Tuesday Rapid Response: The cover-up is working

The following media action alert courtesy of the Oregon branch of the Rapid Response Network.

Oregon Report — Tuesday, November 1, 2005
E.J. Dionne nails it

What did Bush know, when did he know it? This WaPo op-ed appears in today’s Oregonian.

Has anyone noticed that the coverup worked?... Bush and his disciples would like everyone to assume that Libby was some kind of lone operator who, for this one time in his life, abandoned his usual caution. They pray that Libby will be the only official facing legal charges and that political interest in the case will dissipate.

You can tell the president worries that this won't work, because yesterday he did what he usually does when he's in trouble: He sought to divide the country and set up a bruising ideological fight. He did so by nominating a staunchly conservative judge to the Supreme Court.
The noise and distraction machine is working at full speed.

Please write, and talk to your friends, about the combined issues of the Treasongate coverup, the lies about Bush’s war in Iraq, and the distraction of the Scalito nomination—as well as the dangerous extremism of Scalito himself. This is a judge who thinks it’s okay for police to strip search an innocent woman and 10 year old girl. This is a judge who will strike down women’s reproductive rights even though a consistent majority of Americans support legalized abortion.

letters@news.oregonian.com
letters@washpost.com
Or contact your local paper
Drop a quick line to national media
Contact your elected representatives

Never give up.
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