The link: http://www.vicegrip.net/blog/archive/2005/01/26/682.aspx
I'm very proud of Jon Stewart tonight. He had Seymour Hersch back on his show, and he actually asked him what became of the airstrikes “Sy” was certain were going to be carried out against Iran. He also was generally mocking of Seymour's lunatic levels of pessimism. So, good job Jon, way to actually demonstrate some very tiny sense of integrity, by calling a liberal out on his ridiculously obvious bullshit. Also good job calling him Sy.
Hersch's response to the question was just wonderful. Jon says “where's the airstrikes?” Hersch starts talking about obscure border regions between Iraq and Iran, using names of towns and such, to prove he knows what's going on. “I couldn't possibly be wrong, I just said 'Jalambalashamasalahamadad...“ And, granted, there's no airstrikes, but we've got troops on the border between Iran and Iraq, which is pretty much the same thing, and proof that we're conducting ops into Iran itself... Except it's not, and it's just fucking not, Seymour, you stupid cockgobbler.
So, rather than even slightly explain his wrongness the last time he was on the show, Seymour just threw up a new flak barrage of grand claims of corruption. We've used Iraq's own money to pay off the elections, just like we did in Afghanistan. “I can tell you,” says Seymour, several times, as a way of emphasizing how “fact checked“ his “facts“ are. That's true, you can tell me that, Seymour, and you can also tell me that there's going to be airstrikes on Iran this summer, but you'd be wrong, as ususal. In fact, you're so flagrantly and consistently wrong that your certainty that Iraq will descend into a “Tet offensive” of insurgent attacks is probably the best news I've heard all week.
Bonus points on mentioning Cindy Sheehan, Seymour. You're a hack. Please go die.