Comments on: Video: Fareed Zakaria goes from Pakistan to the Daily Show

By: Texas Gal

Texas Gal — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:48:06 +0000

I agree with you on all you said in your prologue Bryan except I kind of take a different view of the circumstances that brought Bhutto back to Pakistan. I think when all is known it will be that we didn’t “lure” her back, rather she pursued a deal that we brokered with Musharraf. She wanted to go back but couldn’t while the corruption charges were still in force against her and her husband. He was supposed to relinquish his military role before he was designated as President and he failed to do that. That was a big screw up on his part so he removed the SC judges because he knew they would rule that his appointment was illegal since he failed to give up his military role.

Then Bhutto pulled a “chalabi” on us and used that to call the deal off. That led Musharraf to declare marshal law and then Bhutto really stirred it up and called for Musharraf to resign stating publicly that she would not cooperate in a shared government which she had agreed to do if we brokered her return.

So, respectfully, I take exception to the idea that we lured her back, rather she played us and Musharraf like a fiddle.

;)

By: CatsGodot

CatsGodot — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:39:08 +0000

“Does [Jon Stewart] still even know how to be funny?”

Wait…you’re saying he was funny before the writer’s strike? When did this occur??

By: fogw

fogw — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:23:48 +0000

Zakaria works at Newsweek and is a favorite guest of Stephanopoulus on his Sunday morning show.

I don’t like him. Why?

I’ve seen his act.

By: Sugar Land

Sugar Land — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:01:59 +0000

Poor Jon. He’s not holding up well with his 20+ writers on strike. Does the guy still even know how to be funny?

By: amkun

amkun — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:58:15 +0000

So this is what two liberals having a conversation sounds like. Completely insubstantial, ignorance of the facts if it allows them a zinger (and so the other guy can go, “I know, right??”). Reality-based indeed, ugh.

And, dude, does John say Benazir-boo at 2:25?

By: RMC1618

RMC1618 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:47:29 +0000

when people stop caring what Jon Stewert thinks? oh, wait, nobody cares what he thinks now.

By: culturism

culturism — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:45:40 +0000

As a culturist, I think culture matters. Worse than not having the media savvy to keep theories about Bhutto dying from bumping her head, many Muslims are hostile to democracy, free speech and the separation of church and state. I hope Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan become stable democracies, but worry that will require our enforcing it forever. The best way to make sure rights, democracy, the separation of church and state, women’s freedom, and anti-racism continue is to put America first.

http://www.culturism.us

By: aengus

aengus — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:36:03 +0000

OT: Muslim M&S worker refuses to sell 'unclean' Bible book No points for guessing which country this happened in.

By: Vizzini

Vizzini — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:36:02 +0000

Note the parallels he strikes about being an 8 year dictator… nuance.

By: jp

jp — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:16:38 +0000

OT: The New Republic just released more Paul newsletters, this time with some direct links to paul.

By: JetBoy

JetBoy — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:13:57 +0000

Ironically, it was when Musharraf showed up on the Daily Show that I saw the “softer”, more “regular-guy” humanity from this important world leader, of a most important place in that part of the world.