Judith Miller now best buds with........

[Capt. Obvious]

James O'Keefe. I bet it's the furry handcuffs and his boat.

Ex-New York Times reporter Judith Miller and rightwing guerilla filmmaker James O'Keefe filmed an hour-long discussion trying to answer the question that has persisted through their careers: "Why do they hate us?"

"I think journalists who poke holes in comforting narratives tend to be subjected to a fair amount of scorn," Miller told O'Keefe. "I've spent my whole life trying to poke holes in comfortable narratives. And I think that annoys people."

She commiserated with O'Keefe about being "despised" by the mainstream media, saying that the two were united by "skepticism" and their efforts to get at the truth.

Miller is widely known for her reportage on weapons of mass destruction in the lead up to the Iraq War, while O'Keefe is known for doing things like crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dressed as Osama bin Laden.

"That's what journalism is, trial and error," Miller said to O'Keefe in the interview.

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[closeupready]

1. Judith Miller, you are an absolute DISGRACE to American journalism.

NOT a martyr who was crucified for 'poking holes in comfortable narratives'. Your narcissism is revolting.

[blm]

2. She was NEVER skeptical of the horseshit Cheney had shoveled at her.

She swallowed it and repeated it like the good stenographer her fascist paymasters groomed her to be.

Someone should do a forensic accounting of that fascist tool's bank account.

[closeupready]

3. SHE claims that that was not her job, that '(I) am not an intelligence analyst!'

Asked about this, Miller said that as an investigative reporter in the intelligence area, “my job isn’t to assess the government’s information and be an independent intelligence analyst myself. My job is to tell readers of The New York Times what the government thought about Iraq’s arsenal.” Many journalists would disagree with this; instead, they would consider offering an independent evaluation of official claims one of their chief responsibilities.

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2004/feb/26/now-they-tell-us/

[blm]

5. "And I won't speak to the dozens of analysts accusing Cheney of cooking the intel books"

either.

[H2O Man]

15. It's important to remember

that "journalism" is her second job. It's the official cover for her primary occupation.

[blm]

19. BFEE propagandists

like Michael Ledeen…..Jon Meacham….Ron Fournier…..

[spanone]

4. so judy, was being at peace in 2003 a 'comforting narrative' for america?

is that why you helped lie us into the iraq war?

[gratuitous]

6. Dear Ms. Miller: I think I've spotted your problem

Journalism isn't "trial and error," it's getting the freakin' story right.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. Be fair, journalism for both of them has involved trials for their 'errors'

and both of them were duly convicted.

[louis-t]

7. Why is her soul not burning with the knowledge that she

helped kill hundreds of thousands of people?

[skypilot]

8. My god.

The fact that she would sit in the same room with this turd pretty much tells you everything you need to know about her.

[Cooley Hurd]

9. 2 weeks ago, she was begging everyone to view her as an unbiased observer...

...to what happened 12 years ago. Now, she's partnering with a loon who has become the antithesis (and a mockery) of Journalism.

I'm glad Jon Stewart treated her with a level of disgust I'd never EVER seen him show before.

[Backwoodsrider]

10. this woman has no heart

I cannot think of another 'reporter' who has done more to further income inequality. She is very good liar. She lies to push some right wing task then says something liberal and the Times highlights that then out of nowhere she comes back with more crap like the reasons we should go to war with Iraq. EVIL

[Mike Nelson]

11. Birds of a feather...

...you know the rest.

[Gothmog]

12. Neither one of these idiots are journalists

The claim by these idiots that they are journalists is offensive

[pansypoo53219]

13. she really must want a fun gnewz job.

[Jefferson23]

16. Wow, she has really gone off the deep end, what a loser and colossal liar. n/t

[Rex]

17. It is funny watching garbage pundits stroke each other's egos over their own grand failures in media

Nah...more like sad and pathetic.

[Dont call me Shirley]

18. This should be fun. I'll make the popcorn.