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Ed Bradley, R.I.P.
Ed Bradley, the longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent whose probing questions and deceptively relaxed interviewing manner graced some of that show’s most notable reports, has died. He was 65.
From an old interview excerpted on the NewsHour:
If I arrived at the pearly gates and St. Peter said “What have you done to deserve entry?” I’d just say, “Did you see my Lena Horne story?”
From The Daily Show on Wednesday:
Jon Stewart: What was the plan? What did it for the Democrats?
Howard Dean: Well, we were helped, of course, by the president.
This will be remembered as George W. Bush’s finest hour.
By doing such a horrible job, Bush made it possible for the Democrats to win majorities in both the House and the Senate. That was a crucial turning point in the nation’s history, because only the Democrats have shown the slightest interest in preventing Bush from screwing up the country and the world even worse than he’s already screwed them up.
Okay, admittedly, as finest hours go, this is pretty dismal stuff. But let’s face it — this is as good as Bush is ever likely to get.