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The Fair Game of Lying in America

As former president George W. Bush releases his book “Decision Points” on his journey through life to become the most powerful man on earth, a new movie “Fair Game” will attempt to rewrite history to destroy him.

George W Bush Decision Points

Sixteen Matches To Armageddon

On January 28th, 2003, a short sixteen months after the 9/11 attacks, then president Bush addressed the nation before a joint session of Congress in his State of the Union. Little did anyone know his speech would contain sixteen words which would spark an Armageddon of lies and attacks against the very man who took an oath to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.’



“The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.” — President George W. Bush

The British Government had concluded in Chairman Lord Butler of Brockwell’s report, “Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction,” July 14th, 2004 [pdf], indeed Saddam Hussein had sought ‘significant quantities of uranium from Africa.’ I doubt the hangman’s future prey had ambitions to do anything other than build weapons of mass destruction to kill Americans.

Prior to Bush’s speech, based upon an unknown CIA employee’s recommendation, his administration had dispatched an unknown former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, IV to this little nation of Niger, Africa to investigate Iraq’s links to nuclear weapons materials. The CIA employee just happened to be the spouse of Wilson.

It turns out later, the intelligence the United States and Great Britain received from various sources was faulty and cast doubt on a Niger-Iraq nuclear materials deal. However, the same intelligence concluded Hussein was looking for nuclear materials but could not find where he was going. Saddam had a gun and was looking for bullets. The intelligence communities just couldn’t find the right supplier.

Mr. Wilson’s War

Joseph Wilson was a former ambassador for the United States working in the U.S. Foreign Service for 22 years. He also happens to be married to the infamous [redacted], a former CIA employee.

President George H. W. Bush called Wilson “a true American hero” for helping to shelter and evacuate several thousand Americans and others from Hussein’s war in Kuwait. Wilson was the last American official to meet with Saddam before Gulf War I, when directed by Bush41 to tell Hussein to get the hell out of Kuwait or face the consequences.

Gulf War I didn’t happen to become Wilson’s War. He made Gulf War II become his war by accusing Bush43 of lying to the American public — and the world — about nuclear materials Hussein was looking to obtain. His insanity gave birth to the phrase “Bush lied, people died.” He just refuses to mention the overwhelming agreement by the nations of the world to go to war with Iraq.

In Wilson’s infamous op-ed piece penned for the New York Times “What I Didn’t Find in Africa” July 6th, 2003, he accused the Bush43 Administration of ‘twisting’ the truth. Come on, he called them liars. What Wilson had no clue of what he had just done was out his own wife as a CIA employee. You know, what Ann Coulter calls the super-secret covert operative code named “Valerie Plame.”

Wilson started a war which he could not control and ended up causing his wife to lose her job. He and his wife have filed several lawsuits, funded by The Leftys, in order to bring down Bush43/Cheney. To date, they have all failed. I wonder how those bedtime talks went in the Wilson-Plame house?

I also wonder to this day why Wilson wanted to become the canary who cried wolf in the mine when there wasn’t a mine? What was his axe to grind? Maybe we’ll learn his motivation some day.

The Fallout

Enter special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Cheney’s former chief of staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage, Dick Cheney (better known as Darth Vader by The Leftys), Karl Rove (or is Karl known as D.V.?) and Adolph Hitler. I know, The Leftys can’t resist uttering the name of Adolph when talking about Bush43/Cheney.

On the good side, Wilson published his “The Politics of Truth” comic book and included special mention of his super-secret wife Valerie Plame.

“To my wife Valerie, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am for what your government has done to you. If I could give you back your anonymity I would do so in a minute.” — Joseph Wilson

And not to leave out Valerie Plame, she got to publish her own comic book titled “Fair Game.” Well, since she was already outed by her husband, I guess naming her here won’t get me into any trouble. Her mention of her husband?

“Certain names and identifying characteristics in this book have been changed.” To Joe — [super-secret covert CIA operative spy vs. spy]

Hooray for Hollywood!

“Boys, we got ourselves a movie! And we get to slam Bush43 while producing it. Hookers for everyone!” This last weekend, Summit Entertainment released “Fair Game” the movie starring Naomi Watts & Sean Penn based upon a fictionalized account of Wilson & Plame’s books. Or, is it a factual account of fictionalized books? I’m confused.

I haven’t seen a screening but I will bet somewhere there’s a disclaimer which reads “The following movie was based upon fictionalized accounts. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.” They don’t want to get sued, now do they?

If “Fair Game” happens to be a documentary based in fact about killing cute, cuddly polar bears with our SUVs, then I’m sure Al Gore will be in the film somewhere. A cameo, maybe?

I will guarantee Sean Penn is nominated for an Academy Award. Hollywood is full of Leftys, though there is a growing conservative base, and wouldn’t it be so nice if we gave him an Oscar for portraying a guy trying to bring down the Death Star of Bush43/Cheney?

While I won’t advocate readers to see or not to see this movie, or read or not to read Wilson & Plame’s comic books, I leave it up to you to provide commentaries below. The movie cost a reported $22 million to make and has made a reported $1.3 million worldwide. Ouch.

Are there not any heroic, patriotic movies like Hollywood produced during the WWII era?

Vote once, vote often Academy members!

I am,
The Hollywood Republican

Of all the arguments I love to have with my Lefty friends in Hollywood, the arguments of facts is my best and above all my favorite. I’m good at it. Damn good.

My Lefty friends have this aversion to facts like a crack addict has an aversion to going to rehab. Or, celebrity rehab.

CNN’s Daniel Irvin Rather School of Journalism provides such a foundation for my arguments that journalism is dead, has been dead and if, by chance, is still breathing — is on it’s death sidewalk. Sidewalks where crack addicts go to die.

Rick Didn’t Get Rolled — He Got Rushed

Rick Sanchez an anchor with CNN, some characterize as the ‘Communist News Network’, had colored Rush Limbaugh a racist because that is precisely what Sanchez wants you to believe — facts be damned. As old and tired as it gets, it’s still a common refrain from Leftys, one of calling all conservatives racists. That tag no longer bothers me. It only shows the ignorance of the Leftys.

The essence of a great magic trick is to deliver exactly what the magician’s audience was expecting.

Dan Rather absolutely abhorred President George W. Bush with or without the application of facts, hence Dan gave us RatherGate. Rick Sanchez absolutely abhors Rush Limbaugh, hence the fall enrollment period of CNN’s Daniel Irvin Rather School of Journalism.

So, Sanchez found it just tasty to quote from a book, “101 People Who Are Really Screwing America” by John Huberman (2006, p. 231). I bet Huberman is thankful for the bump in book sales now. To be fair, I have not read this book and it appears this quote is listed at page 231. Amazon has excerpts of the book available online yet, strangely, has blocked page 231. Sales gimmick? You decide.

Now here’s the twist in the story of how Rick got Rushed. From most accounts, Sanchez quoted from a column by Bryan Burwell, Sports Columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“Let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: Slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back. I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.” — Bryan Burwell, Sports Columnist St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/14/2009

Burwell writes, he quotes from Huberman’s book. My belief is ‘if’ the quote exists, it is at page 231. Only a theory since Amazon has blocked online access to that page.

Now this is where I’ll give Sanchez a little professional slack. Just a little. News readers — anchors — have staffs. His staff should’ve used Journalism 101 techniques to verify any quote before it’s scripted and goes out over the air. Especially, something which has the propensity of starting a media war, not to mention a possible slander/libel suit from Limbaugh.

It took me approximately fifteen minutes to do a Lexus/Nexus and online search to sort out most of these details. Why couldn’t CNN flacks have done the same? They don’t want to. They believe what they want to believe.

Do you remember the fiasco CNN averted nearly reporting the death of George H. W. Bush on January 8th, 1992 went he got sick at a state dinner in Japan? A CNN producer had to rush the news reader live on air by yelling, “Stop! Stop!”

My theory? This is how it went down. Poor journalism techniques used by staff at CNN, who’re Leftys to begin with, lets Sanchez run with an unconfirmed quote from a sports guy who quoted a 2006 book bashing Limbaugh, unlike Rather who personally approved all content of his RatherGate.

You see? It didn’t matter — the facts — so long as Sanchez could stick it in Limbaugh’s eye or mic.

Rick’s Forced/Faked Apology

My theory? CNN lawyers said ‘we be gettin’ sued if ya don’t apologize live on the air’.

Hence the forced/fake apology …

SANCHEZ: Earlier this week, we provided quotes attributed to Limbaugh to illustrate why some people and players felt that he was too divisive to be a NFL owner. It was one of the stories we did earlier this week. One of these quotes, which was in a column in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and taken from a book largely about conservatives, was refuted by Limbaugh. I mentioned that to you Tuesday. We have been unable to independently confirm that quote. We should not have reported it- not have reported it- without independent confirmation, and for that I apologize. I feel it’s important on this show to hold folks accountable whenever they make mistakes- that’s what I try to do- and you know what? That should include myself and that should also include my team. It’s important to let you know that. — NewsBusters.org

Notice how he blamed his staff and made it look like ‘he’ was falling on his sword — taking one for the team?

Here’s some ‘inside baseball’ er, ‘inside news media tricks’: CNN’s director fires off a sweeping graphic ‘just’ as Sanchez says, “I apologize.” That way, no other media outlet could use a clip with Sanchez on-camera saying, well, you know. I did not miss that one.

I wonder if Rush got an apology via the telephonic device?

Moral of the Story

Main stream media (MSM for you hip kids) knows the ole adage ‘people believe what they want to believe’. If they say it often and enough, people will believe it. MSM ‘makes’ the news; it doesn’t report it.

Unless you see someone on video un-censored — question the messenger.

I am,
The Hollywood Republican

[Editorial Note: Yes, Leftys ... you can question me. If you want to be beaten by facts.]