Posted on 09/07/2015 5:37:33 AM PDT by jimbo123
The late, great writer and reporter Michael Kelly was a guest on my radio show almost weekly from its debut in July of 2000 through his death outside of Baghdad in April 2003. So was Christopher Hitchens—more than 70 times in fact—until his death in late 2011. Kelly always emphasized that journalism was a “craft,” not a profession and Hitchens that it was very much a moral crusade. I think it is both, and more. It is part of a functioning, free democratic Republic, and its practitioners must not be intimidated.
The very best journalists—those who go to the front lines of combat like Kelly and Hitchens, John Fisher Burns, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Dexter Filkins, Robert Kaplan, David Kirkpatrick, Thomas Ricks and scores of others routinely ask tough questions of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines they cover, from the privates to the generals. These journalists set a standard for desk jockeys like me who cover politics and public policy but who have never been remotely in harm’s way. I think we who work from the comfort of studios owe it to the public generally, and specifically to men and women deployed at the tips of various spears around the world, to ask would-be presidents how they will conduct themselves as Commander-in-Chief.
In the weeks since the first GOP presidential debate I have conducted 30 interviews with would-be nominees. Some have been prickly. (John Kasich as my home state governor seems particularly entitled to mock me and my questions, which is fine by me. He is a Steelers fan after all.) In my view all 30 have been fair. Some disagree about my Thursday interview with Donald Trump, the fourth I conducted with him in the past month. Other earlier interviews from the spring have also caused other candidates
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Here is your daily gotcha question: true or false:
Hawaii is in Asia.
So sleazy that he has to run to Pulitaco and cry that his gotcha isn’t working.
FUGOPe.
Who is this Huey Lewis guy. Never heard of him.
The fact that Hewitt had to pull a Karl Rove and beg for a Politico op-ed shows that he lost the battle.
Haha!
+1
I seem to recall a time during the last presidential cycle when Hewitt was seriously pimping the Romney campaign.
It was like Hewitt was angling for a press spox gig.
Hugh, this is something that every single NCO in the Army knows. Where is the truck located on an Army base?
Are you kidding, Bernie Sanders is lucky if he can remember what planet he lives on.
Hewitt has reached equality with Megyn Kelly as a Buffoon of the Year. Twin Twits.
I mean, it would be like asking Bob Kraft, CEO and owner of the New England Patriots about the defensive backs for some other football team. Not his job to know. That what he hires Bill Belichick for. Kraft's job is to ensure the team is successful and makes money.
Trump's perfect response to a question like this is "It's not for me to know their names. But they will know mine."
Can you tell me who the three Abu’s were in Baghdad before the invasion of Iraq in 2003?
His questions to Trump about bit players in the mid East were NOT questions that GOP voters from across the spectrum want answered. They are questions that he thinks that GOP voters from across the spectrum are supposed to want answers to. But he does not know them.
There are many policy and plans questions that could have been asked instead of playing "Trivial Pursuit."
Hewitt is a homosexual.
Hughie has really screwed up big time. The fact that he had to even write this article speaks volumes about the criticism he is getting on many sites.
Now he is calling himself a great journalist. Such a humble man!
I would suggest all candidates stay away from his show. I used to listen to him every day, but stopped the day he said Mitch McConnell was a great Senate leader.
Haha! Now that is funny.
You recall how the GOPe used illegal gutter politics to haul Thad Cochran back to D.C. over his conservative challenger, right? On his first day back Cochran got lost in the Capital building.
Deer in headlights. followed by: "I'm not the one running for President."
If the mediots asked jeb! the same thing I bet he would have stumbled, switched to Spanish and then run away.
bush! is a maggot.
Reporter to Jebbie: What do you think of the Iraq war? Should we have gone in?
Jebbie: [in Spanish...]
Reporter: I don’t understand what you said, but your ability to speak Spanish shows you have a great understanding and tolerance for the cultures of other countries and are obviously qualified to be President.
Reporter to Trump: Who is Yabbadoobahdooziebab?
Trump: Never heard of him.
Reporter: Your ignorance shows you have no knowledge or curiosity about the world and could never be an effective President.
Leftist journalist: What is your favorite color?
Favored candidate: Green.
The next day, the morning shows and opinion columns enthuse about the great choice of green.
Leftist columnist: What was the population of Kazakhstan in 1923?
Hated candidate: Uh....I'm not sure.
The next day, near universal derision is heaped on the "clueless, unseasoned" hated candidate in the papers and SNL.
But they are objective. Just ask them.
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