9.16.2004

Lester DoltHolt on Iraq War Situation

Lester on MSNBC is asking two people about the reports that the War is going badly. First person is retired Gen Wesley Clark. When Clark said it was going badly, Holt stopped him to say, "Well, isn't that just partisanship because you're supporting Mr. Kerry?"

Next person interviewed is Rep. Joe Wilson (R, SC), who insisted the war is going very well and this is just defeatism brought about by the Dems. Holt countered, saying the Republicans like Chuck Hagel have said the war isn't winnable. Suddenly, Wilson announced they were being taken out of context. And then he went into a long harangue (he got 3x Clark's speaking time) about how Mr. Bush is the only man who can lead us to victory, that Bush is a great president, and that Mr. Kerry should be demonized because the Dems are questioning Mr. Bush's "perfect" military record because of "forged documents".

No time did Lester suggest, however, that Wilson was partisan or that his comments were there to support Mr. Bush's reelection as he had with Clark on Kerry.

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