Beside Rachel Maddow; she might be another sleeper for the MTP Job.
Everyone should pay close attention....
Savannah Guthrie, Well Done
The Lawyer came out in Savannah Guthrie today in her successful cross examination of Senator Kit Bond... She pushed Chuck Todd aside as if to say enough of this Bull-shit and she dominated this interview by not allowing Kit Bond to get away with the Republican’s Hypocrisy of what we did was perfectly find but it’s outrageous when it’s done under a Democrat Commander and Chief...
......and although Savannah Guthrie was the star today, Todd manages to get in a few good questions when Bond made this statement:
Bond: they should have never disclosed the fact that his family was the one that urged him to talk because that puts a bull’s eye on the families back and tells future sources that if you cooperate, the Whitehouse will announce that you have given this information
Todd: Let’s go to the political argument, then, (Bond didn’t want to discuss the political argument he only wanted to discuss the policy argument but I guess Todd didn’t want to be outdone by Guthrie so he pushed back)
Todd: The Political Argument is that the Whitehouse did sit their silently as members of your party beat them up over this and in the meantime they were getting this information, those days where they were getting information from Umar Abdulmutallab they have briefed a number of you on this
Bond: claims there weren’t briefed on any of this, but then said he was told that they got information; then switches back to in Dick Cheney/Tom Ridges Miranda Talking Points....
Listen up while the man continues to make no sense
Having Trouble Viewing the Video Here is the Link
A Spot on comment by: Ladyhawk
Rachel Maddow would have done, but I'll take it. Sadly, there aren't many interviews like this on cable. The fact that this interview stands out so much is depressing.
Real journalism is dead in this country. The media stenographers would rather follow tweets from Sarah Palin than do their homework and ask tough follow-up questions.
My guess is that Senator Kit Bond thought it was going to be an easy opportunity to get out some Republican talking points without being confronted. Savannah was a little pit bull in that interview. I didn't know she had it in her. She made Chuck Todd look like an amateur. He only chimed in when she showed some journalistic integrity and challenged Senator Bonds information. Nicely done.
Interesting Information:
Can Republicans explain why it was vital and appropriate to follow Cheney and Ridge’s Miranda Talking Points Guidelines? Cheney "Miranda Talking Points Mastermind"
(The Miranda Attack Pioneers) Republicans wouldn’t purposely be assisting Cheney and Ridge’s in playing a dangerous political game with our enemies would theyRepublicans Working with the Enemy
Republicans were properly briefed by President Obama's Senior Counterterrorism, John Brennan on the day of this failed attack and they seemingly had no questions or concerns at the time of their telephone briefing with Mr. Brennan, which is why it baffles the mind as to why they would subsequently turned to Cheney as their source of leadership and direction on terrorism. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/...