MoveOn.org is collecting signed affidavits from Americans who attest that they did not leak the name of CIA operative Victoria Plame, the wife of a political opponent of President Bush's Iraq war stance. Don't be the last in your neighborhood to attest that you are not the leaker. Confess your innocence now to help the White House narrow the list and actually find the person(s) responsible for blowing a number of Americans' cover, as well as undermining the CIA search for weapons of mass destruction.
Posted by Mitch Ratcliffe at October 9, 2003 12:05 PM | TrackBackThis is a really bad idea. Moveon better move on. This is messy idea and not helpful.
I can imagine The new new patriot act with a provision requiring pople to sign confessions of innocence leaving rallies. How about a forced confession of innoccence to enforce music copyright?
If we want to catch the bad guys put more cops on the beat, birddog every lead, keep pressure on all the journalists to out the felon. Creating a new culture to violate the basic principal of innocent until proven guilty is just not the right thing to do.
Posted by: Marty at October 9, 2003 08:39 PMMarty -- I couldn't agree less. It's a mistake to assume politics should be all serious and the MoveOn affidavits are a way of making fun of the Bush administration's solemn lying.
Mitch
Posted by: Mitch Ratcliffe at October 9, 2003 09:35 PM