Time to get rid of Snow

Did Santorum show classified documents to FOX about his WMD's scam?

Greg Sargent picked up my original assertion the other night that Rick might have violated federal laws by holding up a classified document to the camera on H&C: I wrote

"If that is the document that's classified, isn't little Ricky breaking about a gazillion different federal laws by exposing them? I've taken the precaution of blackening it a bit. Of course, I'm no attorney, but I believe this is the law."

Sargent: Turley told me this:

"If the document he had with him was classified, it was a violation of security protocol and classification rules to take such a document to an interview, let alone wave it around before a camera. Presumably he didn't have a transport card or a security officer transporting the document . Presumably the interview location is not considered an authorized location for such material."

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Snow gets rattled by Helen Thomas: I'm the Teacher! Snow gets rattled by Helen Thomas: I'm the Teacher! Tony Snow was asked about the news that the country is going through bank records... Video-WMP Video-QT later Snow: Helen, will you stop heckling and let me conduct a press conference... Well no, I'm making an argument, and you're, you're pestering the teacher... Tony hasn't faired too well in his new job. Developing...(h/t Lawrence)

Bill O'Reilly vs Clarence Page Bill O'Reilly vs Clarence Page Bill went a little ballistic and Mr. Page did remarkably well for a pretty soft spoken man against the bloviater. Video-WMP Video-QT later (Sorry the servers are re-uploading the clip) He came pretty prepared with Bill's own words and O'Reilly was losing his cool. Newshounds has more. "Columnist Clarence Page, also of the Chicago Tribune, was a last-minute replacement for Wycliff, and witnessing the bullying he was subjected to as a welcome guest it's no wonder Wycliff kept his distance. O'Reilly started the segment by opining that the paper has been fair in its coverage of the "war on terror" but erred in publishing the critical column, which he said was "grossly irresponsible and a lie, which makes (him) angry," In a role reversal, Page asked BORe how it was irresponsible and a lie. O'Reilly says that saying the US government is to blame for the grisly murders is irresponsible. Page invites him to look at Wycliff's logic and at his own commentary the past week, saying BORe praised Saddam Hussein's tactics of martial law and curfews, but, as Wycliff notes, there can't be martial law without adequate police and military force and there hasn't been adequate troop strength from the get-go...read on" permalink10:56:11 AM

Santorum's WMD claim is pummeled again Santorum's WMD claim is pummeled again I think this has sunk Ricky's chances to be re-elected. They are holding contests on "Who wants to be Santorum," in Philly. Olbermann took a deeper look into this bogus claim by Santorum and: Video-WMP Video-QT Olbermann: "Good Evening from New York. We have found Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. 15-year old Weapons of Mass Destruction that could give you the equivalent of a serious rug burn. Our fifth story on the Countdown: Independent experts and the level-headed, staggering in amazement today, that deteriorated mustard gas canisters -- at least fifteen years old and as much as "eighteen" years old -- could be "palmed off" by desperate politicians as some kind of rationale for the deaths of 2500 American servicemen in Iraq. Republican Senator, Rick Santorum, down 18 percent in the polls in his own re-election bid... "joined" by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Pete Hoekstra of Michigan... in pimping part of a two-month old military intelligence report describing the existence of old munitions shells with chemical weapons that are degraded, unusable, and non-threatening.... More transcripts coming... permalink10:21:56 AM

Geraldo Rivera: 'I've seen a hell of a lot more combat than John Kerry Geraldo Rivera: " I've seen a hell of a lot more combat than John Kerry" And the insane hits just keep on coming. Geraldo, the man who mapped our troop movements in the sand, told O'Reilly on The Factor that: Video-WMP Video-QT Rivera: ...To withdraw at a date certain. I've know John Kerry for over thirty five years. Unlike me-he is a combat veteran, so he gets some props, but in the last thirty five years, I've seen a hell of a lot more combat than John Kerry... How many medals did Rivera win? Do I really have to comment on the idiocy of his statement? Here's another moment of objective journalism from Geraldo in Iraq. TV Newser too... Update: I remember when he got into a brawl on the set in NY and broke his nose. Rising Hegemon has some great photos of Geraldo's past exploits. Duncan reminds me when he got his ass kicked by Frank Stallone. permalink12:41:26 AM