It's no surprise, but it is disgusting how Fox is spinning the Clinton interview. They are showing clips and pointing out how aggravated he is. They bring on Democratic senators and ask them questions like is Clinton accurate and the Democrats say yes and Fox does no followup. But they do keep asking such questions which gives this sense of doubt. They never show the clip of Clinton asking Wallace why he hasn't asked Bush the question and no anchor asks why Bush didn't followup after the Cole. Really disgusting.
Update: Ugh it gets worse. They're harping on him saying "this is a conservative hit job". They brought out Liz Trotta ( former New York bureau chief of The Washington Times and Fox news contributor) who says "Clinton's temper is legendary" and "have you ever seen the Clinton's not blame someone else for their problems?". This after admitting he didn't do all he could but he did more than others. Also the caption at the bottom of the screen was "Clinton's outburst: real anger, or coolly calculated"
Update: If you want a good interview, watch Clinton on Meet the Press. Props to Tim Russert who asked questions and let Clinton talk as long as he wanted for an answer, just as he does with Republicans. I wish the press pressed politicians more but this was at least fair.
Update: Clinton asked Wallace how many times he or Fox asked the administration why they didn't do anything as a result of the USS Cole bombing. Media Matters has the answer.
Update: Yet again I agree with Cenk Uydur, Why Don't All Democrats Do What Clinton Did?.
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I listened to Russet interview in the car and was impresed by Clinton's answers. In light of our recent debate concering Powell I especially liked the moment when Clinton was asked about how to deal with Iraq now. His answer seemd unscripted and appropriate for such a question. He went at length and around the issue several times and, overall, came out with natural and reasonable conclusions. It was a good contrast with the usual bs I hear from people from both parties these days.
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