Howard Kurtz: 'Would Liberal Pundits Be Satisfied With Anything Other Than Cheney Confessing to War Crimes?'
Given the way most media members treated former Vice President Dick Cheney during his book tour last week, CNN's Howard Kurtz asked an absolutely perfect question on Sunday's "Reliable Sources."
"Would liberal pundits be satisfied with anything other than Cheney confessing to war crimes?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
HOWARD KURTZ, CNN: I'll just take this moment to say that -- and this is the difference, I think, between television and print -- in "TIME" magazine there's a good piece by Barton Gellman on the Cheney book in which he pointed out this famous scene where Bush administration officials went to Attorney General Ashcroft while he was in intensive care in the hospital and tried to get him to sign off on a surveillance program, that there was a lot of facts to contradict that, including in George Bush's own book.
But when you look at those television interviews and you listen to the chatter, Jim Geraghty, would liberal pundits be satisfied with anything other than Cheney confessing to war crimes?
JIM GERAGHTY, NATIONAL REVIEW: I am rather skeptical of that.
Actually, some in the press, in particular those working for MSNBC, wouldn't be satisfied until Cheney was executed irrespective of him confessing to or being found guilty of war crimes.
But why quibble?
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One More Thing
Submitted by rammingspeed on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 4:33pm.
They'd like to see Cheney executed on live television, with every American being forced to watch. (Didn't mean to quibble.)
Bob Schieffer
Submitted by Bill The Bold on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 4:36pm.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7379632n
is liberal, conservative or American?
Schieffer
Submitted by Curly on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 5:15pm.
Schieffer is a useless, leftist old fart!
Cheney was the Vice President
Submitted by Fredy on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 4:55pm.
Everyone that thinks Cheney is responsible for ANYTHING is simply UNAWARE of the Constitutional Role of the Vice President.
Regarding far left Bob Scheifer, of course he is calling for compromise. This is the last tool in the progressive war chest. Call for compromise while pushing the country into bankruptcy in hopes of creating a new totalitarian government with themselves as the dictators.
Compromise
Submitted by Curly on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 5:17pm.
Compromise to the left is "wah, wah, give us what we want!" Dip wads!
Where were all of the calls for compromise
Submitted by Bodini on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:05pm.
before the November 2010 elections?
If libs want to roast Cheney
Submitted by rbosque on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 5:06pm.
If libs want to roast Cheney using their "war crimes" definition, then Obama would be next for getting involved in Lybia since there was no Lybian provocation on the U.S. But of course, liberals always operate under a different set of rules.
War Crimes to Marxist Dems include
Submitted by Bodini on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:07pm.
being the CEO of Haliburton and other domestic oil production / oil companies!
Choose this day whom you will serve...
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 5:17pm.
The Leftists always have to have a person or group they oppose to demonize. They aren't satisfied with mere victory at the voting booth, they must destroy that person or groups reputation. I think it has a lot to do with their lack of religion so the psychological need for religion manifests itself in their politics. They see destroying their opposition as a higher calling and like all religious zealots show no mercy.
Just what kind of 'war crimes' can a sitting VP, who has no..
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 09/04/2011 - 8:18pm.
...authority whatsoever, and is in charge of exactly squat, actually even commit?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Why,
Submitted by panzerakc on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 2:53am.
the ones the Lefties think he's guilty of, naturally.
Do these idiots really
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 2:40am.
Do these idiots really realize the reason we have a stable government is because we don't try the last regime for war crimes? If we start this then we will be on a fast train to a being banana republic.
I say lets start with Holder and Obama
Submitted by ohio granny on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:10am.
They have both lied to congress and the American people. Lets treat them exactly the way they tried to treat anyone from the Bush administration. Can't wait to see Holder perp walked from the Justice???? Department.
media vs administration
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:19am.
The Obama Administration may blame everything on the previous administration but since taking office they have toned down their rhetoric of Show Trials and prosecutions. The media on the other hand has continued to carry the torch. While in reality there is not much difference between the message of the media and the current administration they are different entities.
We can't wish to see our leadership torn down any more than just simply on an ideological basis. To see Holder and President Obama charged with crimes for political reasons could lead directly to the ultimate destruction of this nation. I say this with the recognition of the difference between political and criminal crime which there is a chance Holder may face if he isn't very careful.
Who's kidding who?
Submitted by Mike009 on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 8:21am.
The Left would not be satisfied with Dick Cheney in prison. If the Left had their way, they would march every conservative in this country into re-education camps.
It's amazing to see how Chaney went from being widely adimred when he was Sec. of Defense under G. H.W. Bush to being the most hated man on the planet after becoming VP under G. W. Bush. But let's be clear George Bush has some culpability here.
This is what happens when you don't defend yourself and let your critics go unanswered for eight years.
11 yrs
Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 8:30am.
By my count. This is my biggest disappointment with Bush. He probably thinks he has taken the high road, in reality he has let stupidity fester into unadulterated hatred for liberty.
No question about it.
Submitted by Thalpy on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 4:29pm.
The Left have always done a much better job of defending (lying about) their positions- despicable as they are.
Blue Blood
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 9:41am.
Unfortunately, it seems that ignoring your critics to the point of letting them hurt others around you and, in effect, those who voted for you, seems to be a hard rule of the upper-class breeding of the Bushes. It also seems to be inherent for many in the GOP.
Bush defending Bush
Submitted by Agnostic on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 9:53am.
The man was limited in his speaking abilities. He spoke from the heart and the Democrats and the media would have ripped him to shreds if he tried to defend himself in any meaningful way. Others, including Cheney, would have done so but it is my opinion of President Bush that he wouldn't allow others to fight a fight he was incapable of fighting himself.
The media was waiting anxiously for any sign of weakness and would have used defensiveness as a bludgeon to go after a war-time President. Remember also that Bush made a few speeches the media didn't even cover and simply reported what they wanted. Unlike with President Obama, where if his time in the spotlight is not granted without delay there is knee jerk reaction by the media to protect one of their own.
For those who think there are media members and other members of the left that are disillusioned with Obama - they will still vote form him over 90%. Should Obama lose the next election it will be because the moderate liberals stayed home and the 'undecideds' vote for the Republican or Third Party.
I feel like the biggest
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 6:16pm.
I feel like the biggest problem was when Bush started an office to combat misinformation and then caved in because the left objected. So what does Obama do but start an office of misinformation.
Howard should know...
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:04am.
"Would liberal pundits be satisfied with anything other than Cheney confessing to war crimes?"
I don't know, Howard. Would you?
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