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At a speech in Atlanta, a member of the audience forces Rumsfeld to answer the kinds of questions the press seldom asks.
  • Ending the culture of politeness

    Can we please have an end to this oh-so-polite, can't risk offending the president garbage in our media? Since when do we confuse respect with softball questions? You can ask hard, persistent questions and confront hypocrisy without being an a-hole on camera. And in any case, isn't it past the time when we should be worried about treating this lying, brutal, lawbreaking, spying, corrupt, greed-consumed, delusional, power-mad administration with respect?