Wanna see something funny? (MtP and censorship)

[derby378]

By now, most of us have at least glanced through the original and unexpurgated transcript of Chuhtawww's interview with Barack Obama on Sunday, Sept. 7 on Meet the Press. Failing that, we probably saw David Letterman catching the infamous gaffe on television for the whole nation to see on a new segment called "Chuck Todd - On It."

Since then, NBC News has censored the transcript to erase all mention by Obama of Syria before Chuhtawww intoned, "You've not said the word, 'Syria'..." We've all seen it.

But what you might not know is that they missed one reference. Here's what they forgot to scrub:

PRES. OBAMA:

I'm preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threat from ISIL. Keep in mind that this is something that we know how to do. We've been dealing with terrorist threats for quite some time. This administration has systematically dismantled Al Qaeda in the FATA.

ISIL poses a broader threat because of its territorial ambitions in Iraq and Syria. But the good news is coming back from the most recent NATO meeting is the entire international community understands that this is something that has to be dealt with.

It's still there as of this posting. Check it out.

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-transcript-september-7-2014-n197866

[NYC_SKP]

1. Todd sure likes to interrupt. Shame, really. He needs to STFU and listen.

You've ruled out boots on the ground. And I'm curious, have you only ruled them out simply for domestic political reasons? Or is there another reason you've ruled out American boots on the ground? Because your own-- your own guys have said, "You can't defeat ISIS with air strikes alone."

PRES. OBAMA:

Well, they're absolutely right about that. But you also cannot, over the long term or even the medium term, deal with this problem by having the United States serially occupy various countries all around the Middle East. We don't have the resources. It puts enormous strains on our military. And at some point, we leave. And then things blow up again. So we--

CHUCK TODD:

Like what happened in Iraq.

PRES. OBAMA:

--so-- so we've gotta have a more sustainable strategy, which means the boots on the ground have to be Iraqi.

CHUCK TODD:

What about boots--

PRES. OBAMA:

And-- and in Syria, the boots on the ground have to be Syrian. And that's why--

CHUCK TODD:

Who?

[derby378]

2. It would have been interesting to see Todd interview Bush 43 on MtP

Would he have challenged Bush's "I don't testify" remark with the same aggression and persistence? I think not.