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Hugh Hewitt: A Conversation With Lawrence O'Donnell
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Lawrence O'Donnell appears on my program at least yearly, and usually a memorable few exchanges result. Yesterday's conversation was no exception. I began with the transcript of Larry's exchange with Liz Cheney in hand, the one in which he had asserted about "enhanced interrogation techniques" that "[t]his government has prosecuted people in the past for doing exactly this." Of course he meant waterboarding, so I asked him for his back-up to that assertion, which he lacked. During the break he consulted wikipedia, and referred my audience to the case of Major Edwin Glenn, prosecuted for his conduct during the Spanish-American War, but after O'Donnell had departed, Lileks ...

Hewitt vs O’Donnell
Hot Air » Top Picks — Hewitt vs O’Donnell posted at 1:35 pm on May 28, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly If you didn’t get a chance to hear Hugh Hewitt dismantle MS-NBC’s Larry O’Donnell last night, Hugh made sure you have the opportunity today.  The entire transcript of the interview appears on his blog, with a link to the podcast of the 35-minute conversation.  It’s long, but well worth the time.  Here are a couple of highlights: HH: What was the last book you read about terrorism? LO’D: The last…I don’t think I’ve read a book about terrorism. HH: Ever? LO’D: No. HH: About al Qaeda? LO’D: No. HH: About…how about the mullahs in Iran? LO’D: ...