Saturday, November 12, 2005
A Judith Miller interview full of sturm and drang
Whoa, was this a testy interview [RealPlayer required] with "On the Media's" Bob Garfield.
No transcript, but you really have to listen to it to hear how near-unhinged Miller sounds. There frequent outbursts, here's one: "Excuse me! You want to argue with me? Fine." And when asked if she had been played for a chump by the Bush administration, this response: "First of all, I’m not going to be insulted by your question."
If you saw her grinning, soft-pillow interview with Larry King this week, this was a big turnaround.
I'm a little disappointed that Garfield spent so much time talking about how Miller chose to approach Libby by saying that she would identify him as a former "Capitol Hill staffer." It's a minor point at best, but Garfield does win it. There are bigger questions that kind of slide by. Oh well.
No transcript, but you really have to listen to it to hear how near-unhinged Miller sounds. There frequent outbursts, here's one: "Excuse me! You want to argue with me? Fine." And when asked if she had been played for a chump by the Bush administration, this response: "First of all, I’m not going to be insulted by your question."
If you saw her grinning, soft-pillow interview with Larry King this week, this was a big turnaround.
I'm a little disappointed that Garfield spent so much time talking about how Miller chose to approach Libby by saying that she would identify him as a former "Capitol Hill staffer." It's a minor point at best, but Garfield does win it. There are bigger questions that kind of slide by. Oh well.