I'm Impressed with John Stewart
for this interview with Nancy Soderberg:
From James Taranto's Best of the Web. Of course, you should read the whole thing.
Stewart: Do you think they're [the Bush Administration]the guys to--do they understand what they've unleashed? Because at a certain point, I almost feel like, if they had just come out at the very beginning and said, "Here's my plan: I'm going to invade Iraq. We'll get rid of a bad guy because that will drain the swamp"--if they hadn't done the whole "nuclear cloud," you know, if they hadn't scared the pants off of everybody, and just said straight up, honestly, what was going on, I think I'd almost--I'd have no cognitive dissonance, no mixed feelings.Soderberg: The truth always helps in these things, I have to say. But I think that there is also going on in the Middle East peace process--they may well have a chance to do a historic deal with the Palestinians and the Israelis. These guys could really pull off a whole--
Stewart: This could be unbelievable!
Soderberg:---series of Nobel Peace Prizes here, which--it may well work. I think that, um, it's--
Stewart: [buries head in hands] Oh my God! [audience laughter] He's got, you know, here's--
Soderberg: It's scary for Democrats, I have to say.
From James Taranto's Best of the Web. Of course, you should read the whole thing.
posted by PaulNoonan at
1:09 PM
5 Comments:
That page is just an outlet for right-wing hitmen. I'm not saying that the Stewert interview wasn't interesting, but there's some crap on there.
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RyanSimatic, at 2:01 PM
But he had this interview. So that's useful. And that's all I care about.
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PaulNoonan, at 2:33 PM
Hey Ryansimatic: She said it! Too bad your lefty blog's didn't want you to know!
When trying to understand Soderberg's outrageous comments, we need to consider the source:
She was on the staff of Senator Kennedy before joining the Clinton Gore Administration. As number 3 on the staff of the National Security Council, she was at Clinton’s right hand during much of the malfeasance we witnessed during that time.
When she remarks about something going wrong in North Korea, she ought to know. Sec. Albright and Soderberg were among the cabal of America apologists that thought they could buy good will from Kim Jong Il… Didn’t work DID IT!
Now, Bush is cleaning up the mess these people made and all they can do is hope he does not succeed…
Very sad… Politics used to stop at the water’s edge… But power and personal bitterness seems to be more important to these folks than their own nation’s success in making the world a freer, more peaceful place.
If Kerry had been elected, she would no doubt be back in office. God forbid!
FOUR MORE YEARS!!!
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Mike's America, at 1:47 PM
Thanks for the comment Mike.
However, I believe that Ryan was referring to Taranto's best of the web page, and there is undoubtedly some crap on there (correct me if I'm wrong). He was not referring to the interview.
Therefore, the rest of your comment is somewhat out of context. I don't know much about Soderberg. I was more concerned with Stewart's questioning, which demonstrates that depsite being a democrat, he will ask tough questions to affiliates of both parties.
I don't really think that either of us expressed an opinion regarding Soderberg's views.
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PaulNoonan, at 2:22 PM
"Hey Ryansimatic: She said it!"
She said what?
"Too bad your lefty blog's didn't want you to know!"
Didn't want me to know what?
"As number 3 on the staff of the National Security Council, she was at Clinton’s right hand during much of the malfeasance we witnessed during that time"
What malfeasance? Are you sure you know what that word means?
"When she remarks about something going wrong in North Korea, she ought to know. Sec. Albright and Soderberg were among the cabal of America apologists that thought they could buy good will from Kim Jong Il… Didn’t work DID IT!"
No, but the Bush admin is really kicking ass on that front aren't they.
"power and personal bitterness seems to be more important to these folks than their own nation’s success in making the world a freer, more peaceful place."
Which could also apply to the Bush team.
"FOUR MORE YEARS!!! "
Term limits buddy.
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RyanSimatic, at 11:57 AM
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