In this Battle of Wits, the Fox News Anchor was Unarmed

Here, thanks to

the file sharing site that I’m not allowed to talk about, is a video of an interview with Vanity Fair contributing editor Judy Bachrach and empty-headed “Faux News” drone Brigitte Quinn [QuickTime,

9.7 MB, included as an enclosure]. It was supposed to be an

inconsquential “isn’t it great that Dubya got re-elected?” interview

about the inauguration, but it didn’t end up being the fawning Bush

love-in as planned and Bachrach took the opportunity to burst Quinn’s

bubble. Quinn, who shows herself to be clearly incapable of independent

thought, went down with the first verbal blow and proceeded to get

beaten like a rented mule.

Here’s the transcript:

Judy: Well I, I have a feeling that maybe it should put a

crimp, or at least something should put a crimp in the plans of the White

House to have such a very lavish inaugural at a time of war.

Fox News: Really?

Judy: Yes. What I’ve noticed is the worse a war is going, the more

lavish the inaugural festivities.

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President, during a time of war, of

course as you know,

he had a very modest inauguration and a very tiny party where he served

chicken salad, or where chicken salad was served. And that was when we

were winning a war.

Fox News: Right, but, well, no, I, look, I mean, the President

has, has addressed

this, hasn’t he, he said that this is a, I believe the quote was that

we’re

celebrating, we’re celebrating

democracy, we’re celebrating a peaceful transfer of democracy. What’s

wrong with doing that?

Judy: Have you noticed any peace or any transfer of democracy

in Iraq? If you have, you’re the first person to have seen it.

Fox News: Well, I’ve noticed the elections coming up, and, to

be honest…

Judy: They don’t seem very peaceful.

Fox News: ….I didn’t want to argue politics with you this

morning.

Judy: Oh really? I thought I was allowed to talk about what I

wanted to talk about.

Fox News: You certainly, you certainly have that right. Let me

ask, let me ask you this: what, I mean, what — what should they have cut

back on? I mean we…

Judy: How about $40 million.

Fox News: All right, well…

Judy: May I say something? May I say something?

Fox News: Sure.

Judy: We have soldiers who are incapable of protecting

themselves in their humvees in Iraq.

They have to use bits of scrap metal in order to make their humvees

secure.

Their humvees are

sitting ducks for bombs. And we have a president who’s using $40 million

to have a party.

Judy: How about a modest party? Just like FDR. I’m sure

you’ll agree he was a pretty good President with a fine sense of what’s

appropriate and what’s not. And during a time of war, 10 parties are not

appropriate when your own soldiers are sitting ducks in very, very bad

vehicles.

Fox News: Well, don’t you think that the President has,

has given

his

proper respect to our troops? I mean yesterday, as far as I can tell,

the festivities opened with a military gala, they ended with a prayer

service. There does seem to have certainly

been a tremendous effort over the past couple of days and more

than that to honor our troops!

Judy: Well, gee, that prayer should sure keep them safe and

warm in their

flimsy vehicles in Iraq.

I’d rather see that money going to them, rather than to a guy who already

is President, for the second time.

Quinn on the ropes. The lesson to be learned: don’t shoot off your mouth when your brain is full of blanks. Click to see the video.

Fox News: All right, well, Judy Bachrach, I think we’ve given

you more than your time to give us your point of view this morning.

Judy: Thanks for having me on.

No, Judy, thank you.