No Way to Treat a President

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 11, 2009 Throughout Obama's speech Wednesday, there was grumbling, mugging and eye-rolling on the Republican side that was not only undignified but frankly un-American. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Heckled During Speech

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2009 Rep. Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, is a real class act. To prove it, he heckled the president Wednesday, shouting "You lie!" after Obama promised that his plan would not cover illegal immigrants. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Wilson Wants Dick Cheney to Let It All Hang Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2009 Ever the fan of cherry-picking, former Vice President Dick Cheney has called for the declassification of select intelligence he claims would polish his torture legacy. Whistle-blower extraordinaire Joe Wilson says the "most secretive individual in American politics" shouldn't stop there -- why not air all of the Bush administration's dirty laundry once and for all? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scooter Libby Takes Another One for the Team

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2008 Poor I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. First, he was tossed under the bus in the kerfuffle over Valerie Plame's identity leak. Now, as a result of same, Libby's been stripped of his legal license in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton: ‘Bush Lite’?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2007 Judging by the senator's voting record and her position on matters of international law and human rights, political scholar Stephen Zunes believes Hillary Clinton is poised to carry on the legacy of a certain prior occupant of the White House if she's elected next November -- and it's not the one you might think. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Valerie Plame Wilson’s Covert Bosom

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2007 Say what you want about the serious news function of satirical shows like "The Daily Show" in today's treacherous media landscape, but only those, like Jon Stewart, operating in the Comedy Central orbit can get away with asking ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson if her breasts "are still working for the CIA." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Plame Tells Tale of Betrayal in New Memoir

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2007 In her new memoir, former CIA officer Valerie Plame tells of her shock as the Bush administration presented evidence in 2003 that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction -- "I knew key parts of it were wrong," she says -- as well as her take on her outing as a CIA employee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Plame’s Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2007 Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, "Scooter" Libby and Richard Armitage for allegedly conspiring to leak her identity as a CIA operative was dismissed on "jurisdictional grounds" without comment by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Wilson Bashes Cheney Cabal at House Hearing

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2007 Former Ambassador Joe Wilson (above) had his day Wednesday at a House hearing about I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's controversial commutation, accusing President Bush and his men -- Karl Rove, Dick Cheney and Libby -- of playing key roles in a "character assassination campaign" against him and his wife, outed CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, and of misleading the American people about the real reasons for the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Independence Day for Libby

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jul 4, 2007 No one should be celebrating July 4th more than I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who has been so liberated by certain of the nation's top officials that he apparently breathes the same rarefied air -- somewhere high above the law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bill Maher Accuses Bush of Treason

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2007 On Friday's "Real Time," Bill Maher eviscerated the Bush administration for outing Valerie Plame. There are no revelations here, but Maher's hard-hitting analysis of the scandal will satisfy even the most Plame-exhausted viewer. Warning: HBO language. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Scandals: The Movie

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2007 Conan O'Brien casts his picks for the Hollywood version of Plame-U.S. Attorneys-Iraq-gate. With news that Warner Bros. plans to make the Valerie Plame Wilson story, this comedy routine feels somewhat prescient, although we seriously doubt Jabba the Hutt would agree to play Karl Rove. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )