June 30, 2006
Hotline After Dark -- Day Before Long Weekend Edition
Our favorite Chicago station (WGN) showed our favorite Chicago movie ("Ferris Bueller's Day Off"). On cable, pundits tried to be as clever:
Most of the talk last night focused on the SCOTUS ruling regarding Guantanamo:
CNN's Henry: "A slap in the face for President Bush from a conservative-leaning Supreme Court" ("Situation Room," 6/29).
CNN's Greenfield: "The decision's real significance lies in how unusual it is. Throughout our history the court has rarely limited what a president tries to do in war time" ("Situation Room," 6/29).
FNC's Baier: "Senior administration officials emphasized all options are on the table" ("Special Report," 6/29).
WH comm. dir. Nicolle Wallace: "The president isn't dealing with prisoners the way he wants to. ... He's dealing with dangerous enemies in a way that will make sure that we, here in the United States of America, are safe and protected from them" ("Hardball," MSNBC, 6/29).
FNC's O'Reilly: "Today's ruling is a political one but not a disaster. If Mr. Bush wants military justice at Gitmo, the Republican controlled House and Senate would most likely OK it. All he has to do is ask" ("O'Reilly Factor," 6/29).
Washington Post's Milbank: "Congress is eager, if not to give him a blank check, they'll let him fill in the amount. But it's very clear that this Congress wants a little bit of face saving. What they were objecting to is not so much the program itself, but that they weren't being consulted on" ("Countdown," MSNBC, 6/29).
FNC's Kondracke: "They did not order the closing down of Guantanamo. They did not say that since the Geneva Convention applies to these people and somehow the Geneva Convention has been not followed that these guys are now free" ("Special Report," 6/29).
DRIVING HOME BACKWARDS
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) appeared on "O'Reilly Factor" last night. Here's how Bill O'Reilly started the interview:
O'Reilly: "All right, before we start the interview, I wish we could have done this in the campaign. You know, we kept waiting for you to come."
Kerry: "We should have done it. We should have."
O'Reilly: "You think so?"
Kerry: "I would love to have."
O'Reilly: "In hindsight, you should have."
Kerry: "No, I don't know why we didn't, but we should have."
And at the end of the pre-taped interview O'Reilly said: "I enjoyed the conversation. The senator is welcome here anytime. So now we're down to three: Jesse Jackson, Al Gore, Senator Hillary Clinton" (6/29). [EMILY GOODIN]
Posted at 07:31 AM
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