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There's so many fun and interesting things in Hardball land I don't know where to
start...Everyone's on fire today...Did you see/hear Chris on Imus this morning? En
Feugo on the intell flap...Plus, they replayed the Buzz bite from last night when
Chris "got stupid" (That's old school slang for going crazy in a positive way) on
Kucinich...If you missed it tune in tonight...We're going to replay it and have
Congressman Chris Smith respond...He's the guy Kucinich accused of wanting to
criminalize abortion...And that's just a small part of tonight's show!
We got G. Gordon Liddy who's riding in on his motorcycle to do the hit...One of our
producers wants to get some B-Roll of him on the bike outside of the studio...Not sure
if we'll get it though...Kerry's in the Bronx blasting Bush and we'll probably cut
some sound to play for The G Man and get his reax..
Plus, There's going to be some grilling on the Hill today and CIA chief George Tenet
is tops on the menu....He's going to give a closed door testimony to the Intelligence
Committee on Iraq's nuclear program and we'll lead the show with one of the
Committee's top Republicans, Trent Lott...Washington "Wiseman" David Gergen will be in
the B block with some reax and thoughtful, gravitas laden analysis...
And your favorite roaming Hardball producer Howard Mortman checks in with another
edition of "Extreme Mortman" from last night's Frank Luntz Baseball All-Star Game
party:
"Oh, the sprawling Frank Luntz resort and palatial home deep in monied, desirable
McLean, Virginia -- home to half the Republican establishment and Saudi kingdom. As
always, Frank's Baseball All-Star game party was equal parts frolic and bucolic.
Every year we enjoy strolling the grounds without official escort, admiring the
pictures of Frank Luntz, the name tags featuring Frank Luntz, and various signs with
Frank's name on it, as well as the oily love grotto (ooops, that's Hef's place).
Spotters identified political and media celebs such as Katherine Harris, Cliff May,
Harry Reid, Malcolm Hoenlein, Jonathon Karl, Matt Cooper, Barbara Comstock, Pat
Harrison, and Governor-in-waiting Darrell Issa, who balanced his plate like he was
balancing a $38 billion deficit. We also got a fleeting glimpse of Frank Luntz
himself. Which leads us to wonder, if Frank Luntz was in McLean -- WHO THE HELL WAS
ON TV?!? Frank's All-Star game party has grown deep roots in Washington social lore,
ever since he snatched the franchise away from Extreme Mortman many years ago in a
still-unresolved and mysterious manuever. Be that as it may, we still appreciate the
invitation and opportunity to observe and interact with all the Frank Luntz political
paraphernalia he's captured for his home. We still maintain that Frank's house
features the greatest collection of Frank Luntz memorabilia ever assembled in one
place. Trust us -- we've been to museums."
That was Extreme Mortman reporting ....
And on a different yet important note, is Abercrombie and Fitch discriminating against
minorities? We'll debate in the D block....
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030618/bs_nm/retail_abercrombie_dc_1
Oh and I almost forget...The following piece is being put in The Briefing sine qua non
"must read" file...Pincus is on his game on this one...Bush faced dwindling nuclear
data...Much was undercut, disproved by U.N. inspectors in Iraq (The Washington Post)
http://msnbc.com/news/939538.asp?0sl=-13
Just asking...Is famed Roll Call Scoopster Ed Henry in line to succeed Lloyd as the
new Reliable Source??
Our man at Human Events, Terry Jeffrey, checks in with his latest piece and would like
you to pay particular attention to his exchange with Rep. Porter Goss (Chairman, House
Intell Committee) on how the blame for the flap must be laid at Clinton's doorstep:
Our man in Niger http://www.townhall.com/columnists/terencejeffrey/tj20030716.shtml
Katrina is hopping mad along with Chris on the Intell stuff...Read her editor's cut
http://thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Washington, DC
Wednesday's Wash Post recipe...Definitely a "clip and save": Basil and
Garlic-Slathered Chicken Breasts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57995-2003Jul15.html
CIA Director George Tenet was expected to testify behind closed doors Wednesday about
President Bush's claim in his State of the Union address that Iraq was trying to buy
uranium in Africa to restart its nuclear weapons program. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030716/ap_on_go_co/iraq_intelligence
U.S. soldier killed near Baghdad...Three attacks Wednesday on U.S. troops in and
around Baghdad killed one soldier and an Iraqi child, and wounded at least seven
troops. (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/870749.asp
The pro-American mayor of the western city of Hadithah was shot and killed driving
through the town Wednesday in escalating violence in Iraq that also took the lives of
a U.S. soldier in a supply convoy and an 8-year-old Iraqi in an attack on U.S. forces
guarding a Baghdad bank (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&e=1&u=/ap/20030716/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
Democratic presidential contender John Kerry said on Wednesday President Bush suffers
from a "dangerous gap in credibility" on national security and questioned if the
United States was safer since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3100735
Democrats sharpening Bush attacks...Assault focuses on instability, intelligence
justifying war (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/939591.asp?0cv=CA01
DeLay: ``They think if they just get a little bit angrier and a little bit meaner and
a little bit louder the American people will start hating the president as much as
they do'' http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/national/kenn07162003.htm
Senate Republicans braced for a continued faceoff with Democrats trying to use a
multibillion-dollar Pentagon (news - web sites) funding bill to criticize President
Bush's handling of Iraq and the war on terrorism. The White House said it smelled
politics in escalating Democratic attacks. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030716/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq
Bush raises more than all 9 rivals...Dean surges, but Gephardt struggles on money
front (The Washington Post) http://msnbc.com/news/938965.asp?0sl=-10
Fed up with being in Iraq and demoralized by their role as peacekeepers in a risky
place, a group of U.S. soldiers aired their plight on U.S. television on Wednesday and
said they had lost faith in the Army. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=RBZJWQC0ZTYWKCRBAEOCFEY?type=topNews&storyID=3100641
"I realize many of you are upset. I am too," Anita Blount, wife of Maj. Gen. Buford
Blount, wrote in an anguished E-mail to the wives of soldiers under her husband's
command. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/07-16-2003/news/story/101231p-91654c.html
U.S. Presses New Iraqi Council To Begin Tackling Major Issues...Bremer Links Length of
Occupation to Panel's Progress (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61588-2003Jul15.html?referrer=email
3 Support Same-Sex Marriage...Democrats Appear At Rights Forum (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61360-2003Jul15.html
First day on the job, Scott McClellan showed he'll be a cautious White House press
secretary, eager to establish rapport with reporters but careful not to let secrets
slip from his lips. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20030716/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_spokesman
NAACP hit for policy on Cuba...Cuban dissidents yesterday accused the NAACP of a
double standard in its promotion of human rights, defending those of blacks in South
Africa while embracing - rather than condemning - the treatment of blacks in Cuba.
(The Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030715-114858-9348r.htm
Give 'Terminator' a shot at White House?...Hatch is pushing amendment to lift Oval
Office limit (Deseret News) http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,510039949,00.html
A secret Pentagon report states that once-promising leads in the hunt for Capt.
Michael Scott Speicher in Iraq have turned up no evidence of his whereabouts,
contradicting public official comments that the search was producing positive results.
(The Washington Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030715-114916-4526r.htm
Lewinsky hopes to be a loser...While Hillary Clinton is out and about promoting her
best-selling memoir, Bill Clinton's "other woman" has reportedly checked into a fat
farm. Jeannette Walls Delivers the Scoop.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/930658.asp
Opinion/Editorials
Saletan: The Buck Stops There...Bush shifts the blame for his Iraq whopper.
http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2085604
Kinsley: Who Is Buried in Bush's Speech? The truth has been shot! Round up some
unusual suspects. http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2085612
Ilana takes a shot at Howard in her latest piece: Bush's 16 words miss the Big Picture
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33590
Joe's Real Deal: The Democrats smell blood. The gauntlet has been thrown down, and one
presidential candidate is talking about the impeachment of Pres. George W. Bush.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/939752.asp
Goldberg: Can YOU say 'Senator Springer'?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/jonah.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
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