9.26.2006

She talked about the Civil War AND the Cold War. Neat!

It is hard to say what is more embarrasing, Katie Couric's interview with Condeeleza Rice or her blog post about it. That's right, she has a blog, and it doesn't exactly strengthen her REAL SERIOUS NEWS credentials. It actually kind of reads like Harriet Mier's paradoy blog, with the difference of being real. Anyway, the best part of the blog post is the comments, that vary between funny, insightful, and scary. From the very first comment:

You begin by talking about her great memory, but fail to note that she repeatedly testified to not remembering key conversations when she was before the September 11 Commission.
Why do you hate America JMEhrlich? And do you get together with your friends to play Brahms? So what do you know?!

A quick word of the interview, Rice actually compares those who say "Muslims can't handle democracy" (people who DO NOT EXIST IN THIS DIMENSION OF TIME AND SPACE. SERIOUSLY, CAN YOU NAME A SINGLE PERSON, JUST ONE?!?) are like those who said blacks were sub-human during the civil rights struggle. The crazy analogies just keep coming from these guys! "I don't think your Iraq policy is thought out, going to work, or even takes in account the realities of the country today" = Racist KKK leader.

At least Couric confronted her with a quoted from a major Iraq war critic, her teenage daughter. That's right.