MEET THE PRESS
Ken Mehlman doesn't even get equal time...he's sharing the desk with John Podesta. I love Mehlman's passion. chewing on Kerry, Hillary, and Reid for rushing to judgement on Rove, based on speculation.
Russert is going after Rove on another front. "Unauthorized disclosure". namely, that Rove could be in trouble for telling reporter about Plame without finding out if it was declassified information.
Russert is really going silly. 3 times Russert demands that Mehlman pledge he will accept it without fighting, if Fitzgerald indicts a White House official. Russert showed his colors on this.
But to his credit, Russert calls Podesta on Wilson's lies. Of course did not follow up, and allowed Podesta to ramble.
(Former Clinton staffer Podesta is now chairman of one of George Soros front organizations)
More tough repeat from Russert and piling on by Podesta, on Scott McClellan's statement that Rove, Libby, and Abrams weren't involved. Mehlman does a great job of explaining, but Russert will not accept it.
I love Mehlman listing out the lies Wilson told, 1, 2, 3, he hit them all, and said Podesta blew those lies off. Mehlman reminded viewers, Wilson even wondered publically who would play him in the movie?
thankfully Russert reminds Podesta of Clinton's testimony before the Grand Jury, but does NOT say Clinton was found guilty of perjury.
Russert shows poll. (he always resorts to polls, doesn't he?) Mehlman has refuting poll numbers of his own. Way to go Mehlman!! (This guy really is good). I love it that he says, "the other side doesn't have an agenda". Says if I put out a million dollar reward, no one could find a democrat agenda). BIG Finish!!
I would have liked it if Mehlman referenced THIS poll.
The Gallup organization noted that public trust in television news and newspapers reached an all-time low this year, with 28 percent of responders expressing high confidence in them.
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2005/20050603_1544.html