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I'd ask the tough questions, alright (Behind one of those plastic salad bar shields, of course). But, alas, I guess we'll have to settle for Jake Tapper, who does a remarkably good job, especially considering the fact that he's a former Salon staff writer and thus probably has a "Bowling for Columbine" poster on the wall of his SoHo flat.

For example, watch Moore yell "Hey, look over there!" in response to a credible challenge:

TAPPER: If the government of Iraq permitted a terrorist named Abu Nidal who is certainly responsible for killing Americans to have Iraq as a safe haven; if Saddam Hussein funded suicide bombers in Israel who did kill Americans; if the Iraqi police — now this is not a murder but it's a plan to murder — to assassinate President Bush which at the time merited airstrikes from President Clinton once that plot was discovered; does that not belie your claim that the Iraqi government never murdered an American or never had a hand in murdering an American?

You're talking about, they provide safe haven for Abu Nidal after the committed these murders, uh, Iraq helps or supports suicide bombers in Israel. I mean the support, you remember the telethon that the Saudis were having? It's our allies, the Saudis, that have been providing help and aid to the suicide bombers in Israel. That's the story you should be covering. Why don't you cover that story? Why don't you cover it?

Uh, nice response, Mike.

(Via Jonah Goldberg's excellent G-file)

Posted by Bill at June 28, 2004 12:46 PM | TrackBack (0)