Kay on Today: "It Was Absolutely Prudent to Go to War Against Saddam" (Remarkable New Info)

The Today Show

[governsleastgovernsbest]

This is, no pun intended, a bombshell interview. Kay absolutely absolves the Bush administration of any intent to mislead the American people into war, paints Saddam as a highly dangerous man who was ardently seeking WMDs, and strongly backs the President's decision to go to war.

While only a relatively minor footnote, Lauer's supportive tone was almost as equally surprising. The rough transcript above doesn't do it complete justice. By his tone, and the way he set up the questions, it was clear that Lauer was helping position Kay to make his statements in support of the Bush administration.

If Katie and Matt keep this up, I could be out of my "job" at FR, reporting on blatant liberal bias at The Today Show!

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Today Show ping.

[4CJ]

Only one explanation, Lauer has been cloned by aliens.

[Peach]

Hmm. Remarkable.

I've thought for some time now that the Rats would prefer we went to war against a nuclear and chemically armed country. Perhaps I was wrong and there is some sanity on the left after all.

[sauropod]

Don't throw in the towel just yet.

[Always Right]

If Katie and Matt keep this up, I could be out of my "job" at FR, reporting on blatant liberal bias at The Today Show!

I wouldn't hold my breath. I think Katie and Matt were just having an off day.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Well, if Lauer is showing signs of sanity, the trend hasn't reached the Dem presidential candidates yet. Dean, Kerry and the others are still claiming that the Bush administration misled the American people into war.

[jla]

^

[Puppage]

"If you didn't find WMDs, does that mean they never existed, or could they have been moved prior to war?"

Come on....Iraq is the size of Californina. IMHO, it's still too soon to make a conclusive decision. With that said, I would not be surprised if the were indeed moved to Syria before we had a chance to close the border.

[MEG33]

I have heard Kay speak.He said Bush just told him to search for the truth.Bush was misled as were the Brits,the French,the Germans,etc.Bad intel.

Good Morning.Thanks!

[Peach]

You are right of course. It's a bit of hopefulness on my part regarding the left. If the media can be made to understand the issues, it is my hope the electorate will also understand, which will drive the left to a more balanced position.

[Wait4Truth]

Bump! I don't suppose we will be hearing any of this on the cable networks. That's what the media does. They distort the original remarks of the person and then never correct it - even when the full transcript comes out. They do their initial damage and then they go silent. Happens every day. They know the public only hears the first headlines. It's dispicable.

[Arrowhead1952]

If Katie and Matt keep this up, I could be out of my "job" at FR, reporting on blatant liberal bias at The Today Show!

I just happened to turn on the Today show yesterday, and almost lost my breakfast when I sat the perky one.... She looks like she is always PO'ed about something

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks for giving me hope! But seriously, once we get into the heart of the election campaign, I am confident that Matt and Katie will ride to the support of the Dem candidate and engage in the kind of Bush bashing that will give me plenty to report on!

[MEG33]

FYI

[Behind Liberal Lines]

I have to wonder if this wasn't a case of Lauer not doing his homework.

The liberal media is so liberal they've been ignoring reports out of England and elsewhere in which Kay made similar comments. Maybe Lauer was simply setting Kay up with softballs because he didn't realize that Kay was going to use them to defend the President and the war.

[Toespi]

if anyone was abused (by faulty intelligence) it was the President of the US rather than the other way around."

Given the atmosphere of the Intelligience community, one wonders if this was intentional.

[Quilla]

Thank you for the positively shocking report.

[McGruff]

Lauer: "If you didn't find WMDs, does that mean they never existed, or could they have been moved prior to war?"

Kay: "We looked at that possibility but we didn't find evidence that there were large stockpiles prior to the war."

Why not ask the direct question? Is there any evidence of Saddam shipping his WMDs to Syria?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

That's why I mentioned that, more than normally, it would have been useful to actually see the interview rather than rely on my report. It seemed clear to me that Lauer was not mindlessly lobbing open-ended questions, but that he was generally sympathetic to Kay's views and was asking questions designed to let him offer pro-Bush administration answers. Remarkable.