Anyone catch Jim Lehrer talking to Lawernce Tribe on Newshour tonight say.

[jab105]

in regards to the Schiavo case Tribe was arguing against some Republican guy...appearances, Republican guy was very well spoken, had his talking points down...Tribe was all over the place, I coulda done before myself...imo...he seemed embarassed to be arguing that her wishes should be followed, I don't get that!!

ANywyas...

Lehrer says, and I KID YOU NOT...he said to Tribe...

"EVEN THOUGH YOU ENDED UP ON THE WRONG SIDE..."

AGHHH!! So Tribe goes ... "WRONG SIDE?!?!?"

Lehrer hems and haws...oh, well I didn't mean wrong side, oh never mind, and basically just shrunk away from the question...

Does anyone know where to get that transcript...it was quite something to hear...on the WRONG SIDE...GGACK!!!!!!

[CottonBear]

1. WTF?

:wtf:

[jab105]

4. I swear, it happened...he was talking about the Schiavo case...

and he was asking Tribe about ending up on the WRONG side of the issue...

Do you know where to get a transcript??

[CottonBear]

9. I'll have to look for a link.

You know, you need to send any info on this to Randi Rhodes. Just yesterday, she was telling everyone how great his PBS news show is.

edit: I believe that you can order printed or taped transcripts from PBS.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

2. Check pbs.org

or call your local Public Television station.

If he really said that, he deserves to be flogged.

I'm surprised Larry Tribe wasn't brilliant. He's a remarkable legal mind. It may be that this case is so damn obvious, it's really hard to keep restating all that's already been said.

For me, anyway, and I'm no Tribe, the facts of this case got boring quite a while ago, incontrovertible as they are.

[librechik]

19. Tribe, as you might expect, was interrupted frequently

and it seemed to me, shorted a bit on time. They haven't posted the transcript yet, or I would check.

[marigold20]

3. Yeah, I saw it

Lehrer tried to correct himself and finally just said never mind. The guy debating Tribe reminded me of a Fox news anchor.

[jab105]

6. I dont have cable...so, believe it or not, I've only seen fox news

once or twice...

but...ummm...he did seem very slick...

[autorank]

5. No money, none, to PBS or NPR. Starve the pussy cat!

[rodeodance]

7. Jim Leher has been leaning more and more Right each year!!

[teryang]

8. The Journalism community is just talking to itself

...no one is listening.

[autorank]

12. You're both right! Turn right, lose your audience. Called solipsism!

[AlCzervik]

10. i'll be watching at 6:00 here and don't be surprised is he makes a

half assed mea culpa tomorrow night, he did that about 6 months ago when he said something very partisan sounding, can't remember what it was but he got flooded with emails and calls and did an about face the next night.

[alcuno]

11. I heard it, but I think Lehrer misspoke. Here's what I think he meant to

say. That is if you were on the other side..... I don't think Lehrer meant to imply that Tribe was on the wrong side.

[0007]

13. I agree!

[Poiuyt]

15. I thought he was refering to when he represented Al Gore

before the Supreme Court during the 2000 election and he meant to say the side that didn't win.

[alcuno]

18. I don't think they were talking about Bush v. Gore at all.

It's like I knew what Lehrer was trying to say but he couldn't get the words out.

[librechik]

17. exactly

but a bad break--did anybody else see it?

[Chalco]

14. Yes, I saw it. Wrong side, indeed. The rethug seemed like

a clone. Plastic man.

[Eric J in MN]

16. you can try lexis-nexis.com (nt)

nt

[AlCzervik]

20. "Professor Tribe, even thought you come down on the wrong side of this"

Tribe "I dont know if there's a wrong side or right side" Leherer"What i mean is the other side"....yeah, sure Jim.

[dzika]

21. Video and Audio of "wrong side" comment

March 21, 2005

News Hour: Leher tells Tribe he is on "wrong side" of Schiavo issue



Video in Real Media format (2 minutes)

Audio in MP3 format

[tishaLA]

22. Thanks for that

WTF is he thinking? Time to send some emails....

[dzika]

23. I wonder if he really thinks this is the "wrong side"

or if the spin has gotten to him.