A lot of the questions asked came off at times plain-ass ig'nant. (Was Congress even mentioned in the interview? Apparently, the President can enact our Progressive/Liberal Agenda through Executive fiat. I did not know that.)
Still, Stewart got to ask a bunch of questions that I know he's wanted to ask for a long time, ones that had clearly been bugging him. He got in some good hard shots.
At the same time, Axelrod answered them...but answered them quickly in the middle of long lists of Administration Accomplishments. One telling exchange between Axe and Jon was over Bagram Air Base. Jon wanted to know why it had been excluded from habeas corpus proceedings, and Axe said: 1) that the Courts will decide (intimating that the President has and will follow the Courts decisions), and 2) intimating that when your ass is in charge of National Security, you're perspective does change a little.
Favorite question? What's worse? Dealing with intractable Conservatives or Pie-in-the-sky, Nothing's ever good enough Liberals? (My words, not Jon's).
And yes, Jon. There are people in between that.
Part 1:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| David Axelrod Unedited Interview Pt. 1 | ||||
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Part 2:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| David Axelrod Unedited Interview Pt. 2 | ||||
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Part 3: (This is the part that wasn't aired, and contains the good stuff.)
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| David Axelrod Unedited Interview Pt. 3 | ||||
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