Charles on Charlie

Charles Krauthammer on Charlie Gibson's interpretation of the Bush Doctrine during the Sarah Palin interview.

Actually, because I found this over at Little Green Footballs, the title should be, "Charles on Charlie from Charles."

Charlie Gibson's Gaffe
By Charles Krauthammer

"At times visibly nervous . . . Ms. Palin most visibly stumbled when she was asked by Mr. Gibson if she agreed with the Bush doctrine. Ms. Palin did not seem to know what he was talking about. Mr. Gibson, sounding like an impatient teacher, informed her that it meant the right of 'anticipatory self-defense.' "

-- New York Times, Sept. 12

Informed her? Rubbish.

The New York Times got it wrong. And Charlie Gibson got it wrong.

There is no single meaning of the Bush doctrine. In fact, there have been four distinct meanings, each one succeeding another over the eight years of this administration -- and the one Charlie Gibson cited is not the one in common usage today. It is utterly different.

You can read the rest here.

Charles Krauthammer should know something about the Bush Doctrine, he is credited with having coined the term.

On a somewhat related note Ace of Spades has exclusive video of the DNC War Room after the interview. Warning, extreme foul language (it is Ace of Spades after all). This is the funniest thing I've seen in awhile.