CNN's Begala: Michael Moore and MoveOn.org 'In the Center' on Iraq, Bush's 'Betrayal'

Published: September 18, 2007, 12:44 am

Tags: alan greenspan, george w bush, iraq, michael moore, moveon org, oil, j c watts, paul begala, wolf blitzer, the situation room, cnn

On Monday's "The Situation Room," hosted by Wolf Blitzer, CNN's liberal political analyst/former Clinton advisor Paula Begala distorted Alan Greenspan's words about the Iraq war being about oil, and accused President Bush of the "most damning indictment and betrayal that Mr. Bush could have committed." Begala also commented that Greenspan's words show that Michael Moore and MoveOn.org "were in the center" on the issue of Iraq. Begala: "Alan Greenspan ain't the kook left. He ain't Michael Moore. He ain't MoveOn. In fact, he is a guy who now shows that Michael Moore, MoveOn, and the rest of them were in the center." (Transcript follows) Near the end of the 4:00 hour of "The Situation Room," during a discussion with Begala and former Republican Congressman J.C. Watts, Blitzer brought up Greenspan's words from the former Federal Reserve chairman's recently released book "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World." Blitzer:

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