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Matthews: Plame Story Too Complicated to Cover Now
Posted by Matthew Sheffield on September 8, 2006 - 12:00.=20
Since the revelation that Richard Armitage, a former high-ranking =
official in the State Department, was the source of the much-ballyhooed =
Valerie Plame "leak," many in the media have refused to touch the story =
with a ten-foot pole. This was quite a turnaround since before the =
Armitage involvement was known, many journalists believed the CIA leak =
story was one worth pursuing on a daily basis. Some even believed it =
could bring down the Bush White House, or at least end the careers of =
Karl Rove and ***** Cheney.
One of the biggest media figures boycotting the Plame story has been =
MSNBC host Chris Matthews who has yet to mention the scandal at all =
since the Armitage report broke, a dramatic contrast to the 27 times he =
mentioned the "scandal" in the five months leading up to it.
Like P.J. Gladnick, I couldn't help but notice Matthews's strange flip. =
So I decided to ask him about it. His answer revealed an animus toward =
Vice President ***** Cheney and a fear of being asked to answer tough =
questions himself.
Last night, I went to a press conference/party held by MSNBC and =
National Journal celebrating a new venture the two media outlets are =
launching together. Quite a few NBCers were there, including Chris =
Matthews. I struck up a conversation with the host about the topic of =
Plame and why he hadn't talked about the story at all. Here's a rough =
transcript of our discussion which I wrote down shortly thereafter:
Q: So I've noticed you haven't done anything on the whole Valerie Plame =
story since the Armitage story broke. Why not invite Joe Wilson on the =
show to defend himself?
A: Because he'd say basically the same thing he always says. 'My wife =
had no involvement in getting me the mission.' He'd just repeat it over =
and over.
Q: Maybe, but isn't it at least worth showing your viewers that this guy =
has no credibility considering how much you talked about the story =
before? Shouldn't he be held accountable for wasting all our time? Why =
not invite one of his representatives or defenders on the show?
A: Well, the story's just gotten so complicated. I mean, it's just such =
a mess. Because what if it's true that Armitage was the source, but =
those other guys [presumably Rove and Scooter Libby], also were leakers, =
what then?
Q: Isn't that a question worth exploring on your show?
A: It could be but the problem is that ***** Cheney has so many =
apologists it's ridiculous. So many journalists like Bob Woodward will =
say or do anything just to get access to him. And then all the people in =
the administration too.
Q: I don't see why this is stopping you from mentioning the story at =
all. The viewers at least need some sort of closure don't they?
A: Hey listen I need to get out of here. I have to get back home.
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Cover Now</B><BR><BR><BR><BR>Posted by Matthew Sheffield on September 8, =
2006 -=20
12:00. <BR>Since the revelation that Richard Armitage, a former =
high-ranking=20
official in the State Department, was the source of the much-ballyhooed =
Valerie=20
Plame "leak," many in the media have refused to touch the story with a =
ten-foot=20
pole. This was quite a turnaround since before the Armitage involvement =
was=20
known, many journalists believed the CIA leak story was one worth =
pursuing on a=20
daily basis. Some even believed it could bring down the Bush White =
House, or at=20
least end the careers of Karl Rove and ***** Cheney.<BR><BR>One of the =
biggest=20
media figures boycotting the Plame story has been MSNBC host Chris =
Matthews who=20
has yet to mention the scandal at all since the Armitage report broke, a =
dramatic contrast to the 27 times he mentioned the "scandal" in the five =
months=20
leading up to it.<BR><BR>Like P.J. Gladnick, I couldn't help but notice=20
Matthews's strange flip. So I decided to ask him about it. His answer =
revealed=20
an animus toward Vice President ***** Cheney and a fear of being asked to =
answer=20
tough questions himself.<BR><BR>Last night, I went to a press =
conference/party=20
held by MSNBC and National Journal celebrating a new venture the two =
media=20
outlets are launching together. Quite a few NBCers were there, including =
Chris=20
Matthews. I struck up a conversation with the host about the topic of =
Plame and=20
why he hadn't talked about the story at all. Here's a rough transcript =
of our=20
discussion which I wrote down shortly thereafter:<BR><BR>Q: So I've =
noticed you=20
haven't done anything on the whole Valerie Plame story since the =
Armitage story=20
broke. Why not invite Joe Wilson on the show to defend =
himself?<BR><BR>A:=20
Because he'd say basically the same thing he always says. 'My wife had =
no=20
involvement in getting me the mission.' He'd just repeat it over and=20
over.<BR><BR>Q: Maybe, but isn't it at least worth showing your viewers =
that=20
this guy has no credibility considering how much you talked about the =
story=20
before? Shouldn't he be held accountable for wasting all our time? Why =
not=20
invite one of his representatives or defenders on the show?<BR><BR>A: =
Well, the=20
story's just gotten so complicated. I mean, it's just such a mess. =
Because what=20
if it's true that Armitage was the source, but those other guys =
[presumably Rove=20
and Scooter Libby], also were leakers, what then?<BR><BR>Q: Isn't that a =
question worth exploring on your show?<BR><BR>A: It could be but the =
problem is=20
that ***** Cheney has so many apologists it's ridiculous. So many =
journalists=20
like Bob Woodward will say or do anything just to get access to him. And =
then=20
all the people in the administration too.<BR><BR>Q: I don't see why this =
is=20
stopping you from mentioning the story at all. The viewers at least need =
some=20
sort of closure don't they?<BR><BR>A: Hey listen I need to get out of =
here. I=20
have to get back home.<BR><BR><A=20
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