Posted on 08/11/2006 9:42:44 PM PDT by freedom44
In the interview, Ahmadinejad said of the Bush administration, "see how they talk down to my nation."
During the midst of the American hostage crisis in 1979, Wallace interviewed Iranian leader Khomeini, locking eyes with the cleric when he asked for a response to Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat calling Khomeini a lunatic.
Of Ahmadinejad, Wallace said, "He's an impressive fellow, this guy. He really is. He's obviously smart as hell."
Wallace said he was surprised to find that the Iranian president was still a college professor who taught a graduate-level course.
"You'll find him an interesting man," he said. "I expected more of a firebrand. I don't think he has the slightest doubt about how he feels ... about the American administration and the Zionist state. He comes across as more rational than I had expected."
Ahmadinejad, of course, is the same leader who routinely questions whether or not the holocaust actually happened in Europe and makes almost weekly calls to wipe Israel off the map.
And Wallace uses the word "rational" to describe this man.
Also, let Wallace's last comment about "the Zionist state" sink in for a moment. Wallace isn't quoting Ahamdinejad; those are Wallace's own words.
Zionist state. Nice, Mike.
Personally, this seems to be about equivalent to some enterprising reporter interviewing Hitler after Munich in the 1930's, listening to his spiel about how the "Jewry" is destroying Europe and then coming back and telling everyone at home about how Adolf seems pretty "rational."
The only difference between Hitler and Ahmadinejad being, of course, that Hitler eventually fulfilled his desires to slaughter Jews. So far Ahamdinejad has only been able to accomplish that through proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas.
Yes. I'm waiting for Mike and him to get a room after all the butt-kissing he's doing.
Oh Wallace could NEVER get a straight answer out of that fanatic...the interview was pathetic!!!! I was expecting something definitely different after all the coverage given to it....to say the least I was not impressed...
Liberalism and Western-style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals of humanity. Today these two concepts have failed. Those with insight can already hear the sounds of the shattering and fall of the ideology and thoughts of the Liberal democratic systems.
You would think Wallace might have been at least a bit interested in this. Instead he made Ahmadinejad look like some reasonable man looking only for a good Christian partner in peace.
To be fair, word is that Mike Wallace also finds some card tricks 'mystifying' and 'spellbinding.' ;-)
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
To be fair, word is that Mike Wallace also finds some card tricks 'mystifying' and 'spellbinding.' ;-)
The interview was a complete failure. Wallace as hard as he tried couldn't get this guy to answer his questions. I'm sure there was a lot more to the interview but was edited out...leaving only the parts that they think and hope will get the American public to lean toward Iran over their own country and President Bush. Typical of the dimwits we're dealing with...
You can count on the edited out part was showing him as the fanatic HE IS!!!!!
"To believe that Ahmanutjob is an honorable person is to keep their heads firmly planted up ...... well ...... in the clouds."
Maybe not quite "in the clouds":
I found a link with a photo of Mike Wallace demonstrating his head at rest in that particular location:
http://www.prosoundweb.com/fun/Photofun/76-head_up_ass.jpg
And just for good luck, I'll mention: miserable failure too.
"Wallace is clearly senile." ~ Sans-Culotte
His son agrees:
December 11, 2005:
Chris Wallace: Mike Wallace Has 'Lost It'
NewsMax ^ 12/11/2005
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538295/posts
"Fox News Sunday" anchorman Chris Wallace says father Mike Wallace has "lost it" - after the legendary CBS newsman told the Boston Globe last week that the fact George Bush had been elected president shows America is "[expletive]-up."
"He's lost it. The man has lost it. What can I say," the younger Wallace lamented to WRKO Boston radio host Howie Carr on Friday.
"He's 87-years old and things have set in," the Fox anchor continued. "I mean, we're going to have a competence hearing pretty soon."
Wallace Jr. quickly dispelled any notion that he was joking. When Carr suggested that his comments were likely to be covered by NewsMax, he responded: "You know what? Fine. Go ahead. Call them. That's fine. I'll stand by that." ...
On Thursday, the elder Wallace told the Boston Globe that if he had the chance to interview President Bush, he'd ask:
"What in the world prepared you to be the commander in chief of the largest superpower in the world? In your background, Mr. President, you apparently were incurious. You didn't want to travel. You knew very little about the military. . . . The governor of Texas doesn't have the kind of power that some governors have. . . . Why do you think they nominated you? . . . Do you think that has anything to do with the fact that the country is so [expletive] up?" (Excerpt)
Funny. I found him to be a beady eyed, prevaricating, little rat-boy.
This is the same Mike Wallace who tried to bring down Alticor(one of the greatest free-enterprise entities ever created) back in the early '80s. To hear his condescending tone on Hannity's show the other day, I wanted to cuss him out right to his face---I don't care how old he is.
Wallace is, was and always will be vile scum, just like the tyrants he cozies up to.
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