MSNBC clip, Kitty Kelley on "Hardball"..."Where did we get it wrong?"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

A ten-minute clip with Matthews.



http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?t=1&i=fe98a6dc-0ad9-4be3-9cf4-c16bfee8d696

Matthews: Where did we get it wrong? Where's the public notion of the Bush family...and I mean the generalized notion, I think you know what I mean...different from what you've discovered to be the truth?

Kelley: There's such a disconnect between the public image of the Bushes and the private reality. This is not just a book about George W. It really does go back about a hundred years, and it spans a lot of political lifetimes, if you will...and shows another portrait of the class system in America. But how did we git it wrong? Now, we're getting it wrong because so much is locked up. Many records are locked up and not available to us because of an executive order that this particular president signed. George W. Bush signed an executive order which locks up his records as governor, his father's as president, even Clinton's records.

snip

In response to "did Bush skip out on the National Guard and blow off the physical because he was taking illegal substances" question from Matthews:

Kelley: The question is not whether George W. Bush took illegal substances, it is the fact that he had a solid gold record up until April of 1972, and then he is missing. And he was penalized by the Air Force, by the National Guard, and six additional months were added to his Guard duty. Every single question you are asking me could be answered with the release of the Flight Inquiry Board record. And that's the ONE record the White House has not released.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Her book may actually have an influrnce

on much more than the election folks

[txindy]

2. Hey!

I'm impressed. Chris Matthews let Kitty talk. And she made points very well. Was Matthews possessed then or what?! Whatever works. Good for them both.

[speedoo]

5. Kitty is a real charmer.

I'm sure a lot of these guys intend to tear her apart, but they have all failed.

They try to hit her hard and she stands up to them because she knows her stuff and she has mastered the art of controlling a discussion.

Invariably, these interviews start out with a male host attacking her, but she neutralizes them with a combination of wit, charm and masterful use of facts and assertions to control the interview.

Lauer was the one exception... he never relented from the attack mode, but in the end he looked like a fool because he never landed a punch.

[amber dog democrat]

3. This is a very important point

"Now, we're getting it wrong because so much is locked up."

One of the characteristic of a totalitarian state is the control of information.
A would be dick-tater like the Chimp needs to make great use of secrecy.

also

"Every single question you are asking me could be answered with the release of the Flight Inquiry Board record. And that's the ONE record the White House has not released. "

we need to drum away on this and keep it in the forefront.

[DeepModem Mom]

4. kick