Had a great time on the Charlie Rose show with Ana, Glenn and Joe Trippi. (Not sure when it’s gonna air. Glenn will keep you posted.) Even better time at Nick Denton’s bash in Glenn’s honor afterwards in a fabu Soho loft. Glenn is as shy and charming in person as in pixels. I was curious about his accent. It’s faint. Why don’t I move here? Because it’s more fun to visit. I’m a little toasted now – hey, now I’m only blogging occasionally, I can try inebriated blogging. Ana does it all the time, I’m told. CPAP time now.
LIE OF THE WEEK: “Torture is never acceptable, nor do we hand over people to countries that do torture.” – president Bush, in a simple lie. Jane Mayer has more details on what this administration is doing to terror suspects – handing them over to be tortured by regimes this president then calls on to democratize! The most chilling quote in the piece comes from John Yoo, the man who helped end the United States’ prohibition on torture:
[Yoo] went on to suggest that President Bush’s victory in the 2004 election, along with the relatively mild challenge to Gonzales mounted by the Democrats in Congress, was “proof that the debate is over.” He said, “The issue is dying out. The public has had its referendum.”
Ah, the accountability moment. I had no idea that a vote for Bush was a vote for torture. But now we know, don’t we? According to Yoo, the president has the constitutional right to over-rule all laws and treaties against torture and the only remedy is impeachment.
CYBER-LOVE: This Jordanian tale of Internet love has to be read to be believed.
The Dish 