mr. Rove is talking to the press and he is saying things like my wife is fair game. That's an outrage. That's an abuse of power.'' Wilson said that he and his wife ''have great confidence in the institutions that have made our country great ... Yes, we do have confidence that justice will be done.'' ''I think the president should call in his senior advisers and say, 'Enough is enough, I want you to step forward and cooperate,' '' he said. ''The president has said repeatedly, ''I am a man of my word,' '' Wilson added. ''He should stand up and prove that his word is his bond and fire Karl Rove.''

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Wilson-CIA-Leak.html?oref=login
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Today show: Wilson speaks
July 14: In an exclusive interview, ex-ambassador Joseph Wilson talks with NBC News' Jamie Gangel. Wilson is husband of Valerie Plame, the former CIA staffer exposed after a leak to the press. • FREE VIDEO
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/

[maddezmom]

1. Go Joe Wilson

:thumbsup:

[Stephanie]

2. "web of lies"

oh man this is getting good!

[jojo54]

3. He's the one who should be most pissed off at all this.

After all, it's his wife's life that was put in jeopardy, his wife who lost her job (so to speak) due to security risks, his character that was put into question, their personal lives laid out in front of the public, he being called a liar......on and on and on and on....

[pinkpops]

4. Sue the bastards, Joe

[usregimechange]

5. Big Kick and nominate

[opihimoimoi]

6. BUSH CANNOT FIRE ROVE.....if he participated in the decision

and I think he damn well did....


He has to commit sempuku..err, both do
to save the PUB Honor and Respect.

[dalloway]

7. He's playing it right, reminding people it is all about the war

and fixing the intelligence.

Plus, he timed it to keep the story in the news some more--I'm waiting with baited breath on the indictments!

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Didn't Bu$h promise

that his administration answered to a 'higher' power? That it was all about ethics? Where are the ethics here?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

9. lol, republicans will claim next that "only God can fire Rove"

[Lerkfish]

10. he meant "higher" like intoxicated.

[Ilsa]

19. It is shameful that Bush says he didn't think he had an obligation

to ask Rove if he was involved to begin with. I relaize that this gives Bush* deniability, but it is absurd at the least. Bush should hold himself to a higher standard and ask Rove to tell him the truth, then act appropriately.

[Oreo]

11. I was shocked at the TODAY show

They spent a majority of the first 30 minutes on ROVE and Bush's sinking approval ratings. I can't help but think this is starting to snowball.

While they covered the story... they didn't do it fully. They didn't mention Cheney or Scooter. They also didn't mention the fact that Rove goes to the same church as Wilson and his wife after they said Rove didn't know who Wilson's wife was.

[Ilsa]

20. Let's hope that this:

"They also didn't mention the fact that Rove goes to the same church as Wilson and his wife after they said Rove didn't know who Wilson's wife was."

will be Rove's undoing. Especially if it can be shown that they have served on similar committees together.

Imagine: someone from your own church turning on you like that and calling your wife "fair game". Rove has no conscience or soul.

[kentuck]

12. continuing ''cover-up of the web of lies that underpin the justification..

... for going to war in Iraq.''

It's a continuing cover-up. The truth is finally coming out. They have lied and covered up since the beginning. The Colin Powell presentation before the UN was a lie and a cover-up. The WMDs were a lie. The "nuclear threat" was a lie. The Italian memo about yellowcake uranimum was a lie. The entire war was based on lies and now they are covering up for the deaths and destruction. Not only is this impeachable but it is an international crime.

[maddezmom]

13. Rove's floppy disc found in June 2002- Marketing the War with Iraq

What else should reasonable people make of these facts? In June, a floppy disk found near the White House turned out to contain a presentation used by Karl Rove on White House strategy for the midterm elections. Focus on war was a key point in a talk that centered on the White House's desire to, quote, "maintain a positive issue environment." Around this time, Rove was criticized for telling a Republican group that the war and terror themes could play to the GOP's advantage in the November elections. Not long after, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card was asked why the administration waited until after Labor Day to try to sell the American people on military action against Iraq. Card replied, `From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August.'

Two months ago, the headlines were dominated by President Bush's past business practices, corporate scandals and the sagging economy and stock market. A little Iraq-invasion talk, and presto, they're all gone, creating the `positive issue environment' Rove wanted.

It may well be that Saddam's activities call for action very soon, though some lawmakers in both parties say they don't understand the president's urgency. A cynic, therefore, might see a staged, managed-for-politics scenario. In it, we'd see President Bush and the GOP ride the benefit of today's calculated Iraq focus until November. Then, in a show of eminent reasonableness, the president would agree to work first through the United Nations, which would authorize a resumption of inspections. The president would allow a year for those inspections to work, as any patient global statesman would.
more:http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/transcripts/2002/sep/020917.miller.html

[emulatorloo]

14. kicking n/t

[maddezmom]

15. Reuters: CIA agent's husband sees W. House cover-up on leak

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050714/pl_nm/bush_leak_dc_22

[Glenda]

16. This article is at the TOP of Boston.com

I was excited to see it there!

[kodi]

17. wilson stood up to saddam hussein challenging saddam to kill him

wilson shits chunks bigger than karl rove and george w bush.

wilson is a class act and to have the right wing smear a guy with wilsons courage is sickening.

yesterday's wall street journal editorial was a disgraceful piece of journalism.

[Swamp Rat]

18. This is great!

:)

[adarling]

21. he was amazing on there

he got his point across and was very cool and collected about it. I also loved the line about his wife....her name is Valerie Wilson....take that u repuke bastards!!! HEhehe. We all just need to keep supporting them on this issue and spread it to every news source we can get our hands on.

[Rosie1223]

22. Cheney will give the order

At some point Cheney will order Karl to fall on his sword for the boy king. He'll give him some Haliburton stock or something.

Then, W will issue a 'Ken Lay' type statement. "Karl Who? Rove? Gee, I hardly know him."

Rosie

[dArKeR]

23. Joseph Wilson Calls on Bush to Fire Rove - Yahoo - Five Star it!

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[dArKeR]

26. Talk about collusion. On Yahoo front page for 3 minutes and buried. I

think that's a record for even Yahoo!

[dArKeR]

27. removed

[mainer]

24. A man defending his wife. That's REAL family values! n/t

[CantGetFooledAgain]

25. "...doesn't stand the smell test"

Damn right. And if that's the best they've got to defend themselves then they are in big trouble.