Hot Rude Chat!

... of the poltical-dissing sort.

Rod Nordland, Newsweek's bureau chief in Baghdad, is probably a bit of a prick but he's in good form here insulting just about every questioner during a live chat. Be aware that he criticizes both the left and right. He is fair-and-balanced in his terse snideness:

Question: "Dirty bomb. Wow, Zarqawi might have one dirty bomb. The U.S. has been shooting off nuclear waste all over Iraq in this Gulf War, and in the last one too. So who is the real terrorist here?"

Answer: "What a poorly informed question."

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Question: "why does Bush care so much about what happens in Iraq when there are so many poor, sick, poverty-stricken people in the U.S.?"

Answer: "Who said he cares? "

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Question: "Do you, Masland and Dickey mean "F---ing Murderers" when you say "insurgents" and "fighters" in your STUPIDITY? I've grown sick and tired of you "politically incorrect" reporters. Why don't you have the gumption to call a spade a spade?"

Answer: "OK, you're an idiot. How's that?"

Sort of amusing. On one hand, I wonder why he bothered to do a live chat if his attitude was so clearly disdainful of those daring to question him.

On the other hand, though, it's pretty stupid to suggest that Newsweek begin calling terrorists "FUCKING MURDERERS." I mean, look, sure it's the right basic idea, but it's just an idiotic question, isn't it?

posted by Ace at 10:30 PM

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