That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout!!!
Bill Maher last friday on his show, Real Time:
Valerie Plame was the CIA's operational officer in charge of counter-proliferation. Which means she tracked loose nukes. So when Bush said---as he once did---that his absolute, number-one priority was preventing terrorists from getting loose nukes, okay, that's what she worked on. That's what she devoted her life to, staying undercover for 20 years, maintaining two identities every goddamn day. This is extraordinary service to your country.Valerie Plame was the kind of real-life secret agent George Bush dreams of being when he's not too busy pretending to be a cowboy or a fighter pilot. ... George Bush likes to claim that he doesn't question his critics' patriotism, just their judgment. Well, let me be the first of your critics, Mr. President, to question your judgment and your patriotism. Because let's not forget why they did it to her. Because Valerie Plame was married to this guy---Joe Wilson---who the Bush people hated because he busted them on one of their bullshit reasons for invading Iraq. ...
Mark Twain said, "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." And I say Valerie Plame is a patriot because she spent her life serving her country. ... Valerie Plame kept her secrets. The Bush Administration leaked like the plumbing at Walter Reed.
I can also ad that her cover was classified as non-official cover. Which means that if she were ever caught and arrested in a foreign country for spying, the United States would have disavowed any knowledge of her activities. In other words (as the W likes to say), if she got caught she would have been cut off. That is an extraordinary profile in courage and patriotism.
Here's the entire video... since I know you don't like to read... philistines.
The Mark Twain quote bears repeating:
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.