Posted on 07/05/2006 3:45:02 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
July 5, 2006
Ouch! Norah O'Donnell knows how to get a guy where it hurts. And Kim Jong Il might be feeling 'ronrier' than ever.
On this evening's Hardball, Norah, guest-hosting for Chris Matthews, discussed the failed North Korean missile tests with three separate panels. In each case, she used the same metaphor to describe the failure:
To her first panel, composed of congressmen Dan Burton [R-IN] and Bill Pascrell [D-NJ], Norah noted:
"We saw the Taepodong missile essentially exploded and went limp into the sea of Japan after 45 seconds."
Next, with guests Michael Scheuer and Tyler Drumheller - both former CIA officials - she mentioned:
"We realized after 30 seconds, this missile went limp." [Yikes - performance down from 45 to only 30 seconds.]
Finally, with former RNC Chairman/VA Governor Jim Gilmore [a steadfast fellow, I might mention] and Dem strategist Hillary Rosen, O'Donnell observed
"The long range missile essentially failed and went limp after 30 seconds."
On a day when Viagra was again in the news, you have to figure Norah selected her simile with malice aforethought.
Go easy on Norah, she probably hasn't gotten any from her metrosexual chef of a husband in a while...
NK's long range missile wasn't in the air a mere matter of seconds. It flew for more than seven minutes and was headed for the waters around Hawaii. Heard this on CBS early morning news, WBZ in Boston this am. Two anchors, both looked nervous. I couldn't help wondering if we didn't take it out with a laser or something. To let it fly 7 minutes...that's dicey.
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