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lostnfound

(16,179 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:10 PM Apr 2015

Chris Hayes interview with Judy Miller and Der Spiegel article

Wow. Chris is practically attacking Judy Miller for her role in convincing the American public to have a war in Iraq. He's dscribing it as "disingenuous" and is asking her repeatedly whether she feels some deep responsibility either professionally or morally for the disaster that is in Iraq.

When I saw that she was going to be on, I thought. "I can't believe he's bringing HER on" to talk about the Der Spiegel article which reports that ISIS is essentially the same people as Saddam Hussein's intelligence apparatus. But he is totally holding her feet to the fire about all of that she did at the NYT to help sell the war.

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Chris Hayes interview with Judy Miller and Der Spiegel article (Original Post) lostnfound Apr 2015 OP

Pain in the neck interview elleng Apr 2015 #1

Are you implying Chris Hayes didn't do a good interview still_one Apr 2015 #5

I didn't like his hyper-assertive approach, elleng Apr 2015 #6

Yeah, that is his style, a little too emotional. Mike Wallace was one of the best, but still_one Apr 2015 #10

'Go ask Sabrina Erdely at Rolling Stone, House of Roberts Apr 2015 #2

One of her dodges was to say bvf Apr 2015 #3

and of course she did collaborate, elleng Apr 2015 #7

Bill Maher gave her a free pass. Someone should hold her feet to the still_one Apr 2015 #4

Oh... You Should... It's The Way Journalism Is Supposed To Be... WillyT Apr 2015 #9

Props to Chris Hayes! Stardust Apr 2015 #11

"We did the best we could." procon Apr 2015 #8

There is no way in Hell we would have invaded Iraq Jackpine Radical Apr 2015 #12

elleng

(130,908 posts)

1. Pain in the neck interview

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:11 PM

Apr 2015

with a pain in the neck person.

still_one

(92,190 posts)

5. Are you implying Chris Hayes didn't do a good interview

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:54 PM

Apr 2015

elleng

(130,908 posts)

6. I didn't like his hyper-assertive approach,

Reply to still_one (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:56 PM

Apr 2015

little time for full responses and then full follow up.

still_one

(92,190 posts)

10. Yeah, that is his style, a little too emotional. Mike Wallace was one of the best, but

Reply to elleng (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:59 PM

Apr 2015

there were others in that time frame also

Today not so many, Rachael Maddow is a good interviewer. Actually, so is Jon Stewart,

House of Roberts

(5,170 posts)

2. 'Go ask Sabrina Erdely at Rolling Stone,

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:14 PM

Apr 2015

about what happens when your source is wrong!'

bvf

(6,604 posts)

3. One of her dodges was to say

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:29 PM

Apr 2015

that she wrote a lot of pieces in collaboration with colleagues.

Weak sauce.

elleng

(130,908 posts)

7. and of course she did collaborate,

Reply to bvf (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:57 PM

Apr 2015

Michael Gordon was with her on most by-lines.

still_one

(92,190 posts)

4. Bill Maher gave her a free pass. Someone should hold her feet to the

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:53 PM

Apr 2015

Fire

I can't stand her and won't watch the interview

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

9. Oh... You Should... It's The Way Journalism Is Supposed To Be...

Reply to still_one (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:58 PM

Apr 2015

Annoying... yet that's why most politicians avoid these kind of confrontational interviews...

And why we get screwed in the process...

Props to Chris Hayes.

Stardust

(3,894 posts)

11. Props to Chris Hayes!

Reply to WillyT (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:29 PM

Apr 2015

procon

(15,805 posts)

8. "We did the best we could."

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:58 PM

Apr 2015

That is Judy Miller lying... again! She keeps repeating the same old lies that the intelligence agencies got it wrong, which was debunked years ago. It's BS!

I never ever bought into Bush's lies. The UN was putting out tons of evidence disputing Bush/Cheney's unsubstantiated crap. Some US news agencies, and even more throughout Europe, got the story right. Yet here she is, one of the biggest war enablers the Bush administration had, acting like she played no part in the road to war.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

12. There is no way in Hell we would have invaded Iraq

Reply to procon (Reply #8)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:29 PM

Apr 2015

with out ground forces the way that we did if we had thought there was the slightest real possibility that Saddam could deploy gas against them.

When I pointed that out to some wingnut hawk types right after the invasion, they said Saddam had moved them all to Syria.

I said something to the effect of "Jesus, his country has just been invaded. Who the fuck is he saving them to use on? The Martians?"

I don't remember what deflection came next from the wingnut.

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