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Joe Wilson on Ed show. Did anyone see it? (Original Post) rainy Apr 2015 OP
If anyone saw it, can you tell us what happened? onecaliberal Apr 2015 #1
Yes... PCIntern Apr 2015 #2
What happened to him and his wife? Archae Apr 2015 #3
she was outed by Cheeeeeney PCIntern Apr 2015 #5
Oh yeah, Valerie Plame. Archae Apr 2015 #6
Afterward she became a public advocate of nuclear disarmament. bananas Apr 2015 #11
Joe Wilson? Nightmare? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #4
Valerie Plame, Joe Wilson. Plame was outed as a NOC to punish Wilson for sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #7
Damn ... That's right! Sorry. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2015 #9
I think Joe is impressive, and I've never met him. Valerie is also incredible. onecaliberal Apr 2015 #10
Oh, THAT Joe Wilson. GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #8
Is your Joe Wilson the same as "You lie!" Joe Wilson? My condolences. I thought the OP was Stardust Apr 2015 #12
Unfortunately, yes. GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #13

PCIntern

(25,582 posts)
2. Yes...
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:10 PM
Apr 2015

he is impressive. I had dinner with him years ago during the nightmare he and his wife endured. I posted a summary of our conversation here and it's in my DU journal from a long time ago...

PCIntern

(25,582 posts)
5. she was outed by Cheeeeeney
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:19 PM
Apr 2015

as a CIA operative and it threatened and IIRC killed several of her contacts. His family was of course in danger from reprisals. He spoke in Philly and was hosted by a good friend of mine who was kind enough to seat me right across the table at the now-defunct Le Bec Fin. One of the most remarkable nights of my life.

Archae

(46,345 posts)
6. Oh yeah, Valerie Plame.
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:22 PM
Apr 2015

Cheney and his goons got away with treason in this case, since Joe Wilson wouldn't back up their Iraq lies.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
7. Valerie Plame, Joe Wilson. Plame was outed as a NOC to punish Wilson for
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:22 PM
Apr 2015

not 'finding yellow cake' in Nigeria airc and for writing about it in the NYT. That undermined the lies told by Cheney et al to get us into Iraq.

onecaliberal

(32,893 posts)
10. I think Joe is impressive, and I've never met him. Valerie is also incredible.
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:45 PM
Apr 2015

It's yet another instance of war crimes, that the criminal, cheney, should be sitting behind bars for committing.

GoCubsGo

(32,088 posts)
8. Oh, THAT Joe Wilson.
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 07:27 PM
Apr 2015

At first, I thought it was the bag of excrement that represents the bigots and rich folks in my district. Then I realized he'd never go on Ed's show. I'll have to watch the video when it's posted.

Stardust

(3,894 posts)
12. Is your Joe Wilson the same as "You lie!" Joe Wilson? My condolences. I thought the OP was
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 12:15 AM
Apr 2015

referring to "You Lie" at first. Couldn't fathom how the OP could be singing his praises. Thought it might be an April Fool's joke

GoCubsGo

(32,088 posts)
13. Unfortunately, yes.
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 09:46 AM
Apr 2015

I really need to get off my ass, sell my house, and get out of this hellhole...

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