Comments on: Couric blasts Bush on Iraq, war was ‘a mistake.’ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:18:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4093463 Evil Spaniard Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:52:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4093463 Every cheerleader for the war is backpedaling now? All of them knew from day 0 that was a blunder? And no one said anything against a so evidently illegal and badly planned war? Traitors all... Every cheerleader for the war is backpedaling now? All of them knew from day 0 that was a blunder? And no one said anything against a so evidently illegal and badly planned war? Traitors all…

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4093462 Max-1 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:40:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4093462 . My Couric translator reads: I FAILED TO DO MY JOB .

My Couric translator reads: I FAILED TO DO MY JOB

]]> By: Max-1 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4093461 Max-1 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:38:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4093461 . I wonder when her Brittney piece will be out? . .

I wonder when her Brittney piece will be out?

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]]> By: 1984 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4093456 1984 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:10:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4093456 Well Couric...now you can tell your audience things I've known for years. Start by bringing up the PNAC agenda.. Well Couric…now you can tell your audience things I’ve known for years. Start by bringing up the PNAC agenda..

]]> By: Chocolate Jesus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4093378 Chocolate Jesus Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:59:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4093378 i am so tired of this word MISLED.. its LIED.. LIED LIED! i am so tired of this word MISLED.. its LIED.. LIED LIED!

]]> By: Susan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4093044 Susan Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:43:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4093044 I believe Ms. Couric has been part of the "news" for quite some time now and I never once heard her ask any hard questions of this administration, especially when they planned to invade Iraq. Give me a break, Katie! Where was your voice back then?!? Too little, way too late. I believe Ms. Couric has been part of the “news” for quite some time now and I never once heard her ask any hard questions of this administration, especially when they planned to invade Iraq. Give me a break, Katie! Where was your voice back then?!? Too little, way too late.

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092974 Keith Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:21:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092974 Katie dear, Leftside Annie is right. It's spelt O-I-L. It's not a mistake. It's very, very deliberate. It's not a failure. To our oil administration, it is a success. The US uses 25% of the world's oil. We are now sitting in Iraq (#2 oil reserves) and in between Saudi Arabia (#1) and Iran (#3). Katie dear, Leftside Annie is right. It’s spelt O-I-L. It’s not a mistake. It’s very, very deliberate. It’s not a failure. To our oil administration, it is a success.

The US uses 25% of the world’s oil. We are now sitting in Iraq (#2 oil reserves) and in between Saudi Arabia (#1) and Iran (#3).

]]> By: Serenity Now http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092791 Serenity Now Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:08:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092791 I don't need to know Katie's personal opinion about anything. There has been far to much of that in the media. A news anchor should be able to tell the viewers the facts of any story in a way the presents the full coverage of any event. Instead the media just reports talking points. Ex. of what the media does "Today, at the White House daily press gathering, WH spokesman Tony Snow said the WH wasn't sure if or how 9 billion dollars was lost somewhere in Iraq but said the WH was looking into the matter." Ex. of what the media should being doing. "Today, at the White House daily press gathering, WH spokesman Tony Snow said the WH wasn't sure if or how 9 billion dollars was lost somewhere in Iraq but said the WH was looking into the matter." Our reporters found the explanation given by the WH to be suspect so we did some investigating and have discovered that there are numerous inconsistancy's with the WH story and the pentagons story about who was in charge of this money and where and how it was obtained, and taken. It appears that there may have been much more than mismanagement by the Pentagon and the WH regarding the missing billions, and the possibilty of fraud and theft could be involv in this event. You can be sure we will have more on this important story tomorrow and every day until we have discovered the location of the missing billions in Iraq. I don’t need to know Katie’s personal opinion about anything. There has been far to much of that in the media. A news anchor should be able to tell the viewers the facts of any story in a way the presents the full coverage of any event. Instead the media just reports talking points.

Ex. of what the media does

“Today, at the White House daily press gathering, WH spokesman Tony Snow said the WH wasn’t sure if or how 9 billion dollars was lost somewhere in Iraq but said the WH was looking into the matter.”

Ex. of what the media should being doing.

“Today, at the White House daily press gathering, WH spokesman Tony Snow said the WH wasn’t sure if or how 9 billion dollars was lost somewhere in Iraq but said the WH was looking into the matter.” Our reporters found the explanation given by the WH to be suspect so we did some investigating and have discovered that there are numerous inconsistancy’s with the WH story and the pentagons story about who was in charge of this money and where and how it was obtained, and taken. It appears that there may have been much more than mismanagement by the Pentagon and the WH regarding the missing billions, and the possibilty of fraud and theft could be involv in this event. You can be sure we will have more on this important story tomorrow and every day until we have discovered the location of the missing billions in Iraq.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092589 Marie Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:26:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092589 First they chastised her because she is a working mom who traveled to dangerous Iraq. Then they loved her because she repeated their talking points after she returned from Iraq. Today they will surely take her off their favored status list again. Frankly, I don't think she is a serious journalist and her trip to Iraq was to give her and her news show some needed credibility, but anytime someone speaks against Bush's war in Iraq all isn't lost. First they chastised her because she is a working mom who traveled to dangerous Iraq. Then they loved her because she repeated their talking points after she returned from Iraq. Today they will surely take her off their favored status list again.

Frankly, I don’t think she is a serious journalist and her trip to Iraq was to give her and her news show some needed credibility, but anytime someone speaks against Bush’s war in Iraq all isn’t lost.

]]> By: AntiFed1791 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092547 AntiFed1791 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:12:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092547 You know we are in trouble when they start dumping the blame on ol' dimwit Bush. As if he was ever in charge of anything important. He's been managed from day one. He's the lightning rod, the stooge, the patsy -- always has been. You know we are in trouble when they start dumping the blame on ol’ dimwit Bush. As if he was ever in charge of anything important. He’s been managed from day one.

He’s the lightning rod, the stooge, the patsy — always has been.

]]> By: FunMe http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092439 FunMe Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:41:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092439 Is Gummy Mouth finally going to get fired? Is this why she is speaking her "true" feelings about the war? She's a corporate MSM whore. Who cares about her! Is Gummy Mouth finally going to get fired? Is this why she is speaking her “true” feelings about the war?

She’s a corporate MSM whore. Who cares about her!

]]> By: Erroll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092389 Erroll Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:07:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092389 Is she not the same person who said in Fahrenheit 9/11 that "Navy Seals rock!?". Not exactly an unbiased view of how she felt about the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Is she not the same person who said in Fahrenheit 9/11 that “Navy Seals rock!?”. Not exactly an unbiased view of how she felt about the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092380 Nevar Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:01:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092380 Well, well, well, whichever way the wind blows, Katie. Congratulations, I guess, now that you're safely back in the States and away from the clutches of the beloved Petraeus you can speak your piece. Well, well, well, whichever way the wind blows, Katie.

Congratulations, I guess, now that you’re safely back in the States and away from the clutches of the beloved Petraeus you can speak your piece.

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092323 Leftside Annie Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:34:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092323 Oh, Katie.... my God, how you're embarrassing me!! Sweetheart, you don't "understand" how or why we got mislead into this war...? It's called O-I-L, dear. Good grief. Pass me my Unknown American bag, please! Oh, Katie…. my God, how you’re embarrassing me!!

Sweetheart, you don’t “understand” how or why we got mislead into this war…?

It’s called O-I-L, dear.

Good grief. Pass me my Unknown American bag, please!

]]> By: tombaker http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092322 tombaker Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:34:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092322 she must already know she's getting fired, or she'd never have said that. give her at least a half-point, for having said what she did in a forum she new would make it to the public, albeit not straight from her on her newscast. she must already know she’s getting fired, or she’d never have said that.

give her at least a half-point, for having said what she did in a forum she new would make it to the public, albeit not straight from her on her newscast.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092303 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:26:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092303 RagingGirl: "Hire Lara Logan - she’s got class and integrity." Lara Logan is awsome, but as long as Sumner Redstone is running Viacom, I don't see anyone like Logan in the anchor chair. Remember, Redstone stated publically in 2004 that although he was a lifelong Democrat, he had to do what was best for Viacom and Bush was better for his profits because Repubs favored deregulation of the media and Kerry was not amenable to any more deregulation. Sumner will have to answer for his public statements in the Dan Rather civil lawsuit. RagingGirl: “Hire Lara Logan – she’s got class and integrity.”

Lara Logan is awsome, but as long as Sumner Redstone is running Viacom, I don’t see anyone like Logan in the anchor chair. Remember, Redstone stated publically in 2004 that although he was a lifelong Democrat, he had to do what was best for Viacom and Bush was better for his profits because Repubs favored deregulation of the media and Kerry was not amenable to any more deregulation. Sumner will have to answer for his public statements in the Dan Rather civil lawsuit.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092291 Doc Rock Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:20:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092291 No street cred! As a reporter, she's responsible for what she says, just like Dan Rather was. You can't speak out of both sides of your mouth and have <strong> ANY </strong><strong> credibility. She's inferring 'I'm OK, I was only reading a script'? Is she a reporter or just a "script reader? The answer is apparent!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong> No street cred! As a reporter, she’s responsible for what she says, just like Dan Rather was. You can’t speak out of both sides of your mouth and have ANY credibility. She’s inferring ‘I’m OK, I was only reading a script’? Is she a reporter or just a “script reader? The answer is apparent!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: alphainfinityomega http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092272 alphainfinityomega Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:13:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092272 Her "reports" from Iraq are the main reason that I hesitate to even serf to her broadcast at 6:30 p.m.. <strong>∞</strong> Her “reports” from Iraq are the main reason that I hesitate to even serf to her broadcast at 6:30 p.m..

∞

]]> By: Jackie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092243 Jackie Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:46:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092243 Katie has made the history books with the lowest rating ever. Now it's about money the CBS people are losing. Katie will say anything now to get people to watch her show. Katie got the job because she would always attack anyone who spoke up against the White House criminal policy. Now with the news that the White House directed her on what to report before the famous White House aka General Petraeus report was clear who Katie is really working for. The bad news was soldiers had already emailed honest media and family members with proof of what was really going on. Now Katie is she says telling the truth Wow and we can believe her right? Why wasn't she telling the truth before when she said it was the truth but it really was a lie. Who's on first and who's on second? This is all about Money and CBS is losing alot. Katie has made the history books with the lowest rating ever. Now it’s about money the CBS people are losing. Katie will say anything now to get people to watch her show. Katie got the job because she would always attack anyone who spoke up against the White House criminal policy. Now with the news that the White House directed her on what to report before the famous White House aka General Petraeus report was clear who Katie is really working for. The bad news was soldiers had already emailed honest media and family members with proof of what was really going on.

Now Katie is she says telling the truth Wow and we can believe her right? Why wasn’t she telling the truth before when she said it was the truth but it really was a lie. Who’s on first and who’s on second?

This is all about Money and CBS is losing alot.

]]> By: RagingGurrl http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-4092239 RagingGurrl Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:44:36 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/09/26/couric-blasts-bush-on-iraq-war-was-a-mistake/#comment-4092239 WTF Katie? Why don't you use the Google and look up PNAC. What do you mean <em>"I’ve never understood why [invading Iraq] was so high on the administration’s agenda"</em>? Damn, I'm not even a reporter and I knew they've been planning to go into Iraq for some time now. And why don't you follow the money to see just who's getting rich off this war. I call BS. Katie is back peddling as fast as she can after showing her true colors when she played cheerleader-for-the-surge during her report from Iraq. Time to dump her from CBS. Hire Lara Logan - she's got class and integrity. Two things Katie has never had. WTF Katie? Why don’t you use the Google and look up PNAC. What do you mean “I’ve never understood why [invading Iraq] was so high on the administration’s agenda”? Damn, I’m not even a reporter and I knew they’ve been planning to go into Iraq for some time now.
And why don’t you follow the money to see just who’s getting rich off this war.
I call BS. Katie is back peddling as fast as she can after showing her true colors when she played cheerleader-for-the-surge during her report from Iraq.
Time to dump her from CBS. Hire Lara Logan – she’s got class and integrity. Two things Katie has never had.

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