The MahaBlog blogger on CSPAN WJ now.

[Skidmore]

Wasn't aware of this blog but it looks interesting.

http://www.mahablog.com

[Skinner]

1. She's a DUer.

:thumbsup:

[Skidmore]

2. Very cool.

Thanks, Skinner. I don't usually have a lot of time to visit blogs and attend to them with the attention they deserve. I usually end up getting point to them by someone else.

[Stephanie]

3. yup

used to see her around here a lot. she's doing a good job on C-Span, too.

[0007]

4. The Great Blog, eh? Love that word "Maha"

ADMINISTRATION
Cheney 'Authorized' Libby to Leak Classified Information

By Murray Waas, National Journal
© National Journal Group Inc.
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006

Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, testified to a federal grand jury that he had been "authorized" by Cheney and other White House "superiors" in the summer of 2003 to disclose classified information to journalists to defend the Bush administration's use of prewar intelligence in making the case to go to war with Iraq, according to attorneys familiar with the matter, and to court records.

According to sources with firsthand knowledge, Cheney authorized Libby to release additional classified information, including details of the NIE, to defend the administration's use of prewar intelligence in making the case for war.

Libby specifically claimed that in one instance he had been authorized to divulge portions of a then-still highly classified National Intelligence Estimate regarding Saddam Hussein's purported efforts to develop nuclear weapons, according to correspondence recently filed in federal court by special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald.

Beyond what was stated in the court paper, say people with firsthand knowledge of the matter, Libby also indicated what he will offer as a broad defense during his upcoming criminal trial: that Vice President Cheney and other senior Bush administration officials had earlier encouraged and authorized him to share classified information with journalists to build public support for going to war. Later, after the war began in 2003, Cheney authorized Libby to release additional classified information, including details of the NIE, to defend the administration's use of prewar intelligence in making the case for war.

A link from MahaBlog

[EFerrari]

5. What a great speaker she is.

:)

[leftchick]

6. crap she missed a good opportunity

a woman called and defended bush about spying and how it could have prevented 9/11. She replied that it irritated her they had plenty of warnings yet did nothing. She could have mentioned they were spying on us way before 9/11 and didn't. :(

[EFerrari]

8. But notice, she's very careful to establish a point of agreement

before she moves to her point.

This is a winning strategy. It is simple and it works invariably.

[leftchick]

12. I think she answered very well

but to point out the spying happened before 9/11 would have set Brian off. He would have accused it of being a conspiricay and it would have been very cool to see him have to face the facts.

[EFerrari]

14. I don't think that's possible in this venue -- but maybe

that's just me.

She's doing the possible, imho. What I love about what she's doing is not moving to "win" but moving to engage, really engage. She's a terrific communicator. We need an army o' this DUer. :)

[leftchick]

18. I agree

she was fantastic!

[abluelady]

9. That Woman Doesn't Mind Being Spied On

There is no point in telling those people that. The point needs to be made that we can't let terrorists destroy the liberties and freedoms Americans have. That is what is happening. We also have to make the point that spying can be done legally.

[abluelady]

7. What a Wonderful Response She Just Gave

Liberty and freedom need to go on even if lives are lost. That is what Bush and the repugs need to remember. WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE. Just because people die doesn't mean a society, a culture, a country need to die. Dems running for office need to focus on that one statement.

[Skidmore]

10. Yes, an excellent response.

Every one of us should give that response to the hysterical "They're trying to kill us" crap.

[Stephanie]

11. lol!

Host just pointed out link on her site named "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly"

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

13. LOL! They brought up "Sweet Jesus I hate Bill O'Reilly"

:rofl:

Time to follow up on the FCC filings.

lol

[MsUSA]

24. She was talking about Buzzflash too.....

it's linked to her site....great interview.

[Lindsay]

15. Thanks for the heads-up.

Her blog is excellent.

[EFerrari]

16. She's pointing out that if you weren't following the Alito hearings

on CSPAN and only relied on the corporate media, you missed substansive issues.

[Atman]

17. Ah...finally...now they're setting her up as a lefty loony

*GASP*! She's a Buddhist! This is a CHRISTIAN nation!

Oh, wait...the guy who never came forward to collect his $10,000 reward from Garry Trudeau is on saying he flew with W. and was there when he volunteered for Viet Nam service!

[EFerrari]

20. It didn't work.

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

19. Wow. What a great interview that was. If you didn't catch it

on first run, see the rerun or watch it on line.

[Atman]

21. I agree...one of the best I've seen.

I'd never heard of her blog. More importantly, I rarely watch CSPAN in the morning. It's like a sleeping pill just as you've climbed out of bed. Plus, every time I do watch, it seems like a right-wing shill fest. But after half an hour of the Cabal News Network Morning Comedy Fest, I couldn't take it anymore, and switched to CSPAN just for something different. I was very pleasantly surprised at this interview. A most intelligent, articulate woman who came armed with facts and presented them in a calm, reasonable way. She was a delight.

[Skidmore]

22. CSPAN can be some of the most exciting viewing on the teevee

today. Stay tuned this morning to the hearing in which Brownie hopefully will get his tush roasted.

[EFerrari]

23. CSPAN is causing a crisis in my marriage. lol

Because I cannot watch teevee news any more without wanting to throw things. And CSPAN is too sleepy for my partner.

Barbara's comment that the Right and the Left are living in parallel experiences is dead on.

And sometimes, the Left and the Left, too. :P

[Atman]

25. It reminds of being a kid stuck in the back seat of a car on a long trip..

...while dad listens to AM talk radio. :boring:

[EFerrari]

26. LOL! You know you watch too much CSPAN when you know the roll

"Mr Akaka . ."

:rofl:

[me b zola]

27. I really enjoyed listening to her, I think that she did very well

I will be checking out the maha blog :)

Way to go, maha mama!! :woohoo: