Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 July 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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I have long felt that it is readers and viewers of conservative media who could benefit from a more balanced discussion of what is at stake in our policy and the actions of our government.
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I did not like fascists when I fought them as a diplomat for 23 years and I don't like them now in my own country.
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I did my civic duty and held my government to account for statements it had made.
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I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior.
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But what I have to say to people who might come forward is that one of the great things about our democracy is freedom of the press.
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This visionary agreement will truly transform US-India relations and is a positive step in the right direction for our two nations. I respectfully request your support.
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The government serves the people - not vice-versa.
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Bob Novak called me before he went to print with the report and he said a CIA source had told him that my wife was an operative, ... He was trying to get a second source. He couldn't get a second source. Could I confirm that? And I said no.
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But so far, in the accounts given by reporters about their conversations with administration officials, no such crime has been described. What has been depicted is an administration effort to refute the allegations of a critic (some of which did in fact prove to be untrue) and to undermine his credibility, including by suggesting that nepotism rather than qualifications led to his selection. If such conversations are deemed a crime, journalism and the public will be the losers.
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As to the memo, I knew nothing about it other than a Post journalist had told me there was one circulating which he characterized as having been written by somebody who was not at the meeting where I was asked if I would be willing to go to Niger.
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At that time in the morning it's not uncommon that fatigue played a factor.
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When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us.
Nuclear weapons kill Americans - they don't kill Republicans or Democrats - they kill Americans.
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She felt like she'd been hit in the stomach. It took her breath away.