Did anyone see Lawrence Kaplan (New Republic) on C-Span this a.m.?

[KoKo]

I just caught about 15 minutes of it...but did he seem totally in awe and admiration of the way the Shiek's of the Desert live?

Did he seem to be kind of "out of it?" What was he there to talk about?

[Cassandra]

1. He's kissy-face with...

Kristol. Liberal, my ass.

[zanne]

3. The New Republic stopped being liberal in the 80's. nt

[Cassandra]

11. Which was when I stopped buying it.

But C-Span uses it as an example of a liberal magazine when it's actually neo-conservative with some cultural interests.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Pushing the propaganda

basically trying to say things are better in Iraq now that Saddam is gone. he drove me nuts with all his ummmmms and ahhhhs.

great caller called him on it. Said she watches IWT and Link and they show reporters talking to Iraqi's on the ground, and they want us out. She said none of the news channels in US dare to show the truth.

[Coexist]

4. are you watching now - LOL! people are calling for an end to WH briefings

this is too funny.

[KoKo]

6. Is this the Freeps? Don't want WH Briefings...

Whaaa the King isn't responsible to the people...or do the callers find Scotty so useless they figure the Press shouldn't even bother. :shrug:

[ripple]

13. That was a different segment

but certainly a disturbing one. Funny that there is talk about not televising the press briefings now that the media is finally showing some backbone. I didn't see the freeps whining when the media was parroting the Bushco talking points leading up to the war. Fucking hypocrites.

[leftchick]

5. he sounded just like Richard Perle to me

I wanted to kill my TV.

[KoKo]

7. Okay....that's what I was thinking but, I had to go so didn't hear

it all. He also seemed a little strange... Had a hard time expressing himself.

[Skidmore]

9. Had some weird giggling going on, didn't he?

I found it kind of strange and inappropriate.

[leftchick]

12. drugged up on visions of US Imperialism

no doubt. Those MFers are insane.

[acmejack]

8. I would say what I think about The New Republic and their darlings

the DLC, but my buddy, the DLC anti defamation league personified (mr B) will be here to call me some nasty names and rain invective on "progressives" in general.

So suffice it to say they are lame! Lawrence, their Senior Editor, is lame, their proponents are lame, LAME!

[Skidmore]

10. mr. B is DLC?

I've run into him a couple of times and wasn't sure what he is.