[A.A. Cunningham]

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[satchmodog9]

Always nice to see Jimmy go down in flames.

[Gordongekko909]

JIM LEHRER: You made a speech earlier this week where you said the news media should reassess the way it covers Iraq. What do you mean?

DONALD RUMSFELD: Oh, I think that it's -- if you look where the news media is, it's down very low at the polls. If you want to get into public opinion polls, people in that business are right down near the bottom.

JIM LEHRER: Tell me about it.

DONALD RUMSFELD: You know that. Yeah, does it bother you?

JIM LEHRER: (laughter) Hey, I ask the questions here!

This doesn't look like a smackdown to me; this particular exchange seems pretty friendly.

[Dustbunny]

I love Rummy, he is a true American.

[rawhide]

Rummy is a tough old coot!

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[msnimje]

And we're up against an enemy that understands that they can't win anything in Iraq. They cannot win a battle. The only place they can win is in Washington, D.C. And they know that. And they have media committees

Howard Dean and the Alphabet Channels!

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Does anyone know Rummy's email? I want to congrat him on the Bitch-Slap and wish him a Merry X-mas. Put him in a wig and he could be a Founding Father.

[bray]

It is an aspect of war. But they can't win the war over there. The only place they can win it is in Washington, D.C. And they know that. And they are working it; and they are working it skillfully. And they lie.

Is he talking about the terrorists, the Traitors or PravdABDNC??

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[dannyboy72]

This man will go down as one of the military legends among troops who stay in the military for a long time to come. The name Rummy will be spoken with adoration and laughter. I can't think of a single politician who handles the press quite the way Rummy does. And he smacks them in the face with a smile. I love that man.

[Prost1]

"we led our program tonight in the News Summary with a story about the 34 Iraqis who were killed in a car bombing on a bus in downtown Baghdad."

When Saddam was exporting terroism to Israel each day, every day with vests and money for suicide bombers, was that the story of the day of Jim Lehrer?

When Israelies were being blown up weekly, daily, was that the story???? NO! Oh, No! But now, oh wait, Iraqis are being blown up. Fewer Iraquis are dying daily now than when Saddam was in power!

Jim Lehrer is a communist b$#$***! I do not want my tax $$ supporting this #$%$#%#.

[ChadGore]

Rummy Rocks!

[nightdriver]

Lehrer (means "student" in German - ha! He hasn't learned a thing.) never asked any questions outside the subversive socialist template that the liberal hive adheres to.

I'm just glad that we have a SecDef the caliber of Rumsfeld. He is confident enough in what he is doing that he can answer without crawfishing.

Very reassuring having his calm hand on the throttles.

[stylin19a]

"...it's an academician who said the situation in Iraq is terrible, just terrible. And it's never been better...."

How good is that ?

[vpintheak]

I saw it and Rummy couldn't have done better.

[citizencon]

Would the MSM call the beheaders beheaders? Bravo! Rummy.

[msjhall]

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