Koppel Jokes: Bush Joined Guard to Stay Out of Vietnam, Now Going to S
November 16th, 2006 12:21 AM
As the guest on Wednesday's Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, Ted Koppel ribbed host Jon Stewart for not ridiculing President George W. Bush over his trip to Vietnam and then Koppel offered his own sharp-edged joke about it. Koppel scolded Stewart, "I'll tell you what I have been thinking: I can't believe you haven't done anything on George Bush in Vietnam." Koppel then delivered…
A Picture and Story From Iraq the Media Will Never Share
November 14th, 2006 3:25 AM
I first received this picture in my e-mail today from our good friend Joe Myers. It contained the following caption:Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt cradles a young Iraqi girl as they both sleep in the hospital. The girl's entire family was executed by insurgents. The killers shot her in the head but she survived. The girl received treatment at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, but cries often…
WashPost’s Sally Quinn: Bush ‘Relieved’ About Losing Congress
November 13th, 2006 3:01 PM
"Washington Post" reporter Sally Quinn appeared on Monday’s "American Morning," ready to psychoanalyze President Bush in the wake of last week’s midterm defeat. Quinn discussed the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the hiring of Robert Gates as a replacement, and how President Bush is secretly "relieved" over the drubbing the GOP received. Now, either Ms. Quinn has become a…
