Hey, Let's Place The Great Events And Figures Of Our History Into Context!

(Pointed out by Ess Jay in The Poorman's comments.)

Yesterday Lynne Cheney went on the Diane Rehm Show on WAMU in Washington to promote her new book A Time for Freedom. The publisher's description explains that "A Time for Freedom places the great events and figures of our history into context..."

Here's an informative exchange between Cheney and a purported "Vietnam" "veteran" who called in. Note the relentless belligerence with which Diane Rehm demands that Cheney answer his preposterous questions. It's yet more proof of the media's vicious, irrational hatred of the Bush administration.

It begins at 37:55 of the show.

DIANE REHM: To Tim in Detroit, Michigan, good morning to you.

TIM (CALLER): Hello, how are you?

REHM: Fine, thank you.

TIM: I've been listening to your interview with Mrs. Cheney. She seems to have a very selective memory on things. It was Jean Schmidt, a Republican from Portsmouth, Ohio that made those statements about Jack Murtha in the House of Representatives. Matter of fact, the House was so upset with those remarks that they actually struck it now from the Congressional Record. But she does know where Condi Rice will go when she retires.

I just want to clarify two issues. Number one, that her husband actually did receive five deferments from the draft. Personally as a Vietnam veteran who had to serve two terms, two tours over there, I'd just like to confirm that her husband got out of the draft. And secondly, I was just curious: how many of her personal relatives, how many relatives of hers are currently serving in Iraq right now?

Thank you, Diane.

REHM: Thanks for calling.

LYNNE CHENEY: Well, Tim, I want to first of all thank you for your service to our country, I think that, uh, anyone who has served, um, deserves the thanks of the rest of us, and, uh, I have, um, um, been honored to be able to meet with young men and women who are serving in Iraq and to, uh, thank them for our service.

I did forget Jean Schmidt's name. Diane reminded me during the break that these were not her words. They were words that she had read. But you're right, they were very controversial, and I know that, uh, Dick was very glad to go out the next day and say what I just said to you. And that is, uh, thank you for your service, and he honored, uh, Congressman Murtha for his.

(brief pause)

REHM: Here's an email from Arthur, who says, do you ever disagree with your husband about national matters...