Rachel, Rachel, Rachel...

[YvonneCa]

...Great Job! :toast:

[drm604]

1. Yes indeed.

:bounce:

[valerief]

2. She was wonderful. She basically called the Bush Admin scum!

:applause:

[saltpoint]

3. Agreed. She's top-drawer, she's tough, she's talented, and she's smart.

Not a bad combo, by god.


:toast: :thumbsup: :hi:

[YvonneCa]

5. Smart is...

...very, very good. :7

[Hissyspit]

4. Video:

BEGINNING OF INTERVIEW: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=363305&mesg_id=363305

RACHEL'S GREAT RESPONSE AT END OF INTERVIEW: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=363291&mesg_id=363291

[horseshoecrab]

6. Rachel was compelling!

One of the most impressive interviews I've ever seen. Very direct and true.


horseshoecrab

:kick: and r

[DearAbby]

7. Excellent interview

:applause: Bravo!

[Overseas]

8. K&R. She was great tonight.

Loved her point that his not repudiating the Republican rush into a war of choice, even with the hindsight we now have, was a real disappointment regarding the future of the Republican Party.

She said the rush into a War on Iraq broke the trust of the American people that the Republican Party could provide us with national security. And now, having one of the more reasonable Republican experts on national security unwilling to condemn those mistakes, was deeply disappointing.

And Ridge was so plasticine. He seemed to have been grilled and rehearsed and maybe the drill was used near his head, to say No No No -- the Bush Cheney Rummy Rovey gang would never ever put politics above the national interests. Oh golly gee they'd never sacrifice our country's blood and treasure for their political goals. No No No.

And she kept him on board to talk about Katrina, and he still waffled a bit. Tried to shift the blame all around to all parties and especially the Feds-- people saw that their government failed on many levels--- (way to zip through the RW talking points Tommy)...

And then invited him to provide any kind of rational critique over the reckless ruthless Iraq war-- false pretenses, second falsehoods generated, thousands of lives lost, seven years and counting. And Tommy Boy said that golly gee, if they arrive at a democratic form of government someday, it will all have been worth it. So I am glad that Rachel expressed her profound disappointment at his glossing over of that shameful rush to war. At his total unwillingness to go on the record in opposition to the impairment of U.S. national security that it represented.

Thank you Rachel. I've heard so much drivel from the Republicans all this time that it was good of you to highlight why this particular heap was especially disappointing. We had hoped there might be a few more brave Republicans coming forward to repudiate their party's biggest mistakes of recent years. But Tom had drunk the koolaid, he was going with the party line.

[YvonneCa]

9. She was able to get him on the record...

...on several issues, in an in-depth way. Just wait until she has a chance to go back with a 'fine-toothed comb' over his answers. ;)

[Overseas]

10. I agree and look forward to it too. /eom