A second day of reaction to the president’s speech, and more fireworks.
First, Michael appeared on The Situation Room to discuss the problems of trying to get Guantanamo Bay closed. He made a point that I have long been wondering about — why are we in America so afraid to take these prisoners onto American soil? Because it may spur more attacks from extremists? Is that a reason to ask other countries to take them? I don’t follow the logic there, and I am tired of us sounding (and acting) like we are so scared of the bad guys that we want other countries to stand in front of us. You know what? 9/11 won’t be the last time there is an attack on American soil and it won’t be the last time American civilians die at the hands of crazy people who hate us. What happened to “I regret that I have but one life to give my country”? I would rather be killed, would rather everyone I care about was killed, than to see this country cowering in fear. We have the SuperMax prison, it’s time to get serious about these guys. If we could deal with McVeigh, we can deal with these guys. Damn, people.
Anyway, on Campbell Brown’s program, Michael ‘debated’ Bush’s speechwriter. What a joke the guy is. His contention is that Obama insulted the troops by admitting that Guantanamo was bad and the Iraq war was a mistake. (No, jackass, he wasn’t insulting the troops; he was insulting your former boss.) On top of that, the guy had the f-ing nerve to compare himself to the troops because he was in the Pentagon on 9/11. Now, I can only imagine the horror of being there on that day, but to say that one single act of violence equates with the day upon day, month upon month grind of being under threat from enemies that surround you in a hostile land … get real. It would be like saying, “I was once in a store that was robbed at gunpoint. I could have been killed! So I know what it’s like to be a cop facing danger every day.” No, cupcake, you really don’t. And by the way, you insult our troops by coming anywhere near that assertion. (Oh, and he visited Iraq four times, so he’s ready to compare his knowledge of the place to Michael’s. I bet he never even left the Green Zone. Pffft.)
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cyn // June 6, 2009 at 6:59 am |
Clips are now up on the site.
jenmelia // June 6, 2009 at 9:41 am |
Just watched the Campbell Brown clip, OMG!!! He was awesome, absolute top form.
He put the guy in his place more than once, he he
He also looked great. He looked well rested and peaceful- not sure if that is the right word, but there was a sparkle in his eyes that I haven’t noticed in a long time.
cyn // June 7, 2009 at 11:15 pm |
For the Stephen Colbert fans out there, be sure to check out this article on CNN.com: In Iraq, Colbert gets military haircut to show his solidarity. The image of General Odierno shaving Colbert’s head just cracks me right up. Can’t wait to see the show.
(I imagine he got the idea after posing for this week’s Newsweek cover, in which he faked the look. Guess he decided it works for him! Check out Fareed Zakaria’s article and Colbert’s article, too. Yes, Colbert in Newsweek!)
cyn // June 8, 2009 at 7:10 am |
Thomas Friedman had an interesting column in the NYTimes over the weekend: After Cairo, it’s Clinton Time. Now why the hell can’t Campbell choose something like this for a “Great Debate”? Maybe because they think it’s better (i.e. more likely to make people scream at their TV sets and then post it to YouTube) to have a wingnut posit one side of an argument, no matter how out-there it is?
cyn // June 12, 2009 at 8:25 pm |
Iranian election results don’t bode well. Ahmadinejad reported at a 2:1 lead. Reza Aslan is calling it “clear fraud.”
jodi54 // June 15, 2009 at 10:29 pm |
You know, Cyn … I can’t understand what makes us so afriad now. I grew up with hundreds, if not thousands, of nuclear warheads pointed at me from our nemesis – the Soviet Union. Los Angeles was certainly a primary target … so what’s the deal with running scared now? What could be scarier than the Cold War?
Love that Ahmadinejad has fled Iran.
Thank you Michael, as always, for keeping everything straight, especially with that dip shit ex-speechwriter of Bush’s (that double dip shit former President).