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Gloating over the collapse of Joe Wilson's credibility

Glenn Reynolds is gloating, and rightly so, over the discrediting of Joe Wilson.

Roger Simon helps to put the man and his actions in perspective:

... Wilson is no ordinary rat, the likes of which have abounded in virtually every political party since time immemorial. He is a deeply evil human being willing to lie and obfuscate for temporary political gain about a homicidal dictator's search for weapon's grade uranium. Think about that when you walk into your dining room tonight and sit down to dinner with your family. And think about this -- John Kerry, The New York Times, even some bloggers are willing to soft-pedal this. And they call themselves "liberals." Puh-leeze!

What's probably most frustrating about all of this is that the media that trumpeted Joe Wilson's lies at the time are now almost completely silent in trumpeting their own gullibility in being duped. By not announcing their failing as widely as they covered the original "story" the media is complicit in Joe Wilson's lies. Both the original coverage, as well as what now amounts to the cover-UP, are transparently political.

It shouldn't be surprising, I suppose. We know their agenda already (they've told us as much). But the fact that it's not surprising makes it ever more infuriating. The old saying goes "never ascribe to malice what you can ascribe to incompetence". Unfortunately, we know that this is malice. While incompetence can be forgiven if corrections are made, malice is unforgivable (and the corrections aren't being made).

Update: Scott at Wunderkinder has stuff to say. And more that should scare the crap out of anybody, that should remind us of just how important all of this really is. This isn't just politics, this is life and death.

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