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| WND: Mike Wallace questions Bush’s ’validity’ |
| 2004-06-03 |
| EFL - Sorry if this is a repeat. I tried to look through the last several days and didn’t see any Mike Wallace material only Andy Loony In a scathing critique of the Iraq war, CBS News veteran Mike Wallace questioned President Bush’s "validity" as commander in chief. Wallace, speaking at a Smithsonian Institution "National World War II Reunion" Friday, denounced the effort to oust dictator Saddam Hussein, saying, "This is not, in my estimation, a good war." The newsman, who served on a Navy ship during World War II, was on a panel addressing "World War II veterans as journalists," which later was broadcast by CSPAN, reported the watchdog Media Research Center, or MRC. The event was held in a tent on the Mall in Washington the day before dedication of the World War II Memorial. Along with fellow panelist Allen Neuharth – founder of USA Today and a World War II veteran – Wallace cited Bush’s lack of military experience, unfavorably comparing him to George Washington. Wallace also contrasted Bush with President Franklin Roosevelt, but, notes MRC, failed to acknowledge FDR lacked any military experience yet managed to lead the nation during World War II. "George Washington was commander in chief and president of the United States," Wallace said. "Franklin Roosevelt was commander in chief and president of the United States. I don’t have to persuade anybody about the validity of those two guys." MRC said Wallace’s personal views comport with the disgust he showed toward President Bush in an April 18 "60 Minutes" interview with journalist Bob Woodward, proposing: "The president of the United States, without a great deal of background in foreign policy, makes up his mind and believes he was sent by somebody to free the people – not just in Iraq, but around the world?" During the Friday event, the "60 Minutes" correspondent said: "I don’t know how we got into a position where our present commander in chief and the people around him had the guts to take our kids and send them on what seems to be – it sure is not a noble enterprise." According to MRC, Wallace’s comments came as he contrasted World War II with today. "We knew what we were fighting for," he said. "We knew how important it was. We loved our country. We loved our commander in chief. We respected the people with whom we worked and we were caught up in a, as I say, in a mutual enterprise, if that’s the word, the world needed but the Americans were able to bring and when finally Pearl Harbor came and we were, we finally got in, it was a damn good thing that we did." MRC said while most in the audience applauded Wallace’s sentiments, a few stood up and came forward to yell their displeasure. They were urged by the moderator to wait until the question-and-answer session. snip - Neuharth’s comments |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #14 E Larson...the Fox News guy is Chris Wallace... |
| Posted by: zooloo 2004-06-03 8:14:20 PM |
| #13 "We knew what we were fighting for," WE must have found the *one* guy on the entire farking planet who hadn't heard of the World Trade Center being destroyed by terrorists supported by Saddam..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-06-03 4:26:41 PM |
| #12 Mike Wallace... oh yeah, he's the father of the Fox News Sunday host. 60 Minutes is little more than a book plugging show. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-06-03 2:51:30 PM |
| #11 Wallace, speaking at a Smithsonian Institution "National World War II Reunion" Friday, denounced the effort to oust dictator Saddam Hussein, saying, "This is not, in my estimation, a good war." What war is a good war?? Some wars have to be fought, and some don't. But NO war is ever "good". |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-03 12:37:17 PM |
| #10 Who is breaking into these "Sixty Minutes" guys and stealing their anti-dementia meds. First Andy Rooney, and now, Mike Wallace. . . Call the asylum. Two padded rooms needed. . .maybe more. . . |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-06-03 12:30:50 PM |
| #9 Wallace was (is) one of those "classic journalists" - a sort of zero sum power gamer believing that only by bringing someone down (the higher / bigger the better) can they "move up" and being anything less than critical of anyone in power is treasonous. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-03 12:30:41 PM |
| #8 Hold up. I just read that whole article before I realized that Wallace is supposed to be an "objective journalist". How far you've fallen, old (and in your case, reeeeallllllly fucking OLD) media. Everyone knows what sort of political leanings the Objective Journalists have, and nobody is surprised when they lose their minds and spout off like blathering college co-eds with a political science "degree". Mike Wallace is an asshat. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-03 12:19:32 PM |
| #7 I've questioned Wallace's validity for years. When I think about him at all. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-03 12:13:01 PM |
| #6 I heard a few snippets of wallace's comments and he basically bobed from one platitude to another. But without a script to read I'm sure thats all he could do. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-06-03 11:44:47 AM |
| #5 Well, I guess GW will just have to suffer through minus the official "Mike Wallace Seal of Validity". |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-06-03 11:30:03 AM |
| #4 Isn't the duty of a "journalist" to provide information and facts? A little honesty would be refreshing here. Instead of hiding behind the unbiased journalist label, have the decency to admit its all about YOUR causes. These guys are arrogant enough to think they actually have the "expertise" and "understanding" to solve the world's problems. |
| Posted by: jawa 2004-06-03 10:52:07 AM |
| #3 Retire hell! I'm gonna roll old Larra King for his gig! Home at last! |
| Posted by: Mike Wallace 2004-06-03 10:44:59 AM |
| #2 Excuuuuuse me? Isn't Wallace the dickhead who said he would not betray a source who gave him a heads up about an impending attack on Americans because his first 'duty' is as a journalist? As far as Wallace is concerned, the only good war would be one the U.S. loses, as long as he gets the scoop. What a moral vapidity. |
| Posted by: Pamela 2004-06-03 10:44:11 AM |
| #1 Isn't it about time Wallace was retired? Given that he's 86. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2004-06-03 9:23:34 AM |