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The Oprahfication of the American journalist continues apace with stupid shit like this from yesterday's Pentagon press briefing:
Reporter: "Do you feel embattled at this point in your tenure? In a recent column, Maureen Dowd quoted an unidentified administration official who described you as an "eccentric old uncle who's ignored." She claims that you don't hold the same sway in meetings."Everybody wants to be goddamned David Gregory anymore. Have you noticed that?
Rumsfeld: "Did you get all that? You want to be on camera, right? That's a sure way to get on the evening news. The answer to your question is no."
Reporter: "Well, I'm asking about the facts reported in the column. Do you feel you hold the same sway in meetings?"
Rumsfeld: "I'm not going to comment on that."
(Pause)- Rumsfeld looks away for a moment, then...
Rumsfeld: "If you believe everything you read in Maureen Dowd, you better get a life."
I can't imagine why supporters of this Administration think that the press are a bunch of chickenshits.
And, no, I don't know that reporter's name, but it sounds like a girl.