why does anyone care about this particular piece of trash? So he ruined his career and credibility by participating in Bush's administration. I care far more about the 1000's of soldiers who are walking around this country who have lost limbs, mental health and comrades.


Stop talking about McClellan. He's not worth it.

"Boxers or briefs? I said, BOXERS OR BRIEFS, MOTHERfarkER!!?"

what_now
why does anyone care about this particular piece of trash? So he ruined his career and credibility by participating in Bush's administration. I care far more about the 1000's of soldiers who are walking around this country who have lost limbs, mental health and comrades.

Because he's been a close associate of Bush going back to Texas, he was Press Secretary during the runup to the Iraq war, and he's now saying the stuff the administration, including him, was saying to sell the war was bullshiat. That's pretty big news.

patrick767: he's now saying the stuff the administration, including him, was saying to sell the war was bullshiat. That's pretty big news.

No it isn't. Most people knew this stuff years ago.

When Robert McNamara came out with "In Retrospect", in which he hints that MAYBE the Vietnam war wasn't exactly the best decision he ever made, people were all, "Ohhh..McNamera has come clean". So what? I don't need him telling me this. I already knew Vietnam was a clusterfark.

I don't need McClellan telling me Bush sold the country a bag of goods. All but 23% of this country knows that by now, and those 23% wouldn't believe it if Jesus told them.

Okay, I don't get the Teen Wolf thing. Oh wait, now I do. Nice, Brown Sauce

>> Anderson Cooper promises the "toughest interview" Scott McClellan has faced "like no other", then rehashes all the questions Wolf Blitzer asked McClellan earlier in the day

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

You're still watching the corporate whore media ?

There's no hope for you then but just for my own shiats and giggles tell me...

Did you actually think Anderson was gonna show you a tough interview ?

biyaaatci: Okay, I don't get the Teen Wolf thing. Oh wait, now I do. Nice, Brown Sauce

Clue a brother in.

Anderson Cooper is a CIA plant, and like many agents was recruited early through homosexual initiation trauma.

Anderson Cooper's CIA Secret (new window)

So of course he's trustworthy, fair and balanced.

Anderson Cooper wouldn't know tough if it skull-f*cked his prematurely gray head.

what_now
No it isn't. Most people knew this stuff years ago.

But Bush's former cabinet members weren't saying it. Think what you want, but to me that's pretty significant that one of them is saying it now. It's too bad he didn't speak up sooner though.

I forget... besides that hokey I-I-I'm uh-uh-uh an All-American Boyscout fake-ass stutter he foists like Opie on ritalin, why does Anderson Cooper have a tv show?


/360^o? try 180^o. ananand watch the swinging door, etc. etc.

hypocrite: I forget... besides that hokey I-I-I'm uh-uh-uh an All-American Boyscout fake-ass stutter he foists like Opie on ritalin, why does Anderson Cooper have a tv show?


/360o? try 180o. ananand watch the swinging door, etc. etc.

He's good-looking and has white hair, so he has an air of authority. And that little one-eyed squint thing he does makes him seem skeptical, even if he doesn't really ask tough questions.

what_now: patrick767: he's now saying the stuff the administration, including him, was saying to sell the war was bullshiat. That's pretty big news.

No it isn't. Most people knew this stuff years ago.

When Robert McNamara came out with "In Retrospect", in which he hints that MAYBE the Vietnam war wasn't exactly the best decision he ever made, people were all, "Ohhh..McNamera has come clean". So what? I don't need him telling me this. I already knew Vietnam was a clusterfark.

I don't need McClellan telling me Bush sold the country a bag of goods. All but 23% of this country knows that by now, and those 23% wouldn't believe it if Jesus told them.

I remember in the Summer of 2004 when the lies started to unravel, and Bush gave one of his stupid speeches admitting that he'd lied to us about the war. They showed the results of a poll the next day that indicated something like 30% of people actually thought he said the exact opposite of what he did, and another 20% didn't understand it at all.

There are people in this country less intelligent than you, and people who are more easily confused. Maybe you don't care about this guy or what he has to say, but there are many people who need to hear it. And, frankly, I'd like to see Bush prosecuted for his crimes. If McClellan's exposure right now has any chance of that happening, then I say give him a bullhorn and a soapbox.

Only Jon Stewart gave him the 3rd degree. Sad.

There is at least one question and follow up that I would like to see asked.

How did Jeff Gannon aka Guckert get a White House press pass?

How many times did he stay overnight at the White House and who was he with?

Can anyone point to a link where this was asked?

Wasn't this "story" covered by Dan Abrams, like, two week ago?

/cue "old news" graphics

what_now wins the thread and I will buy her bacon and beer for life.

Anderson Cooper is like the SbB girl of CNN. Cute (to both women and some men), nonthreatening, but no substance whatsoever.

But then, CNN has a lot of cute, fluffy anchors.

Maybe they should just rename themselves the Bunny News Network.

/Bonus: CNN headquarters is a block away from my job

Memes Ate My Balls: what_now wins the thread and I will buy her bacon and beer for life.

None of that "apple smoked" nonsense please.

All the networks are bias. If MSNBC did the interview they would've done the same damn thing. You really think they would get a hard hitting reporter to ask tough questions? Nope status quo.

It would've went something like the chris wallace obama interview.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: biyaaatci: Okay, I don't get the Teen Wolf thing. Oh wait, now I do. Nice, Brown Sauce

Clue a brother in.

It's a silly reference to Wolf's wolfie appearance.

Of course Wolf looks more like Richard Dreyfuss that anything else

Why did you have to explain it, Brown Sauce? It ruined the explanation in my head that Anderson is just a younger version of Wolf Blitzer. Of course it would have made more sense if you'd used a Michael J. Fox picture, but that's how I read it. And now that's what I am beleiving, regardless of what you say.

PC LOAD LETTER: Only Jon Stewart gave him the 3rd degree

actually if anyone other than me caught the dan rather interview it was pretty good.

This is the only thing anyone needs to say to Scott McClellan.

Scott,

There are miserable creatures like you in every administration who don't have the guts to speak up or quit if there are disagreements with the boss or colleagues. No, your type soaks up the benefits of power, revels in the limelight for years, then quits, and spurred on by greed, cashes in with a scathing critique.

In my nearly 36 years of public service I've known of a few like you. No doubt you will "clean up" as the liberal anti-Bush press will promote your belated concerns with wild enthusiasm. When the money starts rolling in you should donate it to a worthy cause, something like, "Biting The Hand That Fed Me." Another thought is to weasel your way back into the White House if a Democrat is elected. That would provide a good set up for a second book deal in a few years.

I have no intention of reading your "exposé" because if all these awful things were happening, and perhaps some may have been, you should have spoken up publicly like a man, or quit your cushy, high profile job. That would have taken integrity and courage but then you would have had credibility and your complaints could have been aired objectively. You're a hot ticket now but don't you, deep down, feel like a total ingrate?

BOB DOLE

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The Huffington Post promises to deliver current, poignant, political news and editorials, but then rehashes a story Keith Olbermann did a week ago.

Cooper got in over his head when he left The Mole. He was great on that show.

His claim to fame was crying during Katrina, and I give him props for not being an asshat there like most of the other reporters, but he never managed to fill Aaron Brown's shoes IMHO.

Russad: what_now: patrick767: he's now saying the stuff the administration, including him, was saying to sell the war was bullshiat. That's pretty big news.

No it isn't. Most people knew this stuff years ago.

When Robert McNamara came out with "In Retrospect", in which he hints that MAYBE the Vietnam war wasn't exactly the best decision he ever made, people were all, "Ohhh..McNamera has come clean". So what? I don't need him telling me this. I already knew Vietnam was a clusterfark.

I don't need McClellan telling me Bush sold the country a bag of goods. All but 23% of this country knows that by now, and those 23% wouldn't believe it if Jesus told them.

I remember in the Summer of 2004 when the lies started to unravel, and Bush gave one of his stupid speeches admitting that he'd lied to us about the war. They showed the results of a poll the next day that indicated something like 30% of people actually thought he said the exact opposite of what he did, and another 20% didn't understand it at all.

There are people in this country less intelligent than you, and people who are more easily confused. Maybe you don't care about this guy or what he has to say, but there are many people who need to hear it. And, frankly, I'd like to see Bush prosecuted for his crimes. If McClellan's exposure right now has any chance of that happening, then I say give him a bullhorn and a soapbox.

Absolutely in agreement here.

PC LOAD LETTER: Only Jon Stewart gave him the 3rd degree. Sad.

Ham-handedly. I watched that and he only picked on the one point about McClellan defending the government lying. I'd have preferred some actual tough questions regarding McClellan himself, his cowardice and his late-to-the-game let-me-sell-some-books horseshiat

I too want someone to ask him about Jeff Gannon.

Pft. I've seen tougher interviews on Channel 1.

//Obscure?

ipsofacto: Pft. I've seen tougher interviews on Channel 1.

//Obscure?

Love me some Lisa Ling

Anderson Cooper looks like a little boy trying on big people's clothes.

Like he never quite grew up or somethin'.

what_now: I don't need McClellan telling me Bush sold the country a bag of goods. All but 23% of this country knows that by now, and those 23% wouldn't believe it if Jesus told them.

Where we disagree on this is you give the American people much more credit than I do. So while 77% of this country may be against Bush, I'd say only 20% of those actually know *why* (outside of the internet mind you).

I've talked with coworkers, friends, family. They'll say "Oh I don't like Bush" - but they can't ever cite why, and in the rare case they come up with a reason, it's usually word for word something from a pundit or headline. They're just miming the feelings of the few of us who know what we're talking about, but never bother to learn themselves - and that's exactly the reason we got into this whole mess in the first place!

Hell this is why I am completely in favor of some sort of qualifying civics test or *something* before you're able to vote. If you don't know the basics of what's actually going on in the world, how in the world can you make a decision. The majority of Americans know very little about our government, how many branches there are, etc...
You need to pass a test before you can drive for crying out loud.