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 Truthdig Weekly Video RoundupPosted on Aug 4, 2006Check out a collection of the best Truthdig-flavored video clips of the past week. Featuring: Hillary Clinton’s smack-down of Donald Rumsfeld; Jon Stewart on Mel Gibson media coverage; a head-banging Ted Stevens music video, and more...
Testifying before Congress on Aug. 3, Donald Rumsfeld said he has never painted a rosy pictureӔ about Iraq, and that you would have a dickens of a time trying to find instances where I have been overly optimistic.Ӕ That’s just nonsense. And we’ve got the proof—in the form of Rumsfeld’s own words.
It’s actually the statement/question that prompted Rumsfeld’s above response. Clinton raked Rumsfeld over the coals over his “failed” prosecution of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She closed with a knockout punch: “Given your track record, Secretary Rumsfeld, why should we believe your assurances now?” Rumsfeld was left sputtering.
“The Daily Show” host mocked the way supposedly serious TV news shows spliced clips of Gibson’s movies into their newscasts about the actor/director’s anti-Jewish tirade last weekend. The “Braveheart” bit is hilarious.
The newest music video of the techno remix of Sen. Ted Stevens’ infamous “series of tubes” speech about Net Neutrality. Brilliant visuals and head-bouncing music.
“Daily Show” correspondent Rob Courdry shines a biting satirical spotlight on the terrorist group Hamas’ summer camp in Gaza, where “Palestinian children gather in mosques for religious education and paramilitary training.” Apparently, for Gaza children with special needs, there’s also a religious education and paramilitary training fat camp.
After a reporter asked in an ABC News segment why politicians are happy to go and embarrass themselves on “The Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert responded by playing a few clips of ABC morning shows, and asking why politicians would want to go on shows that highlight, for instance, monkeys playing Texas Hold ’Em. Previous item: So You Say You Want a Revolución? Next item: Human Rights Watch: Israel Has Committed War Crimes Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig. Add Your Comment |
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By kevo, August 7, 2006 at 8:23 am #
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Thanks for feeding these hilarious clips centrally. I think early Sunday mornings with a cup of java watching sanity being played through comedy is more refreshing than reading “all the news fit to spit.” Keep the project going as me thinks a new sabbath tradition could come from it. -Kevo
Report thisBy J Hicks, August 6, 2006 at 8:38 am #
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Sadly, the video came thru in such a disjointed state that I lost patience before hearing John Stewart’s rant. Being computer challenged, I have no way to know if this was my computer’s problem or the actual transmission itself. My “Patience Gene” was severly damaged at birth so I can’t bear having to wait forever to hear/see things on a computer… the videos are a great idea, I just wish I could deal with 1 second of video and 3 seconds of waiting for the next smidgen..
Report thisBy FuzzFlash, August 5, 2006 at 10:07 pm #
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I like my satire in a format like this. It’s truthdigger friendly. More please. Weekly is good.
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