Every society needs a cry like that, but only in a very few do they come out with the complete, unvarnished version, which is “Remember-the-Atrocity-Committed-Against-Us-Last-Time-That-Will-Excuse-The-Atrocity-That-We’re-About-To-Commit-Today!”
Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time, page 174.
One of the few uplifting things about Wilsongate* is that some conservatives** have denounced the White House leak. Next time we want to understand the other side of some complex political issue, we’ll know a couple of honest conservative voices worth listening to.
But from most of the Right, the response is pure Koom Valley.
* The most popular name for the Joe Wilson, Valerie Plame, Robert Novak scandal–although I thought “Intimigate” was better, and if you know who coined that one, please leave a comment.
**For example, the usually conservative Washington Times is now urging Bush to “Out the Outers.”
3 responses so far ↓
1 Betsy Devine // Oct 1, 2003 at 6:54 pm
Another conservative talking straight on Wilsongate: John LeBoutillier at NewsMax.
2 Elayne Riggs // Oct 2, 2003 at 7:17 am
I dunno if “Wilsongate” is the most popular meme. The one I’ve been hearing more and more is “Plame Game,” although I think “Plame Blame Game” is far better.
3 Gary Farber // Oct 3, 2003 at 2:53 pm
The most common usage I’ve seen is “the Plame Affair.”
Thank god. “Gate” should have a stake put through its liver; Watergate was as long ago to much of the current population as was Teapot Dome, and as useful a reference.
Please don’t use “-gate”? Pretty please?