Guilt By Association
Michael Barone, one of the most astute political writers of our day, has written a commentary on Real Clear Politics today, Our Titus Oates. In the course of writing, he gives us a history lesson explaining who Titus Oates was, and how his name became so infamous. Read Barone’s entire article for the history of Titus Oates.
This ill begotten story which was perpetrated by the now known liar, former Ambassador Joe Wilson continues to be over blown, as the MSM continues to feed upon itself, and every Democrat who joins with them runs the risk of being associated with “our Titus Oates”.
The following are some of the assertions Michael Barone had to make today:
“Then, as the trials went on, it became clear that Oates’ detailed charges were all lies. His name became a synonym for liar. Lord Justice Scroggs, who had sentenced several of Oates’ targets to death, turned on him: “I wonder at your impudence that you dare to look a court of justice in the face, after having been made to appear so notorious a villain.”
Joseph Wilson is our latest Titus Oates. Wilson is the former diplomat who traveled to Niger to check out whether Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was trying to buy nuclear materials there and who wrote an article for The New York Times in July 2003 asserting that he had found there were no grounds for believing that. “
Barone asserts the association with this:
“Since 2003, many Democrats have embraced Joseph Wilson — just last week, Sen. Charles Schumer stood up with him at a press conference and demanded that Karl Rove’s security clearance be suspended.”
And he ends his commentary with this statement:
“Shaftesbury’s championing of Titus Oates had grave consequences: He was confined for a time in the Tower of London and later fled to Amsterdam, where he died in exile.
Schumer’s and other Democrats’ championing of Joseph Wilson will not have such dire consequences. But voters may want to hold them accountable for allying themselves with today’s Titus Oates. “
Once one understands who Titus Oates was, and what he did, we can begin to see how this house of cards has to be continued by the MSM or they will suffer additional loss of credibility with the public, which explains their tenacity on this issue. Meanwhile, it has become obvious that the whole sordid affair has been an attempt by the MSM along with high ranking Democrat officials who have corroborated with them to bring down Karl Rove.
When this story is over, all those who willingly or unwillingly championed Joe Wilson’s lie, will be guilty by association of having harbored and promoted an “out and out” liar.
