Woodward on Larry King now... Isn't anyone watching?

[qanda]

I didn't see a thread here about Woodward's appearance on King. I guess it truly is Must Miss TV (as another DUer put it last week).

[karlrschneider]

1. I don't watch LK.

...

[eleny]

2. Are we it?

Guess we have strong stomachs.

[qanda]

12. Yes, this is not for those with weak stomachs

Because even mine is churning about now.

[marylanddem]

3. Someone posted the transcript a little bit ago

and there's not a damn thing worth seeing or hearing in my opinion - just the same old smugness and air of superiority Woodward always shows. No humility.

[eleny]

6. Thanks - He's acting sanctimonious

I can't believe I spelled Sanctimonious right on the first shot!

[marylanddem]

8. that's the perfect word for him - Saint Bob the Sanctimonious

Patron saint of presstitutes everywhere.

[Elidor]

4. There's a complete transcript at Atrios

So you don't have to sit through it.

[Rainscents]

5. ??? Think not! Boring...

[AlwaysDemocrat]

7. I'm watching...

Says his source went to prosecutor and gave him permission to testify. Source did not give Woodward permission to reveal is name.

[eleny]

9. "Rebecca" is playing on TCM

We're better off switching stations. <click>

[Bluebear]

10. Another Larry King "Rehabilitation" hour? Uh, no. nt

[thebigidea]

11. notice he lies by omission, and removes Fitzgerald's use of "known"

... when discussing the indictment.

fucking weasel.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

13. I am, and I'm FURIOUS!

Not even ten minutes into the show, and that lying collaborator has TWICE mis-characterized what Fitzgerald is doing and what he has said.

First, he claims that Fitzgerald essentially said, at his press conference after the Libby indictment, that the "underlying law" (i.e., the deliberate outing of a covert CIA agent) hadn't been broken.

That is PRECISELY what Fitzgerald DID NOT say. He spelled it out very well in his baseball metaphor, when he said that Libby had, by lying, had thrown sand in the eyes of the umpire.

Second, Woodward conveniently forgets that Fitzgerald used the word "known" when discussing what government officials had revealed Plame's job.

I can't watch anymore. This lying mofo has me entirely too disgusted. His current stance is that he's above the law because anything anyone ever says to him is confidential BECAUSE HE'S WRITING A BOOK.

So Woodward is finally a deity. At least in his own mind.

Fuck him.

[Pithy Cherub]

17. We must watch so we can quote this whore's lies!

Woodward is legally parsing so Fitzgerald won't have a reason to bring him back to the GJ. His book and his whoring to the exclusion of protecting national security is the TICKET to undermining his credibility (what's left of it).

"relationships of Trust" right before The Whore Woodward takes payment for services rendered.

[Innoma]

18. Your last two words....

...encapsulate my sentiments perfectly!

[politicaholic]

22. You are so right...

what a lying tool.

[stillcool]

30. This might help you feel better...

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2005/11/by_larry_c_john.html

Blowing the Whistle On Bob Woodward
by
Larry C. Johnson

Among the many op-eds spawned by Bob Woodward's duplicity, this one in the Tampa Tribune struck a nerve. Entitled, Woodward Failed His Readers By Holding Back What He Knew, the piece sparked a reaction by Len Colodny. Len's site, watergate.com, has some fascinating background on Bob Woodward and his ties to military intelligence.

Woodward has been the consumate insider while cultivating the image of the hard charging investigative reporter. He is anything but, and it is time to blow the whistle on his incestuous relationship with certain government officials. The fact that the Washington Post is still covering for this joker says volumes about the decline of the Post.

check out link

[OldLeftieLawyer]

36. Thank you

Yes, that's Woodward, all right. The DC boy who's always been nothing but Naval Intelligence. Enabler of the first order, and now nothing but a collaborator.

Remember when he wrote about William Casey's deathbed confession about arms sales to the Contras, how it was an "off the shelf" operation. "I believed," Casey allegedly said to him. Interesting words coming from a man in a coma with an incurable brain cancer.

Woodward should be sent away from the Post as fast as they can fire him. He really is a blight.

Thanks again for that fine link.

[renate]

37. good thinking, Bob

Piss off and misrepresent the special prosecutor by misquoting his very carefully chosen words. Fitz'll like that.:eyes:

[SoCalDem]

39. Fitz' people will be poring over the video looking for stuff to impeach

his testimony with.. let the litle weasel warble:)

[catmother]

14. thanks for the reminder. i just turned it on. n/t

[laundry_queen]

15. I'm watching. Nothing else to do, lol. nt

[politicaholic]

16. But did Larry ask the hard question? Who's Woodward dating?!?!

Watching Larry King is like watching a christian league slow pitch softball game.

[longship]

19. Larry, the greatest softball pitcher in the league.

I *never* watch him.

[tjdee]

20. Larry King is not a real journalist.

If he's ever been, fine, but he's not now. His questions made me feel badly for Jennifer Aniston, who I can't stand.

And that's saying a lot.

[tjdee]

21. Larry King is not a real journalist.

If he's ever been, fine, but he's not now. His questions made me feel badly for Jennifer Aniston, who I can't stand.

And that's saying a lot.

[tsuki]

25. "Bob Woodward is not a real journalist."

If he's ever been, fine, but he's not now.

[laundry_queen]

27. I dislike LK as well.

Don't see why they waste his hour of TV on that drivel. But he DID ask St. Bob if he was compromising his reporting to try and keep access. :wow:

[bridgit]

23. king just nailed him on his quaint little view of 'special' relationships

woodward is too close to the very people most likely to use him the most imo and he seems a little good with that :eyes:

[Gloria]

33. Yeah, King actually has been going after the "special relationships" and

even asked Woodword if he could be "used." And even offered a possible scenario as an example.....

Now, it's on to the last 45 min. of Rebecca...thanks for the heads up!!

[thebigidea]

24. my god, he looks so pathetic waving 3 year old headlines around

[tridim]

26. Should Woodward be in jail right now for obstruction of justice?

Are there special rules for Woodward or something?

[Connie_Corleone]

28. I could only watch the first 10 minutes before I started feeling sick.

I would rather watch two terrible teams play monday night football than watch that POS.

[bklyncowgirl]

29. I'd judge him as being a tad self-serving.

Must be tough seeing yourself fall from being one of the idols of journalists all over to getting tangled up in this sort of mess. It was rather pitiful to see him waving old newspapers around to show that he'd been tough on the administration.

[marylanddem]

32. I'm not watching it but from the transcript

I didn't detect that his sense of superiority has been dented at all - so I doubt he feels he's fallen and Downie certainly ardently continues the mutual blow-job we've all have to witness in recent days...

[qanda]

31. Did he just have the nerve to say that

By calling Fitzgerald a "Junkyard Dog Prosecutor" he was giving him a compliment? Bwahahahahahahahaha

[thebigidea]

34. I think Cheney could be his source.

he seemed extremely uncomfortable even admitting that he MET Cheney. Very strange behavior.

[Catherine Vincent]

35. I wonder if Fitzy is watching this creep bad mouth him?

[spanone]

38. I bet he's taking notes.

[neebob]

40. Darn! An embalmed-looking guy getting asked really stupid questions

and I missed it.