A neighbor's view of Valerie Wilson's 'outing'

[Robbien]

Joe and Valerie Wilson are my next door neighbors in a hilly neighborhood just west of Georgetown. We moved in within months of each other seven years ago, attracted to our respective houses by the view of the Capitol in the distance and the Washington Monument in the foreground. The patriotic view is stirring.

I have another view from my window, of a neighbor who is a working, devoted mother of 5-year-old twins, a volunteer for charities, a woman active in her church, and a caring person. Soft-spoken, self-effacing and very private, Valerie is very easy to label "the lovely woman next door."

. . .


When I first met Joe and Valerie, I quickly got to the classic Washington question: What do you do? Joe explained that he was a former ambassador to a number of African countries, who had worked in both the Bush I and Clinton administrations.

Valerie's answer was more than a little vague. She quickly said she was a consultant. As a fourth-generation Washingtonian, I have learned that when someone says, "I'm a consultant," that is a cue to back off, as it usually means the person is unemployed or "between engagements."

So, from 1998 to July 14, 2003, we were simply neighbors sharing cookouts, borrowing missing ingredients for a recipe from each other, laughing when, unrehearsed, one of their 3-year-olds decided to call me "Wolfie" (instead of Mr. Wolf as instructed by his mother), and having me serve as amateur photographer for the Wilsons' Christmas card photo.


read on about the effect of the outing on their daily lives:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20050725/cm_usatoday/aneighborsviewofvaleriewilsonsouting;_ylt=AhO2ZNQi1hS7ugj.O6StN3v9wxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[babylonsister]

1. Everything this admin touches has the power to destroy;

their actions are reprehensible. :mad:

[leftchick]

2. Rated it a 5!

There needs to be a hell of a lot more voices on TV for the Wilson's cause. All I ever see are repukes perpetuating the RNC lies 24/7.

:(

[Hamlette]

3. great read, thanks for the link. n/t

[flordehinojos]

4. bush bastards--might even have POPPY'S CIA GOONS go by & take care of the

Wilsons ...otherwise, why would the CIA not offer protection to them?

to me the following words from the article are very powerful:
"So I was more than a little surprised that after Valerie was outed, the CIA did not (and never has) posted security at their house. Some neighbors are so jittery that they have called the police reporting people lurking in the bushes. One report produced a squad of police in our house as we arrived home, having entered through a back door inadvertently left unlocked."

and BOB NOVAK knew damn well what he was doing ... and has the balls to sit on a CROSSFIRE CHAIR and say so sarcastically "move on and get over it" ...

YEAH BOB, HOW DO YOU PUT TOGETHER A BROKEN LIFE? THE SAME WAY YOU PUT TOGETHER A BROKEN HIP?

[annabanana]

5. excellent story.. I *highly recommed* it!

That poor family..

[Catshrink]

6. Thanks for the link..

this is a great article. Wonder if that lying sack of shit Melhman's neighbors think as highly of him.