Guest hosting this afternoon's Hardball, Mike Barnicle claimed to decry the politics surrounding the Iraq Study Group's report. But when it comes to political cheap shots, does it get much lower than this comment by Barnicle himself?
"Since the report was issued, I think 19 Americans have been killed in Iraq. Does anybody really think about that at the top level here today in terms of the report? Is it all just the politics of it?"
View video here.
To his credit, John Harwood of the WSJ and CNBC didn't buy into Barnicle's cynical take: "No, no. I think people do think of that. . . I think [President Bush] gets it."
Michael Isikoff of Newsweek was clearly underwhelmed by the report and its authors:
"When you take a step back, it is quite extraordinary that you have a commission that wasn't named by the White House or even its members selected by the Congress . . . sort of essentially re-writing American foreign policy and handing this report over to the President and Congress saying 'here, do this.' . . Who elected these guys to do this? . . . There is a large element of hubris to the writing of the report itself . . . to imagine that any report or any plan written in Washington can seriously, effectively, affect facts on the ground."
Yet Barnicle implies that any delay in implementing the recommendations handed down from on high is nothing less than cynical political indifference to the death of American troops.
Finkelstein recently returned from Iraq. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Yeah, Barnicle, and I'm guess
December 8, 2006 - 19:07 ET by Dave RYeah, Barnicle, and I'm guessing at least sixteen of them died because of you Quislings in the MSM hyping that worthless path-to-surrender document written, in part, by a man whose very own law firm is helping to protect Saudi Arabia from liability in the 9/11 attacks that you and your traitorous ilk apparently have totally forgotten about.
lowest news prostitude
December 9, 2006 - 00:50 ET by foolnomorehey, mike working with no-hard-balls to get worst news prostitude,spuming deceit at all cost to discredit the very souls who are protecting your TRESONOUS a$$, go back to the alley in back-bay you came from.
bless and support ALL the troops--may they return safely home
barnicle
December 9, 2006 - 00:53 ET by Sugar LandAre we sure this really happened or was it just made up? Oh wait... my bad. Mike makes up stories and passes it for reporting in his writings. I was confused.
What an arrogant tool.
"Since the report was issued,
December 9, 2006 - 01:02 ET by hawkrock60"Since the report was issued, I think 19 Americans have been killed in Iraq."
How much have YOU been thinking about that, Barnicle?
Death's
December 9, 2006 - 10:26 ET by pbthinkerSomeone should remind Barnicle that the American press is more responsible for the continuing death in Iraq than President Bush. There has been so much said by the terrorists about Media being a part of their plan that the Press has to take come responsiblity for providing them the outlet.
One has to wonder what purpose there would be, in killing hundreds of innocent civilians, were it not for a willing press using these attacks to undermine the Bush effort to stabilize Iraq. Somehow I feel the terrorists would have to come up with plan "B", were it not for CNN and the NY Times.