Breaking: Judge Dismisses Valerie Plame's Lawsuit Against Bush Administration For Losing Her Favorite Pair Of Pants

Or something. Who can remember. (No details at the link.)

Hopefully with this late unpleasantness over Valerie and Joe can go back to the lives of dignified anonymity they've so long craved.

Grounds: Sounds like a dismissal for failure to state a grounds upon which relief can be granted; that is, no recognized legal theory as to why she should be entitled to damages, even if everything she claims is correct.

The judge also says he doubts he has jurisdiction.

Posted by: Ace at 03:15 PM

Comments

1 Next stop..

Valerie Plame's going to be the one to shank another girl over an iPhone in Flava of Love pt 3.

Posted by: IreneFingIrene at July 19, 2007 03:19 PM (s7Ian)

Not a lawyer, but. . . . (is this all wrong?)

It would have been interesting if this got to court, because it would be interesting.

If she "won" the lawsuit, there would be no standing, because, bush can declassify whatever the hell he wants, whenever he wants, and he doesn't have to announce it to anyone.

So if she "won," then there is a point of law that would say that the foundation of the fitzy investigation was done in bad faith (right?) and libby would not have to be released, but the odds of appeal are much more likely.

And if she lost, then she would be discreditted, even though she already should be.

But you know, those fucking "conservative" judges aren't willing to use it for political purposes.

Posted by: Wickedpinto at July 19, 2007 03:27 PM (QTv8u)

I'm sure the Wilsons are relieved. What spy needs the notoriety of a high-visibility lawsuit?

Of course, if you can have it funded by moonbats, why not draw up some POS claim of damages, collect the dough from the hippies and then laugh when it's thrown out of court?

Too bad, really, because discovery in this litigation would have been a goldmine.

Posted by: spongeworthy at July 19, 2007 03:27 PM (uSomN)

4 I just had a hard time getting my head around the ridiculousness of suing someone for something someone entirely different did.

Apparently, so did the judge.

In the immortal exchange between H.I. and his boss:

Glen: Say that reminds me, how'd you get that kid so dern fast? Me and Dot went in to adopt on account a' somethin' went wrong with my semen, and they said we had to wait five years for a healthy white baby. I said, "Healthy white baby?! Five years?! What else you got?" Said they got two Koreans and a negra born with his heart on the outside. It's a crazy world.

H.I.: Someone ought to sell tickets.

Glen: Shit, I'd buy one.

Posted by: krakatoa at July 19, 2007 03:28 PM (n+ZaI)

5 Joe has moved on to raising fighting pit bulls and his wife has moved on to molesting collies.

Posted by: E Buzz Miller at July 19, 2007 03:29 PM (sf4Oe)

6 Fuck all of you wingnuts! Just leave us alone!

God damn it just because I'll be on Olbermann tonight, Larry King tomorrow (for the full hour!), doing interviews with the Times (NY and LA) and the Washington Post on Saturday and doing both Meet the Press and This Week with that little Greek guy on Sunday doesn't mean my wife and I want to be in the public eye.

Leave us alone!

And oh yeah, buy our book at Amazon.com!

Posted by: Joe Wilson at July 19, 2007 03:36 PM (hlYel)

7 Jane points out at JOM

--Later on, on P 9 he sets out the standard:

When the sufficiency of a complaint is challenged by a motion to
dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the plaintiff's factual allegations must be presumed true and should
be liberally construed in his or her favor.--

And I got that if she has grievances there are avenues - like take it up with your employer and there is no evidence that any action was taken against her - she continued to work until she elected to retire

Also, Judge says rebutting a critic - even in an unsavory manner - falls within the prevue of each defendants job

Posted by: topsecretk9 at July 19, 2007 03:38 PM (/BbQk)

8 I love how short the news item is. The judge probably feels as if enough of his time has been wasted already.

Posted by: tachyonshuggy at July 19, 2007 03:43 PM (8WlSy)

9 These publicity whores are still counting on publishing Val's memoirs, which have been held up by the CIA screening process. They are hoping for big bucks for the film rights, too. Since their 15 minutes of fame are up, I'd guess she'd be lucky if it was a made-for-TV movei.

Posted by: Rosley at July 19, 2007 03:43 PM (4Td37)

10 Clearly this judge is a boght-and-paid-for Bushitler hack.

Posted by: stupid typical fucking moonbat© at July 19, 2007 03:46 PM (hs83j)

11 ha-HA!

Posted by: Nelson Muntz at July 19, 2007 03:48 PM (7XSF8)

12 So Valerie is the one who wears the pants in that family.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 19, 2007 03:48 PM (tVbxd)

I remember reading Vanity Fair way back when all this broke. Dominick Dune, a famous writer and so in with all the New York elite. He writes a fluff piece on what is going on with him in Vanity Fair. He wrote about Valerie and Joe running up to him on the street in NY going on and on about what had happened to them.

You have to understand. I think to them the publicity was only second to the importance of being the stars of the elite in NY. They are not only always invited to all the "A" list parties, but they are the stars!

I think they wanted that so badly they were willingly to believe their own crap.

Posted by: Rightwingsparkle at July 19, 2007 03:55 PM (qN6cV)

14 --which have been held up by the CIA screening process. --

They are suing the CIA for holding it up - the CIA isn't holding it up, they said if she slapped the label "fiction" on it she was free to go -- AKA they are not allowing her to lie anymore

Posted by: topsecretk9 at July 19, 2007 03:56 PM (/BbQk)

#4 krakatoa

"You wet yourself! You wet yourself! Mr. McDonough wet himself, daddy!"

Posted by: TXMarko at July 19, 2007 04:26 PM (WYvBA)

#4 Krakatoa

One of my all time favorite movies:

"Son, you got a panty on your head."

Posted by: TheDudeAbides at July 19, 2007 04:33 PM (jQsq4)

17 it would appear that the court was a "dry and rocky place upon which their suit could gain no purchase".

Posted by: mark c at July 19, 2007 04:34 PM (wTVTX)

Valerie and heroic spy fucker, Joe Wilson, go down in flames. My only hope is that they can finally get some privacy.

Posted by: kelly at July 19, 2007 04:41 PM (7SBnD)

John Goodman (robbing the bank): "Everyone freeze!! Everyone down on the floor!!"

Grizzled old man standing in line with a confused look on his face: "....Well, son, which one is it? If you want us to freeze, then we can't get on the floor. And if we get on the floor, then we're gonna be in motion."

Posted by: Tom at July 19, 2007 05:08 PM (02oyd)

20 Just spent some time in the comments over at HuffPo, apparantly, this is the end of our democracy and the rule of law is dead as well. Who knew?

Posted by: Judd at July 19, 2007 05:09 PM (/pHM6)

21 "apparantly, this is the end of our democracy and the rule of law is dead as well"

I'm pleased to see they acknowledge democracy and the rule of law didn't end in December 2000. *snicker*

Posted by: Heather at July 19, 2007 05:20 PM (yG+tb)

22 Valerie Plame's going to be the one to shank another girl over an iPhone in Flava of Love pt 3.

Actually, she's scheduled to do a cage match with Tanya Harding. Plame's near-legendary modesty and exquisite sense of decorum took her out of the running for Flave's show.

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 19, 2007 05:35 PM (WqDqW)

23 Don't worry guys, the Kosmonuts are back to thinking judges aren't smart neutral fair umpires. Of course this only applies if they rule in a non-moonbat ay.

Posted by: Mike at July 19, 2007 05:54 PM (NnpEK)

20 Judd

Yep, all the more so since Judge Bates was appointed by Bush in '01. Apparently, he is the same judge who dismissed the case regarding the effort to find out who Cheney conferred with regarding the energy problem. And even more unforgiveable, he served in the Army, and did a tour in Nam. Therefore, he is totally unqualified to serve as judge. So sayeth the Nutroots, so let it be done.

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