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Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

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Posted on Jul 2, 2006
Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett

Washington Post reporter Dana Priest threw Bill Bennett’s gambling history back in his face when the conservative pundit attempted to lecture Priest on ethics.


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On Meet the Press this morning, Washington Post reporter Dana Priest snap back at Bill Bennett. She said it is not a crime to disclose classified information and then went on to say that people would like to make casino gambling against the law, but it is not illegal. Bill Bennett, who has previously admitted a gambling problem, sat in stunned silence like he had just been punched hard in the stomach. It was a classic moment.

Dana Priest made him look like a fool as he stood there shaking his head. Bennett made himself look like the WATB that he is as he constantly tried to interrupt. Yes Bill, we know you’re right there, but there were three other people on the panel as well. Immediately, he went to the “I’m all alone on the panel” card as if he didn’t know the make up of the round table. ( I seem to remember that Harwood is from the WSJ and Safire was a conservative columnist) Priest got into him a second time over the prison story. Even Andrea Mitchell had a go at Bill.

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By Bonnie Wheeler, August 19, 2010 at 7:20 pm Link to this comment
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I did not watch the show but if Bennet was at a loss for words it would be his first time - He has always been very capable of holding his own

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By Stephen L, July 9, 2006 at 1:15 am Link to this comment
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I watched it and I don’t see him sitting in “stunned silence”.  If anything he tried to dominate way too much of the conversation. 

He didn’t look like a fool, he did look like he was often disgusted.  I felt that this disgust with the nonsense he was hearing took away from his ability to debate the issues in a polite mannor.

When an older man shows such extreme imptatience, you have to wonder what issues he’s dealing with mentally. People don’t normally start out like that in life but personal situations, physical problems, personal issues, mental issues can lead to that.

If he is going to debate radicalized “progressives” who are tossing out politically correct garbage about why it’s good to leak important secret programs in the middle of a war on terror, then he needs to accept the fact that the Bush hating radicals get a turn to speak and they are going to speak a lot of nonsense supporting treason in time of war as a way of getting at Bush.

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By Ralph, July 8, 2006 at 9:15 am Link to this comment
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Too bad I missed that line.  I watched the show a short time, but was disillusioned that the show was so heavily overpopulated by conservatives.  Two Wall Street Journal staff (Priest and Harwood), Bill Bennett, William Safire, and moderated by Andrea Mitchell who is married to the former chair of the Federal Reserve.  No ‘liberals’ there, all representatives of the power establishment.  How about a serious presentation of different views.

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By goingsnake, July 7, 2006 at 11:47 am Link to this comment
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dana spanked bennet like he was a petulant child. i however would like to take a hickory switch to his fat, pompus, pig squeeling ass and show him what i’m talking about.

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By Serginho, July 5, 2006 at 6:38 am Link to this comment
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Bravo Dana!  I was just waiting for Bill Bet-It to tear himself away from the casino to give us another of his sanctimonious lectures.  Can’t wait for the sequel to The Book of Virtues—maybe it will consist of poker and blackjack tips?

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By Vietnam Vet, July 4, 2006 at 10:46 am Link to this comment
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Bennett is a hypocritical GOP lap dog and always has been. His holier than thou demeanor, always with that look on his face that “no one but he can think” is disgusting. That constant clasping of the hands, sneer, head shaking, makes anything he has to say irrevelant. One wonders why he continues to be asked to appear on ANY show, left leaning or right leaning!

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By David P., July 4, 2006 at 3:28 am Link to this comment
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Classic case of a school yard bully getting it thrown back in his face.  He was squirming, making faces, and FOR ONCE, someone smacked him back a little and he didn’t like it. 


Happy 4th,

dp

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By FRANNIE, July 3, 2006 at 11:38 pm Link to this comment
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i’M A WOMAN OF FEW WORDS:  HOW DO THEY GET AWAY WITH IT

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By Carole C. Oddie, July 3, 2006 at 8:16 am Link to this comment
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Bill bennet showed the hypocrite he is on the George Step show as well as on meet the press.
I just read this am in the blogs that Bush ordered wiretapping domestically 7months prior to 9/11. I would like to see the news shows discuss this further. Amerians both right, left and center need to wake up before it’s too late.

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By Larry 'The Cable Guy', July 3, 2006 at 5:00 am Link to this comment
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Dana Priest Smacks Down Bill Bennett - ?? - then you quote a FAR-LEFT LIBERAL SITE?, HAHAHAHAHHA - write your own story, you ignorant loon

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By U.S. Cavalry, July 2, 2006 at 7:24 pm Link to this comment
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Yes, we should applaud the use of ad hominem rather than legitimate argument.  And people wonder where discourse has gone in this country…

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