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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Future High School "Journalist" Interviews Fitzgerald

Joseph Santo, a senior at Regis High School, had the opportunity to interview special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. While I will try to cut the high schooler some slack, Santo appears to have all the makings of a MSM journalist. First, he throws in his overly dramatic opinion:

The “CIA Leak Case” has the potential to be the “Watergate Scandal” of the Bush administration;

Then he gets his facts wrong:

While the disclosure of any CIA officer’s identity constitutes a criminal act, the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity in July 2003 has even greater and further-reaching implications.

Finally, Santo mixes up his facts and throws in a well-timed opinion at the same time:

Patrick Fitzgerald has the responsibility to direct the Justice Department’s investigations to hold someone accountable for the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity.

Santo probably should have asked why Fitzgerald why he isn't actually indicting anyone for "outing a CIA officer," but then again, he is trying to become a journalist, where, according to CBS, "it's not the nature of the evidence - it's the severity of the charge..."

Yes, if I didn't know better, I would think Joseph is already a MSM reporter.