Crazy Like A Wolf

January 25, 2007 on 12:36 pm | In Main, Media, National |

Yesterday Wolf Blitzer interviewed VP Dick Cheney on CNN. Well, Wolf. I was with you until the last question anyway.

Asking whether the administration has lost credibility in Congress and among the public because of blunders and mistakes that have been made in Iraq (faulty intel, insufficient troop strength) is a valid approach. And Cheney’s breezy dismissal of the premise of the question as “hogwash” says more about him than you.

I, too, have been accused by public officials of being in league with their enemies just for asking a question those opponents have sometimes raised. So I can relate.

Aside: Of course, someone might well have asked Wolf whether the media have lost credibility because of the blunders that were made in reporting in the run-up to the war. But that’s another matter, eh?

But asking Cheney about the criticism of a conservative group about the pregnancy of his lesbian daughter made me feel very uncomfortable. What place does that have in the interview? It came across as petty and mean-spirited.

I wonder if Wolf had intended to ask the question at some point during the interview or if he was holding it in reserve in case things got rough.

Either way, it’s too bad. Wolf, you succeeded in doing what The Prince of Darkness himself could never do in a public forum. You turned him into a sympathetic character.

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  1. I have been no fan of Dick Cheney. And I am no more of one now that I’ve seen the exchange with Wolf Blitzer. That said…

    You’re right. Cheney benefits from this kind of interview. Wolf looked less Wolfish and more sheepish in reaction to Cheney’s response to the question about his daughter. His weasel like ( Let’s see how many animals I can compare this guy to ) ” I like your daughters. I’m happy for you,” etc. were pathetic.

    Again, I’m no Chaney fan. But you have to admit, when he goes face to face, eye to eye with the media. When he needs to think on his feet and not rely on a script. He does pretty well.

    Comment by terry mccarthy — January 25, 2007 #

  2. If that isn’t the last time we see the VP on CNN, I’ll be very surprised. Frankly, I’ll think a lot less of him if does return. There are apparently to no depths to which Blitzer won’t go. Pathetic.

    And regarding Cheney as a sympathetic character, let me remind that in some circles Cheney is as popular as a rock star. And no amount of character assassination on the part of the dying MSM will change that.

    Comment by Jake — January 25, 2007 #

  3. Vice President Cheney is like Herpes…

    No one wants to get em…no one likes em..but if you do get em, you have to learn to live with em…

    Just not hunt with em

    Marshall

    Comment by Marshall Miles — January 25, 2007 #

  4. Here is a very different take on the matter. You could make a case that how the VP reconciles the religious right’s views on homosexuality with his daughter’s lifestyle is fair game. But with all the other questions on the table to raise about the Bush administration, this is what Wolf brings up? Sorry, but Wolf blew it.

    Comment by Terry — January 25, 2007 #

  5. Gee, Marshall, I feel the same way about Bill and Hillary.

    BTW, I would rather go hunting with Cheney than with you. He has been duly chastised by the incident, he did not get sued by the victim to the consternation of the msm, so he will indeed be more careful. Accidents happen.

    Comment by Paul Bartomioli — January 29, 2007 #

  6. Paul…

    Me..hunting? Uh, I don’t think so..

    To put a gun in my hand in the woods is tatamount to having George W.Bush being commander in chief!!!

    (not a good idea)!!

    I know you would rather hunt with the Vice President, but would you rater go to a chili contest with me!!??

    Marshall

    Comment by Marshall Miles — January 29, 2007 #

  7. Like that great bumper sticker says, “I’d rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than accept a ride in Ted Kennedy’s car.”

    Comment by Amy — January 30, 2007 #

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