Alec Baldwin: WikiLeaks Assange Should be Tried Only if Cheney is for Plame Leak
I really love when I see a blog published at the Huffington Post by Alec Baldwin for I know it's going to be some truly delicious left-wing insanity guaranteed to put a huge smile on my face.
On Saturday, the idiot actor from Long Island, New York, didn't disappoint:
I hope they catch that WikiLeaks guy. I hope they catch him and prosecute him for all its worth. I hope they, legally speaking, throttle this guy within an inch of his life. [...]
Only one condition. You hold formal hearings on the Valerie Plame scandal. And you put that Low-Down-Gutless-Excuse-For-A-Vice-President Dick Cheney and that crypto-facist maniac Richard Armitage on trial. Same as Julian Assange.
Cheney and Armitage. Assange goes on trial, they go on trial.
It's astonishing that anyone with even a room temperature intelligence quotient can make a comparison between all the top secret information released by Julian Assange and the Valerie Plame affair.
Or is this an indication there's a severe winter storm hitting Hollywood and the thermostat in the Baldwin residence is broken?
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That picture
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 4:53pm.
I couldn't leave it alone.
"I'm Alec Baldwin......FAG."
I can't believe that they made that comparison to Plame. Not surprised either.
-Jon
You got to work hard at being
Submitted by d1carter on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 4:59pm.
You got to work hard at being this crazy...it just doesn't happen on its own.
What part of
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:09pm.
no crime was committed does the left not understand?
Correct
Submitted by Galvanic on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 10:37pm.
The Special Prosecutor had the sworn admission by Armitage, and the confirmation by Novak that Armitage was the one who confirmed Plame's CIA employment.
The only thing that remained was proving that a crime had actually been committed.
If Fitzgerald couldn't charge let alone convict Armitage, then there was no evidence that a crime had been committed.
Those huffpo commenters are FREAKS!
Submitted by Diesel on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:11pm.
Just had to go look at their comments over there....O....M....G!!!!!!!
What a loony bin! Brain damaged comments are not a pretty sight.
LOL, thanks, sometimes I forget to read a bit of the comments
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:51pm.
Loony tunes, for sure.
I wonder how long one of us would last over there, acting like an insane person? You know, like the "faux conservatives" we get here?
I think it would be a whole lot easier to act insane like they do....anyone care to give it a whirl?
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I like it!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 7:08pm.
Think I'll put on my "fag hat" and slide over there for a look see.
HUFF N PUFF?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 7:18pm.
Just went there, signed up, signed on and there are so few comments that there is nothing to pull their chain about! It was really lonesome.
I'll try again later after the gay bars close and their regulars come back to the blog.
LOL, Bubba
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 7:20pm.
I hope you picked a name like Key West Kinglette & His Attendants.
Let us know how it goes.
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HuffPo, Newsbubba? Don't think so.
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 11:16pm.
Maybe you should check which website you signed on to, Newsbubba, because it obviously wasn't The Huffington Post. The Baldwin piece already has over 500 comments posted--nowhere near the several thousand the site routinely receives for published articles, but still far more than the "so few" you joke about and more than enough to keep you from getting "lonesome".
While clearly a lib/progressive site, HuffPo permits vigorous dissent, and there are numerous contrarian views--many from conservative regulars who have been posting for years--appearing on virtually every comment thread. Guest Republican/conservative pundits and politicians also submit articles from time to time, and pro and con positions are occasionally presented by opposing essayists regarding topical issues of interest.
Comments are completely moderated, so there is no flaming. Frankly, it's everything a political website should be--except for its liberal orientation ;-) --which probably accounts for the fact it's the #1 site on the internet in that category.
Jer
Are you getting paid, Jer---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:10am.
to flog the Huffpo site?
If not, you always sound so enamored of the place that I am amazed you would spend any time at all at NewsBusters.
Or are you seeking to establish a "fair and balanced" mantra for Huffpo in the minds of conservatives?
MD
Admittedly, I defend Morning
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:38am.
Admittedly, I defend Morning Joe and HuffPo quite a bit, Matthew, because I believe both are subjected to excessive and often unfair criticism here. Slamming MSNBC's leftward tilt in general and its weeknight programming in particular is OK with me, as is most of the negative assessment of lib/progressive sites such as dKos and DU. But HuffPo gets a bad rap from many commenters whose opinions appear to be based more on hearsay and group think than actual evidence.
Jer
Hay Jer, Are you Jer over there
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:25am.
How many fans do you have?
Do you have any of those stinking badges?
You Didn't Build That.
I don't comment at HuffPo, ucw.
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:52am.
The last time I attempted to post one was on the occasion of Tony Snow's death and there were many tasteless remarks made of which I disapproved. The comment section was closed before my objection was posted and it was not long after that all comments were subjected to comprehensive monitoring and moderation. The site has been cleaned up, redesigned, topics expanded, dissenting views more plentiful, and the overall product much improved.
Jer
Jer---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 1:03am.
"Cleaned up, redesigned, expanded, dissenting views more plentiful".
Sounds like you could be talking about Adriana the Greek. :o)
MD
Yep...she has reinvented
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 1:24am.
Yep...she has reinvented herself a few times. I don't know who was responsible for the site changes, but, in my opinion at least, they were positive ones.
Jer
it was Stalin who said...
Submitted by Army Brat on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 1:06am.
Quantity is quality.
The Baldwin piece already has over 500 comments posted--nowhere near the several thousand the site routinely receives for published articles,heh... Want some more rope?
It's immaterial who said it
Submitted by Jer on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 1:32am.
It's immaterial who said it since that wasn't my point, which was to express bewilderment at Newsbubba's loneliness because of an alleged lack of commenters.
Jer
I'll double check, Jer.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:06pm.
I didn't go too deep into their articles because it is really hard to read that crap, but I'll fish deeper and see what the chum brings up.
Thanks.
Huffington Post
Submitted by goodspkr on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 2:04pm.
I go to the Huffington post and use it on occasion. It's a pretty good site, but I would hardly classify it with "Comments are completely moderated, so there is no flaming. Frankly, it's everything a political website should be--except for its liberal orientation ;-)"
From what I've seen there is plenty of flaming, name calling etc. But it does go beyond politics which I think is what makes it work.
But like right leaning sites, what makes it biased is the stories it choses to run and not run. Between Fox Nation and Huffington Post you should have a good idea of what's happening and what both sides of the aisle are thinking.
I like Newbusters for the video they supply with all their stories. And the fact that you are here indicates that NB allows vigorous debate as well.
goodspkr...
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 2:29am.
I agree with most of your assessment of HuffPo with the exception of our obvious difference of opinion with respect to flaming and name-calling. I've already challenged a couple of members here to provide an example of the verbal abuse which they had contended was rampant at HuffPo and thus far they have submitted exactly zilch. You are certainly encouraged to present evidence proving their silence was not an admission of error.
And just to be clear, I am by no means claiming there is absolutely no snarkiness, sarcasm, needling, moderate derision and ridicule, sniping, etc. [I've noticed an occasional " you moron" emanating from both liberal and conservative posters], but that excessive, over-the-top personal abuse directed toward other commenters, and vile, tasteless remarks about public figures in general appear to be no longer tolerated and either never make it past the initial monitoring stage or are quickly removed if they do.
Anyway, that's my sense of the current posting climate at HuffPo. However, I only spend a tiny fraction of my time there (since I am for the most part hanging out here)--and only read a tiny fraction of the comments--so I am prepared to eat my words if you or someone else can show me that my take is clearly off the mark.
Finally, I wholeheartedly concur with your closing observation and am very grateful to NewsBusters for the opportunity to engage in that "vigorous debate". [I do wish there were clearer posting guidelines. I have no better understanding now regarding what is and is not permitted than I did three and a half years ago.]
Jer
At the Fountain of knowledge
Submitted by kch50428 on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:11pm.
Baldwin gargles.
Scooter Libbey
Submitted by libBuster on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:17pm.
I believe Scooter Libbey remains one of the only people ever tried and convicted in connection with a "leak" case. Leaks pleasing to leftists are never prosecuted.
Libbey remains a convicted felon to this day, unable to practice law.
the idiot actor ... now
Submitted by Firmworm on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:18pm.
the idiot actor ... now there's a pleonasm !
Thanks for giving me another
Submitted by Antisocial-ism on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:12pm.
Thanks for giving me another word to complement my lexicon.
Apparently Baldwin Missed These Items From The Wash Post
Submitted by Beresford on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:31pm.
A letter to the editor
from three weeks ago by the CIA Officer who did the damage assessment on the Plame case -- who said - THERE WAS NONE
and today's editorial in the Post criticising the film makers for inventing facts that only nitwits like Alec Baldwin believe.
Fair Game box office (The Valerie Plame movie)
Submitted by Red Jeep on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:55pm.
Released Nov 5, as of Dec 2, (28 days) U.S. gross sales $6,366, 084. Foreign sales: $5,991,013. TOTAL : 12,327,097
Cost to make 22,000,000. HA Ha Ha Ha Ha Good luck making that back!
Do you really think it's there to make money?
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 10:42pm.
I know that seems like an absurd question but consider the left needs more sources for their Provda and the MSM and film work when people give up on the printed press as they have.
No
Submitted by Red Jeep on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 11:35pm.
But that is expensive propaganda.
Yup, works for TV also, NBC is still under GE control.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 11:58pm.
Government Electric, has got/is getting; $60 billion or so under various bailout clausesess szs..
NBC's regards to money, all red (not in the black) over there. I get taxed, and that monster company gets tons of bucks. Red/black that don't matter in the, hopely changling new green sustainable economy.
Ok I haven't watched in years, are there more government commercials being broadcast ? Ouch... that was an instant head ache..
You Didn't Build That.
One would expect nothing less
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:34pm.
One would expect nothing less from a bloated left wing bomb thrower, starring in a show taking place at CHAOS HEADQUARTERS....30 Rock.
Barack_Must_Go.....
Cheney didn't leak Plame's name
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 5:38pm.
It was Richard Armitage.
Doesn't this idiot know that?
Is he too stoopid to use Google?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave and Blonde
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:13pm.
It's snowing on the coastal plains. Not expected to accumulate but it sure is pretty. Watch the ACC game from Charlotte tonight. Might see some snow there.
The facts don't matter, Dave
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:51pm.
Whenever the Left and the MSM invoke the name of Valerie Plame, they never mention that Armitage was the admitted culprit, and apparently the film glosses over this, too. They prefer to keep the conspiracy ghost alive to convince the sheep that Cheney and Rove escaped prosecution, thus preserving their arch enemies as a force lurking in the shadows waiting to seize power.
People create myths for a variety of reasons -- to anchor values, offer hope, offer warning, etc. When facts appear to undermine the myth, they are ignored or attacked.
Baldwin is a rather intelligent individual. He's a longtime Democratic operative and contributor who I'm sure still has political aspirations. Not unlike the industry he works in, Baldwin perpetuates myths and intentionally ignores facts because useful to him. On the other hand, I believe that most of his leftwing Hollywood colleagues regurgitate talking points and are unaware of facts.
Who Cares
Submitted by JustAl on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:09pm.
Who cares what Baldwin says, he's a Canadian now, right. . . . errr, eh??????
Or a Frenchman
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:53pm.
What we do know is that he ain't a great dad.
"Senator" Baldwin
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:15pm.
Don't nobody laugh.
SoL---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 8:55pm.
Could I just snicker a little?
MD
Fifteen years ago, if you had asked me . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:56pm.
. . . who was more likely to become a US Senator, Alec Baldwin or Al Franken, I would've picked Baldwin.
He's very chummy with the Clintons, who have the connections and the experience.
Don't underestimate him.
The current Huffington Post headline caught my eye. It states
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:16pm.
WIKI-WARNING STATE DEPT. OFFICIAL EMAILS COLUMBIA STUDENTS: DON'T DISCUSS WIKILEAKS ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER...OR ELSE.
One sentence of the story stands out:
It's the federal government that is doing the suppressing. Not one word about the Obama Administration doing the suppressing! Can you imagine if the Bush Administration had been in power? George W. Bush's name and the Bush Administration would have been used derogatorily multiple times in the article.
Go back to humiliating your young daughter jerk!
Submitted by Crash on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:21pm.
Actually Plame was outed during the Clinton administration (I think around '94 or '98), the Russians knew who she was; which is why she was recalled.
Do you have a source for that?
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 1:06pm.
I had heard that her CIA affilation was published in Who's Who in America circa 1994, but haven't been able to confirm it.
I'd love to verify a source.
That site is too much for me.
Submitted by NeoKong on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:23pm.
First of all they are nuts. Second of all they moderate your comments and if they don't like it they will delete it. And finally third, they post this sort of crap from Alec Baldwin as if it is relevent political commentary.
You miss the point
Submitted by StanO360 on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:34pm.
Ummm, I see your message don't I? Besides, any good site should moderate or it quickly becomes obnoxious. Too many sites have the equivalent of stalkers that just spew nonsense.
Regarding the relevancy, this is the reason for the site. Stories, comments, blogs etc that are baseless and absurd. That's why it's the theater of the absurd, funny, but also sickening.
This site is self-moderated
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:38pm.
Very rarely (and by that I mean maybe 2 times a week) does a comment get deleted...and when it does, the admin notes the deletion, more likely than not.
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If I read it correctly
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 9:11pm.
He was talking about HuffBlo deleting comments, and hosting A Baldwin (FAG) as if he mattered. Maybe I'm wrong.
Mountaineers are still able to take the Big East. Hoping for a USF win tonight!
Oh, please. I've been to
Submitted by bretzysdude on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:43pm.
Oh, please. I've been to sites where people have comments posted where they blame Bush for their own mother's gout, and when I try to school them, my comments don't even get posted. And that wasn't even a political site! Trust me, they have their own biases.
So, NoDongKong (did I get that wrong?) the NB admins are nuts?
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 8:53pm.
They let you in, didn't they?
As my net involvement dates way back to the very early Usenet days, and I have been here nearly half a decade, I can assert with not a little certainty that this is the most wide-open site of it's kind going.
RedState and HotAir have both run for the comfortable "squishy middle," and as for LGF, they have run over the edge of a cliff.
Comments being edited/deleted is a rarity around here, and banishments far rarer still. I mean, you really have to go out of your way to get the hook here. Way out of your way.
Trust me. I know.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Idiot....
Submitted by NeoKong on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 10:11pm.
#28 So, NoDongKong (did I get that wrong?) the NB admins are nuts? newSubmitted by Dave. on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 7:53pm.
I'm talking about the HuffPo and the way they will not allow opposing opinions.
Try to keep up. I already know that this site HERE tolerates retards and trolls. You are living proof.
Whoa, stop!
Submitted by ghidorah15 on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 10:32pm.
It's bad enough we have trolls bugging us - we don't need to be at each other's throats too.
Kind of like posting at the Anchorage Daily News...
Submitted by Army Brat on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 1:10am.
Comments made by Conservatives are deleted on a regular basis...and you never know why.
Well, I know why, but they don't actually tell you. If your post is particularly accurate and effective, it vanishes while posts that are nothing but rumor or insult against Conservative X stand.
Anger management
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:29pm.
It appears that Baldwin has redirected his anger toward his daughter.Alec Baldwin-on what grounds-
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 6:39pm.
does the former VP stand trial. Explain in full detail.
Then we apply those same standards to Jane Fonda, Bill Ayers Van Jones and BHO.
lets get the truth out.
Lets execute those who have violated the constitution.
Come on Alec-lets party!!!
I just loved Alec Baldwin
Submitted by Bobbygn on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 8:19pm.
I just loved Alec Baldwin in "Married to the Mob"... He got shot early !!!
I had forgotten that was him
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:45am.
That was a great part for him.
Alec Baldwin is playing an
Submitted by DWoSD on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 8:20pm.
Alec Baldwin is playing an imbecile in real life. He draws on his life experiences to do so and may well win an oscar for this role. He has a unique talent for authentic portrayals.
Sorry to say
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 11:00pm.
It's not playing. Al Dreck Bald Wingnut is an imbecile.
What's your name
Submitted by Tomorama on Sat, 12/04/2010 - 8:50pm.
R I C H A R D A R M I T A G E
He hated Bush and he outed her if that was possible since she and hubby during cocktail parties talked about their jobs openly.
Funny how the world knows Scooters name and SUPPOSED misdeed but few (us smart folks) know of Sandy Burglar who actually STOLE documents from the archives in his socks and skivvies right before the 9-11 commision was too meet?
Wonder why? and I AM STILL PISSED that Bush didn't find out why and what.
One of my biggest beefs with "W", as that commision was "kinda important"...............
And this is why I still don't
Submitted by wiwf on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 8:57am.
And this is why I still don't watch 30 Rock.I thought he died? He didn't die???
Submitted by Patriot II on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 9:39am.
Oh, it must have been his brain, small as it was that died!!!
Sorry Alex but your liberal
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 12:19pm.
Sorry Alex but your liberal friend in the State Department, Richard Armitage was the LEAKER!
Maybe you should read a paper or two to learn the real facts before you make unsubstantiated claims.
There is no evidence that Cheney leaked anything to the media about Plame, and Novak, the reporter and Fitzgerald the liberal republican prosecutor never made such claims.
Last, there is no evidence that the revelation of Plame's actions and those of her vile husband Wilson, by Armitage and Novak, ever harmed our national security. But the evidence is clear that Assange's assaults on the USA are harming it greatly.