Truth vs. Fear

A day after the president defended the decision to close the jail, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said alarm over shuttering the prison at Guantanamo Bay and relocating prisoners at the facility is "fear-mongering."
"There' a lot of fear-mongering about this," Gates said on the "Today" show. "We've never had an escape from a super max prison. And that's where these guys are going to go."
Gates, who served in the Bush administration and now works under Obama, called Gitmo "one of the finest prisons in the world" during an interview with Matt Lauer that aired Friday. "But it has a taint," he said.
The defense secretary said Obama had no choice but the shut down the prison and his plan does not jeopardize the safety of Americans.
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Tom vs. Matt 2.0

Dick Cavett on Sarah Palin

Perennial favorite, Dick Cavett, makes some striking observations about Alaska's attention seeking whore come Governor...
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Now something has gone wrong with all three television sets. They will only get Sarah Palin.
I can play a kind of Alaskan roulette. Any random channel clicked on by the remote brings up that eager face, with its continuing assaults on the English Lang.
There she is with Larry and Matt and just about everyone else but Dr. Phil (so far). If she is not yet on “Judge Judy,” I suspect it can’t be for lack of trying.
What have we done to deserve this, this media blitz that the astute Andrea Mitchell has labeled “The Victory Tour”?
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Luke Russert on the 'Today' Show

Tim Russert's son, Luke, is scheduled to appear on NBC's 'Today' show program tomorrow morning June 16, 2008 (sometime between 6 and 6:30 a.m. PDT) to discuss his father's (Tim Russert) passing.
Luke vacationed in Italy with his parents just days before his father's death from a heart attack. The vacation was, in part, a celebration of Luke's graduation from Boston College.
Coverage of Russert's passing and legacy has indicated that Luke and his father shared a close and treasured father-son relationship.
'Today' show host Matt Lauer will conduct the interview via satellite, with Luke appearing from Washington, D.C.

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