July 26, 2007
Hotline After Dark -- Special Stake Out Edition
NBC News caught up with Barack Obama for an on-camera interview about his spat with Hillary Clinton. NBC's Mitchell: "He's taken their fight to a new level."
Obama: "What is irresponsible and naive is to have authorized a war without asking how we were going to get out -- and you know I think Senator Clinton hasn't fully answered that issue."
More Mitchell: "Clearly stunned, Obama is now taking her on."
Obama: "If we are laying out preconditions that prevents us from speaking frankly to these folks, then we are continuing with Bush-Cheney policies, and I am not interested in continuing that" ("Nightly News," 7/25).
NBC has put a transcript of the entire interview on "First Read."
THE HOUSE GETTING ITSELF IN ORDER
There was also a lot of talk last night about the House Jud Cmte's decision to hold two WH aides in contempt of Congress:
FNC's Baier: "The House Judiciary Committee today took another step towards a constitutional showdown with the White House in the investigation over the firing of eight U.S. attorneys" ("Special Report," 7/25).
CNN's Bash: "The Democrats here came one step closer to a constitutional showdown with the White House. And, right now, neither side is showing any sign of blinking." More Bash: "The next step here is a vote by the entire House of Representatives, but a Democratic leadership aide said that it's unlikely to happen until Congress returns from its month-long August recess" ("Lou Dobbs Tonight," 7/25).
CNN's Malveaux: "The tone and the message was very clear from the White House, and that is essentially, bring it on. They really feel invigorated and engaged by this confrontation" ("Lou Dobbs Tonight," 7/25).
MSNBC's Shuster: "This is a really, really big deal and a big problem for Gonzales. ... Just based on the documentary evidence that might exist, which we now know does exist, this is a clear case of perjury. ... And so now the question is whether Democrats want to call for a special prosecutor and say, look, a U.S. attorney needs to bring this to a grand jury, seek an indictment. ... But the question is, will Democrats demand a special prosecutor at this point?" ("countdown," 7/25).
NOTHING BUT NEWT
Newt Gingrich appeared on "Hannity & Colmes" last night:
On his "pygmies" comment: "The point I made was trying to make even though Mayor Giuliani, Governor Romney, Senator Fred Thompson are terrific people, the process by which we are currently trying to pick a president inevitably reduces them in stature and inevitably, I think, limits their ability to have a serious dialogue."
On Obama saying he would meet with world leaders: "I think Senator Obama is an authentic voice of the left. I think meeting with Fidel Castro makes perfect sense if you come from the American left because the American left fears the U.S. military. They fear the CIA. They fear the American government. They never fear our enemies. It would make perfect sense for him to openly announce he will visit with virtually any dictator in the planet who would be willing to have him" (FNC, 7/25). [EMILY GOODIN]
Posted at 08:46 AM
Comments
Obama has been in the Senate 2 years now...and what has he done to end the war? So what if he was against it in the beginning...he had no power or reputation to risk. I find it funny that he points to the vote before the war without providing the leadership or a solid solution now for getting us out.
james | 07.26.07 09:25 AM
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Gingrich and Hannity is like a one pygmie brain talking to another pygmie brain!
gop | 07.26.07 09:49 AM
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Obama should be stunned. He probably thought he'd be annointed the Democratic nominee based on his winning personality alone.
Heaven forbid he actually have to campaign for the job...
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