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Wednesday, August 23, 2006 12:00 AM

Scarborough's fair

The Republican TV host reveals why he launched his "Is Bush an 'idiot'?" segment and why conservatives are afraid to question the president.

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  • Wednesday, August 23, 2006 04:57 PM

    We was going to respond...

    Does anyone know if this is a typo (either on Salon or in the book from which it was quoted)? Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for the man who calls himself president to make such gramatical mistakes, so I must ask....

    "No, I didn't feel the need to, because I knew how we was going to respond, that he was against the war,"

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