Former New York Times journalist Judith Miller had no idea just how much of “a spirited discussion” she would have with Jon Stewart, host of “The Daily Show.” Stewart, usually happy to maintain his clownish persona, took Miller to task for her reporting on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and essentially blamed her for starting the Iraq War.
“I believe that you helped the administration take us to the most devastating mistake in foreign policy that we’ve made in, like, 100 years,” Stewart began, adding that he considered Miller’s reporting “a concerted effort to take us into war in Iraq.”
#JonStewart @TheDailyShow Rips Apart @JMfreespeech Over Her Reporting in Lead Up to Iraq War http://t.co/wlNtuot1IL pic.twitter.com/sryLaSV0En
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) April 30, 2015
Thank you Jon Stewart for exposing the most vile and corrupt example of propaganda-journalism: Judith Miller @JMfreespeech @TheDailyShow
— Naief Yehya (@nyehya) April 30, 2015
Look @JMfreespeech Judith Miller your name is trending on Twitter and not in a good way. Jon Stewart destroyed any credibility you ever had.
— Deb 'Vote Blue No Matter Who' Vermaas (@debv219) April 30, 2015
So… Jon Stewart blames people like @JMfreespeech for using intelligence sources and not hindsight from the future when reporting on Iraq?
— John A. Daly (@JohnDalyBooks) April 30, 2015
Essentially, yes.
People who believe that Jon Stewart won his debate with Judith Miller saw a completely different interview than I did.
— John A. Daly (@JohnDalyBooks) April 30, 2015
I gotta applaud @JMfreespeech for remaining kind as @TheDailyShow insisted on assuming the worst of her despite her reasonable explanations
— Ryan Mauro (@ryanmauro) May 1, 2015
Fortunately, Miller, whose book “The Story: A Reporter’s Journey” was released last month, received a much fairer reception at this weekend’s RightOnline conference in Washington, D.C., where she met Jim Hoft, winner of the 2015 Breitbart Award.
Ran into Judith Miller @Jmfreespeech & @MelissaTweets at #ROL15 — Judith has new book – sounds like must read pic.twitter.com/Swdoak9KP4
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) May 2, 2015
Miller has also found a more than capable defender in Fox News contributor, USA Today columnist and author (“The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech”) Kirsten Powers, who’s a bit tired of the theory that the New York Times made Congress authorize the Iraq War.
https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/593864388727144448
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech She did write for the @nytimes then, so I guess that they are admitting how much the Times influences them?
— Alan Cross (@AlanLCross) April 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/593868394744684544
https://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/593861581328506880
https://twitter.com/MarkTrueblood/status/593861841337643009
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech When have Democrats taken responsibility for anything that goes wrong, ever?
— JustASlice (@AmericanAsPie) April 30, 2015
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech Judith Miller who had no vote….
— FlagGazer (@FlagGazer) April 30, 2015
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech I would just love politicians on both sides to take responsibility for what they say & do. What a concept, huh?
— Norma Meyer (@nynormie) April 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/TFCochran/status/593862537122189312
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech taking responsibility is not in the @TheDemocrats play book.Requires no lies.Look at their polices on poverty.
— Sandra Beck (@sbeck515) April 30, 2015
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech when will Democrats take responsibility for anything Kirsten?
— gmen (@Bukslay912Gmen) April 30, 2015
@KirstenPowers @JMfreespeech They won't is the simple answer. Miller is their sacrificial goat.
— Capt Mike (@CaptMike73) May 1, 2015
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