Meet The Press: Powell - His press aid attempted to end the interview early

[conjur]

Tim Russert was asking his final question of Secy. Powell when Powell's press aid apparently shoved the camera aside and wanted to end the interview. Powell said something like "get out of here" and said to put the camera back on him.

The question had to deal with the false intelligence behind Powell's speech to the U.N. in Feb. 2003.

 

[Gaard]

Yeah, I saw that. Russert was pretty upset.

 

[da loser]

i missed the first part. did she ever come on camera, or just move the camera out of the way?

all i saw was the ocean, and powell saying, emily get the hell out of here.

someone's going to be looking for a new job monday.

 

[Codec]

Powell handled it well, but what a stupid bonehead move by his press aid. Russert read a statement after the interview thanking Powell for finishing the interview even though his aid attempted to cut it short. Russert wasn't happy.

 

[conjur]

Meet The Press will be repeated on CNBC at 9pm EDT

 

[Czar]

someone get a clip

 

[conjur]

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From Drudge

BLEEP THE PRESS: CAMERA MOVED OFF POWELL DURING RUSSERT GRILLING; AIDE ATTEMPTED TO CUT OFF INTERVIEW
Sun May 16 2004 10:45:35 ET
**Exclusive Details**

An aide to Sec. of State Colin Powell ordered a halt to a MEET THE PRESS interview and directed a camera to shoot a palm tree during provocative questioning by host Tim Russert!

Powell was being interview by satellite from Jordan.

State Department press aide Emily Miller fumed as Tim Russert went beyond the 10 minutes allotted for the NBC Sunday session.

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13 minutes in to the interview, Miller attempted to pull the plug.

As Russert grilled Powell on his presentation at the UN of Iraq's alleged WMDs -- Miller moved the single remote camera off Powell.

"You're off," Miller announced.

"I am not off," Powell warned.

"No. They can't use it, they're editing it..." Miller said on an open microphone.

"Emily, get out of the way. Bring the camera back please," the secretary snapped.

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Russert aired the exchange unedited.

Powell was 45 minutes late to the taping, a top source explained.

NBC's MEET THE PRESS joined in progress....

TIM RUSSERT: Finally, Mr. Secretary, in February of 2003, you placed your enormous personal credibility before the United Nations and laid out a case against Saddam Hussein, citing.

(Camera moved off of interview subject)

EMILY MILLER, STATE DEPARTMENT PRESS AIDE: You're off.

SECRETARY POWELL: I am not off.

EMILY MILLER, PRESS AIDE: No. They can't use it, they're editing it.

SECRETARY POWELL: He's still asking the questions.

EMILY MILLER, PRESS AIDE: He was not ...

SECRETARY POWELL: Tim, I am sorry I lost you.

MR. RUSSERT: I am right here Mr. Secretary. I would hope they would put you back on camera. I don't know who did that.

EMILY MILLER, PRESS AIDE: He was going to go for another five minutes.

SECRETARY POWELL: We've really scre...

MR. RUSSERT: I think that was one of your staff Mr. Secretary. I don't think that's appropriate.

SECRETARY POWELL: Emily, get out of the way. Bring the camera back please. (Camera returns to the interview subject) I think we're back on Tim, go ahead with your last question.

MR. RUSSERT: Thank you very much, sir.

In February of 2003, you put your enormous personal reputation on the line before the United Nations and said that you had solid sources for the case against Saddam Hussein. It now appears that an agent called "Curve Ball" had misled the CIA by suggesting that Saddam had trucks and trains that were delivering biological chemical weapons.

How concerned are you that some of the information you shared with the world is now inaccurate and discredited?

SECRETARY POWELL: I'm very concerned. When I made that presentation in February 2003, it was based on the best information that the Central Intelligence Agency made available to me. We studied it carefully. We looked at the sourcing and the case of the mobile trucks and trains. There was multiple sourcing for that. Unfortunately, that multiple sourcing over time has turned out to be not accurate, and so I'm deeply disappointed.

But I'm also comfortable that at the time that I made the presentation it reflected the collective judgment, the sound judgment, of the intelligence community, but it turned out that the sourcing was inaccurate and wrong and, in some cases, deliberately misleading. And for that I'm disappointed, and I regret it.

MR. RUSSERT: Mr. Secretary, we thank you very much for joining us again and sharing your views with us today. SECRETARY POWELL: Thanks, Tim.

(END OF PRE-TAPE INTERVIEW)

MR. RUSSERT: AND THAT WAS AN UNEDITED INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, TAPED EARLIER THIS MORNING FROM JORDAN.

WE APPRECIATE SECRETARY POWELL'S WILLINGNESS TO OVERRULE HIS PRESS AIDES' ATTEMPT TO ABRUPTLY CUT OFF OUR DISCUSSION AS I BEGAN TO ASK MY FINAL QUESTION.

 

[conjur]

Emily Miller, I believe, used to be an aid for Tom DeLay.


But, what impressed me about today's show, though, was the respect and true debate between Sens. Biden and McCain. Democrat and Republican on the show and being cordial, polite, self-deprecating, respectful, and intelligent.

And McCain showing his concern for his constituents, not necessarily his own agenda.

The two of them represent what the type of people who need to be running our government.

 

[ThePresence]

From what I understand, Russert went over the 10 minutes that he had with the secretary. True or not?

 

[Gaard]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
From what I understand, Russert went over the 10 minutes that he had with the secretary. True or not?

Apparently.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
From what I understand, Russert went over the 10 minutes that he had with the secretary. True or not?

And Powell did not care. Powell berated his aid. Russert was in the middle of a question, a question she apparently didn't want him to answer. Why didn't she stop the interview at the 10 min. mark, hmmm??

 

[chess9]

Bwuahahahahaha!

Props to Powell, but you know, I think he's a jerk. He's been bending over so long for Bush he's completely lost any credibility with me. He's softer than a snowman in August....

-Robert

 

[conjur]

Another, perhaps more telling, thing from Powell's interview was his distancing of himself from the question about the New Yorker article of interviews with military officials claiming Rumsfeld approved the plan to interrogate the prisoners in violation of the Geneva Conventions and that Condoleezza Rice had approved.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ThePresence
From what I understand, Russert went over the 10 minutes that he had with the secretary. True or not?

And Powell did not care. Powell berated his aid. Russert was in the middle of a question, a question she apparently didn't want him to answer. Why didn't she stop the interview at the 10 min. mark, hmmm??

We don't know if Powell cared or not, we just know that Powell knew he was on TV.
Hey, I'm not saying she did something smart, I'm just saying that Russert is not completely innocent either.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: conjur
Emily Miller, I believe, used to be an aid for Tom DeLay.


But, what impressed me about today's show, though, was the respect and true debate between Sens. Biden and McCain. Democrat and Republican on the show and being cordial, polite, self-deprecating, respectful, and intelligent.

And McCain showing his concern for his constituents, not necessarily his own agenda.

The two of them represent what the type of people who need to be running our government.

Aye, it was also amusing when they got to the part where they said "I will if he does"

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ThePresence
From what I understand, Russert went over the 10 minutes that he had with the secretary. True or not?

And Powell did not care. Powell berated his aid. Russert was in the middle of a question, a question she apparently didn't want him to answer. Why didn't she stop the interview at the 10 min. mark, hmmm??

We don't know if Powell cared or not, we just know that Powell knew he was on TV.
Hey, I'm not saying she did something smart, I'm just saying that Russert is not completely innocent either.

And you fall right into the standard neocon m.o., "It's someone else's fault."

Funny, that used to be the mantra of the politically correct on the Left.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: ThePresence
From what I understand, Russert went over the 10 minutes that he had with the secretary. True or not?

And Powell did not care. Powell berated his aid. Russert was in the middle of a question, a question she apparently didn't want him to answer. Why didn't she stop the interview at the 10 min. mark, hmmm??

We don't know if Powell cared or not, we just know that Powell knew he was on TV.
Hey, I'm not saying she did something smart, I'm just saying that Russert is not completely innocent either.

And you fall right into the standard neocon m.o., "It's someone else's fault."

Funny, that used to be the mantra of the politically correct on the Left.

First of all, I have no idea what a neo-con is. I'm usually conservative on most issues.
Second, I never said it was someone elses fault. I said Russert is not innocent either. The aide was a moron, but russert was given 10 minutes.

 

[Klixxer]

The Presence, it is standard procedure to inform the interviewer of how much time there is left, to try to break off the interview several minutes after it should have ended by just shoving the camera aside is just stupid and it is obvious it was done because the aide didn't like Russerts question.

The correct way would be to say "last question" after nine minutes.

The only one who did anything wrong there was the aide.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Klixxer
The Presence, it is standard procedure to inform the interviewer of how much time there is left, to try to break off the interview several minutes after it should have ended by just shoving the camera aside is just stupid and it is obvious it was done because the aide didn't like Russerts question.

The correct way would be to say "last question" after nine minutes.

The only one who did anything wrong there was the aide.

I never worked in a TV studio, so I'm not sure how it works.
I agree with you that the aide is an idiot.

 

[TheBDB]

Russert was on Late Edition and explained what happened. The aide told the crew to wrap it up, so they told Russert in his ear piece. He had one more question, and he began it "Finally," so they would know it was the last one. I guess the aide figured when she said wrap it up she meant now dammit! Kudos to Powell for telling the bitch to get out the way.

 

[heartsurgeon]

one possibility you Bush Haters overlook is the aide may have "smelled" a trap that has been pulled before...the interview was for "ten" minutes, the taping goes over..she stated " "No. They can't use it, they're editing it..." Miller said on an open microphone."

gosh, you don't think she was worried about a 13-15 minute interview being "creatively" edited down to 10 minutes?

no, NBC would never do that...only a paranoid neocon could believe that would ever happen....

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Klixxer
The Presence, it is standard procedure to inform the interviewer of how much time there is left, to try to break off the interview several minutes after it should have ended by just shoving the camera aside is just stupid and it is obvious it was done because the aide didn't like Russerts question.

The correct way would be to say "last question" after nine minutes.

The only one who did anything wrong there was the aide.

I never worked in a TV studio, so I'm not sure how it works.
I agree with you that the aide is an idiot.

Neither have i but i have been to several press conferences and i have seen how it is usually done, i am sure you have too.

I am not sure why i am arguing when we agree. lol.

 

[teiresias]

gosh, you don't think she was worried about a 13-15 minute interview being "creatively" edited down to 10 minutes?

Even if she were worried about editing, she certainly didn't accomplish her goal because they edited in the disturbance and made the aide and the administration look like paranoid people in the process - particularly given all the bad press lately.

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
one possibility you Bush Haters overlook is the aide may have "smelled" a trap that has been pulled before...the interview was for "ten" minutes, the taping goes over..she stated " "No. They can't use it, they're editing it..." Miller said on an open microphone."

gosh, you don't think she was worried about a 13-15 minute interview being "creatively" edited down to 10 minutes?

no, NBC would never do that...only a paranoid neocon could believe that would ever happen....

I will place your paranoia at the same place you place all paranoia you discard regarding the Bush administration and it's actions.

No, i don't think so, no self respecting journalist would edit anything to say anything different, and if you pull your head out you might see that ALL interviews are edited to get the most interesting stuff to fit in a 10 min spot.

I do, however applaud Powell for what he did here, in this Admin, he is the ONLY one that i find trustworthy and honest.

 

[Codec]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
one possibility you Bush Haters overlook is the aide may have "smelled" a trap that has been pulled before.....

It's always of conspiracy with the idiot fringe (right or left), isn't it? Yeah, Russert was trying to "trap" Powell, who agreed to be on the program, and told his idiot aid to get out of the way when her idiocy overfloweth. I'll say this, the idiots of the far-right (and left) are consistent in their hallucinational lunacy.