Thompson just pulled out the 2002 Time piece "which is true?"

[mike1963]

Looks like he was ready for this slimy sonofabitch...
edit: held up the "transcript" and his book, "which is true?"
:grr:

[readmylips]

1. Thompson is there to attack Clarke....

and not ask questions. Clarke is prepared

[xray s]

2. Now you all know why the Republican party in Illinois is dead

[Az]

10. I hate Illinois Nazis

Had to be said.

[buycitgo]

14. hermann Goering was a big antique collector, too!

I can't STAND that pricklet

I live in Illinois

one of the HAPPIEST moments I can remember recently is when that lying monster Jim Ryan lost his campaign for governor, after trying to MURDER two men for years, keeping them on death row for a murder he KNEW was committed by someone else

this is what repugs are ALL about!

[russian33]

3. what an ass...

...this Thompson guy is...meanwhile, I'm loving Clarke "I was told to highlight the positive steps the administration took, and downplay the negatives.."

[11cents]

4. The audience laughed!

Thompson is an idiot.

[Hamlette]

6. the audience LOVE Clarke

When Bob Kerrey thanked Clarke for apologizing to America for the failure to protect them against 9-11 and him being the ONLY person to do so, the audience applauded Clarke for his apology.

The questioners are not going to be liked if they attack him.

Great TV.

[Spoon]

18. Who told him to "Highlight the positive steps"?

Time or the administration?

[buycitgo]

23. huh?

[justsam]

5. Thompson is pissed

because he can't get the answers that he wants to hear and he can't confuse or double talk Clarke..

[buycitgo]

11. yeah.......this is great

Thompson WEASELED out at the end, saying "a lot of things bother about the tenor and the tone of this"

his body language REALLY gave him away, as he "slunk" off=mike, KNOWING that he'd failed!

the CRYBABY remark SEALED his fecklessness

FECKLESS, you are, boy

FECKLESS!!!!

Clarke WON that one, just based on JT's whiny exit!

[slappypan]

7. "Big Jim" Thompson

Now there's an expert on living a lie ...

[readmylips]

8. Clarke gave it back to that a$$ Thompson....

Clark pointed out that Thompson was hot under the collar...

[xray s]

9. Thompson was set up!

Someone had to make the bogus charges against Clarke, and for some reason Thompson took the bait (what could have been offered, a judgeship? maybe THE SUPREME COURT?)

Hahahahahaha!!!!

Thompson KNOWS he looked like an ass!!!!!!!

[swag]

12. Repugs are usually shitty

lawyers.

[xray s]

16. The last time I heard Thompson grandstanding at a hearing...

...was in the 80's when he presided as govenor of Illinois over a review of a rape case. He sounded like a publicity hounding ass back then too!

[buycitgo]

21. gary dotson?

did he get screwed, or WHAT?

remember Steve Dahl's coverage of that?

Dotson and the girl who PERJURED herself into his conviction appeared on some morning show, and the hostess (was it Gary Trudeau's wife?) asked them: how about a hug!!!!!!!!!!

they screwed him even in pardon/clemency hearings, IIRC

[colonel odis]

24. wasn't jane pauley

it was phyllis george on cbs.

the same person who asked billy crystal once if fernando lamas had seen his impression of him. of course, billy had to explain to phyllis that lamas was dead.

[robnycny]

13. Took the words right out of my mouth xray

Thompson KNOWS he was an ASS. Ha.

[Imalittleteapot]

15. Thompson appears to be the president's

punter. Clarke appears to be the people's quarterback. His tone is sincere and deliberate, which makes him look a hell of a lot more honest than Thompson. I trust Clarke. The fact that he is the first to apologize to the American people is a real plus.

[The_Bearded_Liberal]

20. Thompson

Thompson just got up and walked out.
I guess he's gone off to have a good cry after Clarke just wiped the floor with him.

[orwell]

17. Run for Cover

Does anyone notice how little Clarke resorts to cover statements like "to the best of my knowledge", or "I don't recall"?

He comes off as a straight shooter. His body language is direct as opposed to Tenet's "weasel" postures.

O

[orwell]

19. Cowards

Notice Thompson is gone. What a coward.

O

[annxburns]

22. Classic Republican Smear ..

... bring up something easily explained - add a lot of heat and light from the right wing echo chamber and try to distract from the truth. THey did it to the other Clark before his first debate remember? Rove messed himself though - Thompson looked like a complete butt kissing hit man