[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.

[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!

[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

[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?

[Ditter]

Thanks for your report. It must be ratings. Katy & Matt are whores along with being flaming liberal partisans. I don't trust either of them.

[toolbreaker]

"It was absolutely prudent to go to war. The system was collapsing, Iraq was a country with desire to develop WMDs, and it was attracting terrorists like flies to honey."

I don't suppose we'll see this quote in the New York Times.

[theDentist]

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!

No. Think of it this way: what candidates supported the war or voted in favor of action? Who would the Libs want to be able to "forgive" a vote if they can show he was misled (even to the point of saying Bush was also misled) to make that canadidate more palatable as the Dem Nominee?

Kerry

[LoudRepublicangirl]

It's good that he has said these things. However since the left can't digest information in it's true form they will continue to spin that Bush intentionally led us into this war based on lies. Get ready for the big battle.

[BlueAngel]

Thanks!

[cripplecreek]

never underestimate the power of the halfwit liberal mind. ive allready seen comments in other forums that the white house had "gotten" to kay.

[Paul_B]

Excellent report. Thanks much.

[Mo1]

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