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applegrove

(118,685 posts) Sat Mar 30, 2019, 04:22 PM Mar 2019

Valerie Plame Mulls Senate Bid

Valerie Plame Mulls Senate Bid

March 30, 2019 at 3:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/03/30/valerie-plame-mulls-senate-bid/

"SNIP....

Former CIA officer Valerie Plame told The Hill that she is considering a potential run for Senate in New Mexico as a Democrat to replace retiring Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM).

Said Plame: “I am considering all my options. I am grateful for the opportunity to perhaps serve my country again.”

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Valerie Plame Mulls Senate Bid (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2019 OP

She has my vote! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #1

Yes indeed rurallib Mar 2019 #2

Scooter Libby was indicted, arrested, tried, convicted, BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #3

Thanks - I can only keep so much in my tiny brain anymore rurallib Mar 2019 #7

Darth always manages to get his way no matter what! BumRushDaShow Mar 2019 #9

Great!! Irishxs Mar 2019 #4

That would make me very happy! NurseJackie Mar 2019 #5

Of all the smart people I know, and there are many..... DFW Mar 2019 #6

Nice shot of both of you! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2019 #10

The first names are usually larger, since most everyone is addressed by their first name. DFW Mar 2019 #15

Why do you look so serious in pictures? Blue_true Mar 2019 #11

Very often, these are taken at a gathering I attend every December. DFW Mar 2019 #14

Ok, now I understand. You are a better man than me, I would be asleep on a table in a corner. nt Blue_true Mar 2019 #17

That would not be a first for me, either. DFW Apr 2019 #18

A shoo-in for the Senate Intel community... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #8

Now that's interesting! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #12

I hope she does run. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #13

I'll tell you one thing DFW Mar 2019 #16

I figured that rather than speculate.... DFW Apr 2019 #19

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

1. She has my vote!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 04:30 PM

Mar 2019

A true patriot!

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

2. Yes indeed

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 05:03 PM

Mar 2019

why no one was ever arrested and prosecuted for outing her I will never understand.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

3. Scooter Libby was indicted, arrested, tried, convicted,

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 05:38 PM

Mar 2019

and sentenced to 30 months for being a part of that and lying about it. But Shrub commuted the prison sentence (leaving the felony convictions and other penalties in place), and Drumpf eventually did the full pardon last year.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

7. Thanks - I can only keep so much in my tiny brain anymore

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:13 PM

Mar 2019

these days it is all cluttered with T....

And what I really meant was Cheney got away with it I am pretty sure.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

9. Darth always manages to get his way no matter what!

Reply to rurallib (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:23 PM

Mar 2019

Irishxs

(622 posts)

4. Great!!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 05:49 PM

Mar 2019

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

5. That would make me very happy!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 05:50 PM

Mar 2019

DFW

(54,405 posts)

6. Of all the smart people I know, and there are many.....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 05:53 PM

Mar 2019

Valerie is one of the smartest. New Mexico would be lucky to have her represent them in the Senate.

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FailureToCommunicate

(14,014 posts)

10. Nice shot of both of you!

Reply to DFW (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:39 PM

Mar 2019

(Kinda odd that her name tag is so...HUGE. Looks like ALL the name tags were in large print?)

DFW

(54,405 posts)

15. The first names are usually larger, since most everyone is addressed by their first name.

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 04:35 AM

Mar 2019

The whole idea is to put everyone on an equal basis, no matter who you are. EVERYONE, no matter how well-known you are, has to wear a name tag. Titles are usually left at the door. I once got a compliment on a small speech I was asked to give. The compliment came from STEVE Breyer, not Justice Breyer of the Supreme Court.

Of course, with SOME people, you ignore their name tags, and call them "Mr. President" nonetheless:
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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

11. Why do you look so serious in pictures?

Reply to DFW (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 07:01 PM

Mar 2019

The only one that I saw you truly smile in was the one with Hillary and your daughters. Or maybe it is just me that only see big smiles, not the subtle ones.

DFW

(54,405 posts)

14. Very often, these are taken at a gathering I attend every December.

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 04:27 AM

Mar 2019

I always fly into the States on December 26th, and these things start two days later. The photos are usually taken at dinner or later on, which is about 3 A.M. for me. It is usually a struggle to keep my eyes open, much less say "cheese."

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

17. Ok, now I understand. You are a better man than me, I would be asleep on a table in a corner. nt

Reply to DFW (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 11:03 PM

Mar 2019

DFW

(54,405 posts)

18. That would not be a first for me, either.

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #17)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 02:10 AM

Apr 2019

Valerie is enough to keep me awake, but even she has a hard time convincing me it's 10 in the morning when it's 10 PM where we are, and my body clock says, "it's four in the morning, WTF are you doing up?"

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

8. A shoo-in for the Senate Intel community...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 06:18 PM

Mar 2019

Would be poetic justice, too.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

12. Now that's interesting! nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 07:22 PM

Mar 2019

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)

13. I hope she does run.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2019, 07:26 PM

Mar 2019

She'd be vastly better than Ben Ray Lujan.

Heck, I'd probably volunteer for her campaign if she runs. I did volunteer work for Tom Udall in '08.

DFW

(54,405 posts)

16. I'll tell you one thing

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 04:40 AM

Mar 2019

I would HATE to be her primary opponent!

DFW

(54,405 posts)

19. I figured that rather than speculate....

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #13)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 02:20 AM

Apr 2019

I just asked her flat out. She replied that she had not made the firm decision yet, was just indeed "considering the possibilities." However, maybe a few encouraging letters to the editors of a few NM newspapers would help her realize that she would have some local support? Who knows, maybe she would be an ideal VP pick in 2024, to the ultimate horror of a certain former VP who delighted in torturing her about 15 years ago?

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