HOLBROOKE SHUTS DOWN TUCKER!

[Atman]

"I did not come on this show to discuss solipsistic media trivia involving CBS. If you have questions about the campaign, I'll wait it out until you're ready to discuss them."

WOO HOO! Tucker looked like he was about to CRY! LOL!

[Catherine Vincent]

1. I saw that.

Begala had to come in and save him. hehehe!!!!

[hlthe2b]

2. he probably had to run out to look up "solipsistic"

[skypilot]

6. LOL!!!

That gives me an idea. Remember how Newt Gingrich came up with his little list of words to describe Democrats? Words like: sick, bizarre, etc. Well, Democrats should just make a list of list of words to befuddle conservative radio and talk show hosts. "Solipsistic" is a good start.

[I_like_chicken]

11. solipsistic, [i]adj.[/i]

of or pertaining to solipsism.

sol·ip·sism (slp-szm, slp-)
n. Philosophy

1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.


...like Tucker, I also had to look it up.

[hlthe2b]

19. I don't know, but somehow I doubt you've put yourself forward as "God's

gift to journalism..." That to me, is the difference....:toast:

[meow2u3]

32. In the language of the average person...

"Solipsistic" refers to one who is self-centered to the core.
Cases in point:
AWOL McPsycho
Crashcart O'Sleazeball
Tom DeRAID
Buckhead--with a capital F
etc., and so on, and so forth (insert nazi scumbag here)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

39. I think Holbrooke was using the word to refer to "the media" obssessing

over its own navel with CBS/memogate.

[krkaufman]

45. Concur.

Hope Franken does the same on Larry King tonight. The memos are NOT the main issue this election; Bush's incompetence as President *IS*.

[laylah]

38. me too...

but i am always glad to learn a new word :bounce:

Jenn

[Cha]

40. I looked it up, too!

NOt a word I use or even see everyday..

"The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
The theory or view that the self is the only reality."

So, Holbrook was saying that tucker thinks he's the only one around?

:)

[iwantmycountryback]

25. Hell I would have had to do that

Nice word!

[buycitgo]

3. Holbrooke is one of the very few strong dem voices out there

he made absolute mincemeat out of Perle on This Week a few months ago

he was very dismissive of Perle, which RP did not like at all, but he was incapable of putting a dent in Holbrooke's combination of subject mastery and impeccable logic

one of the few gratifying gasbag moments; that's why I remember it so well

when are they going to have Rahm Emanuel on? he was the best dem I've ever seen on Crossfire... nobody has ever laid a glove on him at any venue I've seen

wonder why....no I don't: they don't WANT strong dems on; they'd rather have Donna Brazile

[gratuitous]

8. That's right -- strong Democratic voices don't get invited back

Randi Rhodes makes this point over and over. You chump them on their show, and suddenly the invitations dry up. But if you're a wet noodle of a punching bag (just to mix a metaphor), they'll have you on all the time:

"And now, for the Democrats, 'Tomato can' Higgins. 'Tomato can,' isn't it a fact that all you Democrats just hate America and you'd really like to see the terrorists win?"

"Well Tucker, I don't think it's totally fair to say that all Democrats hate America -- we love you so much -- but yes, I'd have to say that when the terrorists win, Democrats will be happy to dance to whatever tune they call."

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Wow, I would have loved to have seen that

Holbrooke slapping down Perle. That's great.

[comradebillyboy]

16. i have been noticing your bosch figurines

where can one obtain those?

[librechik]

18. right click on the image--look at properties--that can give you a URL

I've been curious about those too! Great catalog site.

[ArtVandaley]

23. He'd be a great National Security Advisor in the Kerry Administration

Very thoughtful, well informed, intelligent and sensible. I really like his style. Kerry needs to get him out and onto the cable news shows more often, he's the best foreign policy voice the Kerry campaign has.

[MaineDem]

27. Welcome to DU!!

:hi:

[ArtVandaley]

44. Thanks

Seems like a good forum thus far.

[quaoar]

31. Holbrooke is said to be at the top of the list

of candidates to be secretary of state in a Kerry Admin.

[BJ]

4. He'd had his fill of "solipsistic media trivia" on the Today Show.

That's all Matt Liar asked Richard Holbrooke about.

Tucker's a girly-man, if there ever was one!

[gratuitous]

5. Democrats are so mean!

They don't let the Republicans dictate the rules, and they only want to talk about what they were invited to talk about, and they don't fall for the same old traps, and they won't do what they're told to do!!!

{Little Tucker, bow tie askew and lower lip trembling, bolts from the room, runs down the hall, and slams the door shut behind him. You can hear the snucking little sobs as he cries on his bed, kicking his little feet.}

[Demoiselle]

26. The "snucking little sobs?" ....

You are a really good writer. I don't believe I've ever heard a sob described as "snucking," but it works! I did, however, know what solipsistic meant. Let's all pause for a moment and consider the contrast (IQ, clarity, etc.) between Holbrooke and Ms. Motormouth Kindasleazy Rice.

[buycitgo]

29. if a Bush falls in the woods, does anybody hear it?

huh?

[pacalo]

7. I saw it, too -- that needs to be the standard reply

for all Democrats when subjected to needling by the right-wing media. Democrats shouldn't entertain any provocative remarks or questions -- they should lead the conversation to issues important to the campaign.

I love Paul Begala & James Carville, but with Tucker's belligerence & Novak's lack of ethics, I hardly ever watch Crossfire anymore. I just happened to catch it today, waiting to hear Kerry's press conference on CNN.

[Jane Austin]

9. Holbrooke is HOT!!

The other day on something he was lackluster and horrible.

He really did to Carlson what no one else has done.

Woo Hoo!!

If our side keeps this up, we're gonna win big.

[underpants]

10. DAMN! I KNEW to tape it

Oh well

[Kahuna]

12. Holbrooke does not play with little kids. Tucker should know that..

by now.

[kodi]

15. indeed, holbrooke shamed him as a trivial man & carlson knew it

.

[Hello_Kitty]

13. I have yet to see Tucker not make a fool of himself

He's an embarrassment to THEIR side. I seriously think he's secretly rooting for us. He's just that incompetent as a debater. It has to be deliberate.

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. Who better than Bowtie boy!

WTG Holbrooke! That must be the Dems comeback of the day because Joe Lockhart said basically the same thing to Hemmer this morning when Hemmer tried to start in on CBS. I love it it! Finally! Dems with balls!

[blondeatlast]

20. Video? Audio? I was at work.

Please help!

[Bread and Circus]

21. Bam, that guy is a motherfucker.

[K. F. Gibbons]

22. men want to vote for the tough guy.

I hope the Kerry campaign has finally got this.
Right or wrong, the appearance of strength matters deeply to the stupid white men of America. Trust me, I know.
The more the Kerry Campaigns becomes confrontational and practices the art of calculated ridicule the better they will do with SWM.

[Jane Austin]

36. Yes! Yes! Yes!

The right words are critical.

Bush should be painted by everyone who speaks his name as a loser, as reckless, as dangerous, as a failure, and as a disaster.

Too often we are happy to say he's dumb or stupid or a moron.

He's obviously dumber than Kerry or Clark or Edwards, but it looks like he made an 88 in Philosophy and History at Yale, so he can't be that dumb.

By saying he's dumb, we lower the expectations for him.

But words like Loser, Failure and Reckless are the kinds of words people don't want to be assoiciated with.

Start practicing!

[MoonRiver]

24. Did Tucker whine for his dictionary?

Not fair using those big liberal words! WAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[Nordic]

28. Awesome! Holbrooke is a class act

and the real deal. I can't wait until he's our Sec of State (or whatever Kerry appoints him to be)

[cthrumatrix]

33. Tucker must have naked photos being held by AWOL's team...he's a nut

[Cocoa]

30. promos for Tucker's stupid PBS show...

have Tucker saying, "If you can't tell me something in simple straightforward sentences, I know you're either lying or you don't know what you're talking about."

I wonder, was Holbrooke straightforward enough today for Tucker?

[RichardRay]

34. For every complex question

there is at least one answer that is simple, elegant and wrong.

There seem to be a lot of those around these days.

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY

[maumcc1]

35. Holbrooke is great!

I've seen him on quite a few news shows and he retains dignity and grace while putting the trolls in their place!

[newyawker99]

43. Hi maumcc1!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[jean]

37. imagine bush attempting the use of 'solipsistic' in a heated interchange

Richard Holbrooke is a rare and blazing gem of a man. We would be fortunate to have his service in high office once again!

[elperromagico]

41. "Solipsistic" would be a hoot with Dubya's lisp.

:D

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

42. Holbrooke is a tough customer

and I love it that he punked Tucker Carlson. Holbrooke and Wes Clark worked together very effectively in Bosnia, and I hope to see both of them in the Kerry Administration. They are extremely smart, kick-ass guys.

[DeepModem Mom]

46. kick

[mbali]

47. Transcript:

CARLSON: Ambassador Holbrooke, thanks a lot for joining us. I want to ask you quickly about this CBS story, now that it's been shown that there was some coordination between the Kerry campaign and CBS News. I actually don't hold the Kerry campaign responsible for that. Campaigns obviously have no standards. But CBS ought to have some.

And it's pretty outrageous, it seems to me. But here's my question. Does the Kerry campaign really think, as Terry McAuliffe has said repeatedly, that it's going to get political mileage out of talking about George W. Bush's service or lack of service in the National Guard? Does anybody care and isn't that kind of a pathetic distraction from the real issues facing our country?

RICHARD HOLBROOKE, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS: Well, I think the real issues are clearly the ones like Iraq, the economy, and health care. You're the ones who have brought up the swift boat business, which I think is grossly dishonest.

As for CBS, CBS made a whopping mistake. It has nothing to do with the election. And let's not get high and mighty here. CNN made a hellacious set of mistakes on Vietnam a few years ago. NBC had its crisis. Mistakes happen. CBS has apologized. It has nothing to do with the campaign.

CARLSON: Well, OK, since you're weighing in on media ethics here, Mr. Ambassador, what do you think of the idea that a CBS News producer called Joe Lockhart over on your campaign and passed on the number of someone who wanted to help the campaign, facilitated, coordinated a meeting between these two people? Are you going to defend that or do you think it's repulsive?

HOLBROOKE: Tucker, I did not come on this show to talk about solipsistic media trivia. This is a great campaign with major issues in it, and if you want to talk about CBS, I'll just wait until we're talking about issues that will affect the nation and the world.

[Insomnicole]

48. Smackdown!

Bet Bowtie Boy is still spitting out boot leather this morning! That was so awesome, I think I need a cigarette.

[RedEarth]

49. Holbrooke is outstanding....we need to see more of him.....