Good evening, Anderson, Erica, and all!

Hi Anderson, Erica and bloggees

Hope everyone had a good day

Hello Anderson and Erica, glad to be with you tonight on the blog.

Wonder if somebody, that was understaff to Scott McClellan will come out with a book on what it was like working for him?

The essence was true: his relative was amongst the first American troops into a concentration camp. Buchenwald was just as bad as Auschwitz. I do not think any person who was in one of those camps cared about the name of the camp. Only those who cannot relate to that would think the name of a particular camp is an issue.

And as for Iraq, when will it come out that Bush II was upset that Saddam was after Bush I and the oil companies really wanted access to the oil fields......WMD was the smoke screen. The executive branch has accumulated way too much power and has really drifted from its intended purpose.

Good evening Anderson and all fellow bloggers.

What a wonderful American family heritage Obama has. He’s from a lineage of patriots. His great uncle was a part of US troops liberating Jews from a concentration camp. It really doesn’t matter which concentration camp it was, whether Auschwitz or Buchenwald. When I think of concentrations camps I think of the biggest one, Auschwitz. The RNC did Obama a great favor by showing America that he is from a family who has served this country and is a friend of Jews. I think this sends a positive message to Jewish voters about Obama.

Hello Anderson, Erica and Bloggers!
I am back tonight!!!! I found out that I watch breaking news on Campbell Brown all of Rove, Libby and Bush had leak cia......

Hi Anderson, Erica, and blogsters! Looks like some interesting stories breaking!!

Glad at least you Anderson covered Obamas gaffe, if this was Hillary it would be the top headline.

We'll let Obama's gaffe go by. Keeping them honest.

What did Obama mean to say? You know what? I don't care anymore. What about Iraq? What about Afghanistan? What about health care? What about education? What about our crumbling infrastructure? What about New Orleans? What about climate change? What about the poor? What about the shrinking middle class? What about Darfur? What about our standing in the world? What about the REAL ISSUES?

This political coverage is getting ridiculous.

It will be interesting to see what fallout will be from the McClellan book.

I can't believe how dumb Obama is.

So – if Hillary says ANYTHING wrong – the world pounces on her.

Obama lies about his uncle and can't get his history straight – and we want this guy for President?

Has he ever even met the uncle? I doubt it.

Making mountains out of mole hills again with pouncing on Obama's statements. This is only going to get worse on both sides through Nov.

I dont' care what Obama's family did, I want to hear him say something relevant about issues!

I don't think this charge on Senator Obama is going to go anywhere.

So all the politicians are not completely honest? Tell us something we don't know..

This is such a non story.....how many times when telling a story do we get facts wrong....heck some times we call people we know by the wrong name.

The story was true the name of the consentration camp was mistaken. At least he knows the difference between shia and sunni

Only thing he did was get the name of the Concentration camp wrong.
He didn't make up this convoluted adventure that never occured. No Story here. Nice try RNC. It just makes you look pathetic.

Hello all ~

Hi everyone, good to be with you on the blog!
I think the fact that the Republicans need to pounce on Obama's confusing Auschwitz and Buchenwald really shows that they have no substantial case against him and need to resort to things like this.

Thank you Stacey for keeping it real!

Hi Anderson and everyone!

Wow when the shoe is on the other candidate the tone does change quite a bit.

I think that this is just as bad as the Bosnia story. McCain will only use this against Obama in the general election if he gets the nomination. I firmly believe that Clinton would be the stronger candidate agains McCain in November.

Obama mispoke about which concentration camp his relative liberated. So what? What if I said George W. Bush went AWOL from the Arkansas national guard unit during the Vietnam war? Oh yeah, it was Alabama, like that makes a difference.

Evening bloggers! If the candidates didn't make blunders, this politcal season would be boring. Glad to see that they are all equally making mistakes.

Wow...the RNC is pathetically grasping at straws here. Their candidate has had to be repeatedly reminded of the differences between Sunni and Shia and who Iran supports in Iraq. Seems to be a bit more of a serious error that naming the wrong camp.

Oh boy! I have heard first time Obama's mistake speech so sad for me.

This Mcclellan book sounds interesting. None of accustions surprise me. Bush has been the worst president in modern history.

I am going to take my momma's advice – do not argue politics or religion – you can never win because everyone has an opinion and that opinion is not wrong because it does not agree with you.

Why is Scott McClellan just now talking about this?

Sorry David but Obama did not lie about his uncle, he got the name of the camp wrong

i've gotten Auschwitz and Buchenwald confused to....
i was reading Night by Eli Weisel for school

not that big a deal for Obama, i think

I guess if the best Obama can do to build up his military credentials is to talk about a great uncle.

That's right, it's just "family oral history" and we should just move on. Except that Obama's entire campaign is built upon the "fable" of his family's history. This goes to the root of all the "feeling" he expresses in describing his background. It's all as phony as his Auschwitz story.

At least McCain doesn't have to embellish his "heroics" with personal lies.

These quotes from this book just prove the belief that "W" has never been his own man. He's always taken "direction" from his father and his father's cronies.

How many times have we all said things that are wrong,none of us are perfect just a mistake Obama made.

My grandfather was in a concentration camp and I couldn't tell you right now in which of them without looking it up....

A big duh to McClellen.

Bush is certainly NOT a victim – he IS THE PRESIDENT.

How can HE be a victim after what they did to Plame and forced her out of her job?

Tricked by Libby and Rove? Really?? NO!!! Can't be

why is obama so confused on the facts of his family history, 1. he said he was concieved in selma, then he said his father was brought here by JFK, this just goes on and on, he just never get his facts straight

Propaganda to drum up support for the war? No! In other news, the sky is blue and water is wet.

I think if you were Jewish then the names are not just words, as Obama likes to point out himself. Perhaps he needs to go and visit those camps.

How quickly the RNC forgot about when McCain misspoke about the Shiite and Sunni. Give me a break RNC!!!

It may not be a big story, but you have to admit the name Auschwitz carries a lot more weight than Buchenwald.

Obama immediately qualified his statement by adding that it was a family story. All families have stories. I've told my own about three uncles who served in the Canadian armed forces in WW11. Obama's mistake was in reminiscing about his own families story without having the FBI the CIA and various departments within Homeland Security verify his "story". Give the man a break.

It would have been nice to have the people around President Bush and the White House to stand up a long time ago and let the American people know how incompetent the federal government is. Maybe McLellan should take some of the blame for the mess this country is in.

Now the Scott McClellan book is a huge issue, I look forward to hearing how John McCain answers that one

Of course Scott McClellan's new book has "bombshell revelations" – why else would anyone want to read the book of a former WH spokesman unless it promised salacious details? Now, I am NOT a fan of the Bush administration by any stretch of the imagination, but I feel that McClellan's book won't reveal anything new and it's just a way to drum up publicity to sell more copies.

David in Denver,
Obama's Uncle is 83 years old and lives in Chicago.

Mike and Lori, You are both right on target. Obama's whole story is one he tells. We know nothing about this man that didn't come from his book or his mouth.

I think that should be a red flag for America.

I agree with you Stacy, I'm starting to feel we will never stop making a soap opera out of this election. We need to be focused on the issues of this country.

@Tracey–They all suddenly become really chatty after it's way too late.

I think it is a big deal that he "confused" the two camps. I think that more people have heard of Auschwitz as opposed to Buchenwald and therefore Obama said Auschwitz because more peope would have recognized that name.

I agree with you, Claire
you're right! Bush is so worst our president.

all of obama's stories are just stories i don't tryst a word he says and i am very concerned that he is the democratic candidate. i cannot wait for the swift boatser to tell us more about hussein obama

Hi Anderson, keep up the good work.

Greetings Bloggers!
I don't know about the rest of the country, but I'm more concerned about electing a President who wants to continue the policies of an administration who two months ago acted surprized at the notion of $4 a gallon gasoline and tries to blame the victum for the mortagage crisis. Good grief, my grandparents started getting confused about which branch of the service her brother served, muchless where he had been or seen!

Anderson, good evening. Like the show. I started watching about 4 months ago. Like it a lot. Thanks.

When someone from the Bush camp is saying the "liberal media" wasn't hard enough on the administration, you know you're not in Kansas anymore.

@kathy in ohio

Let me tell you... a parent will tell you several lies to keep from being embarrassed....

McClellan's book sounds like another "He Said" and "They Said". Nothing will be able to be proved is my guess. Scandal can always sell books.

Bush was ill served by his people? What about the nation?!!!

I'm not convinced we can believe anything from Bush/McCain on Iraq. Nancy Pelosi was there. Anderson you should interview her or go there yourself. Nothing coming out of this administration can be trusted

at least the primaries will be over next Tuesday

Good evening, bloggers ~ what a night!

The Bush administration made this man their mouthpiece for their lies – I don't blame him a bit for wanting to write this book and set the record straight – this administration did the same thing to Colin Powell – used Powell's credibility in the world to build their case for war before the UN – Powell also later said that he felt he was used and mislead

What McClellan said about the "liberal media" is true. I know quite a few people who have been against the war from the beginning, but the media seemed to "go with the flow" of public opinion and have no objections.... then again... the fault lies completely with the Bush administration who had access to the intelligence reports.

Karl Rove is already calling McClellan a liar. It was just a matter of time until Scott got back at them for keeping information from him and letting him look foolish in the press room. He doesn't want to end up being the fall guy for the Bush administration.

Hi Erica.... noticed the change in the program tonight. I like it so far. Btw great new's note tonight.

@Lorie Ann-Unfortunately it's always like this. The horse race. The conflict. The controversy. It's what the networks and pundits live for.

Hey Erica... We are on fire tonight!!!

but I’m more concerned about electing a President who wants to continue the policies of an administration who two months ago acted surprized at the notion of $4 a gallon gasoline and tries to blame the victum for the mortagage crisis.

No kidding. Bush had absolutely no clue what the price of gas was.

"Oh really – I hadn't heard that," he said..

@ Tracy in Boston,
I agree with Stacy....... wayyy tooo late for Bush and Rove.

interesting how times Karl Rove's name seems to come up in many of these ethically questionable stories...

Maybe McClellan's book can put Rove in jail, where he belongs

Wars make good copy/ratings.

Karl Rove is going to end up in the Federal Pen for his involvement in Justice Department tampering.

Scott is either lying now or lied before.
Either way he just discredits himself.

Isn't it amazing, how all of a sudden the liberal media is supposed to be responsible for setting the country back on track? And this from a former spokesman of the Bush Administration... I always assumed it was the responsibility of the president and his advisers to make the right decisions for the country, not for the liberal media to do their job and keep them straight...

Jolene; You may be right. It will be interesting to see if he has evidence to back up his allegations. I wonder if he said anything controversial about McCain in it.

Obama made a mistake about the name of a prison camp decades in the past. McCain made a mistake about whether Iran was a predominantly Shiite or Sunni nation, (and their role in the Iraq conflict).

Which is more important for the US President to get right? which is relevant to the issues we face today?

McClellan is just digging for money. What he is saying might be true, none of it could possibly come to a surprise to anybody. But WHY DO IT?

@Jen in Mex... you are absolutely correct the public was truley ill served in this whole mess

I would love for Powell to come out with a book that lays out the "real deal."

What has Obama told us that IS true?

@Chanel–Absolutely. Though it's a little unfair to use the term "the media" since it encompasses so much, I completely agree that the press failed us in the run up to the war.

Hi Erica!
Yes, What a night! I agree with you.

Almost everyone in this current Administration are full of lies and deceit. I can wait until Jan 20th to see Bush out of the white house. He has done so much harm to our country and who ever wins will have a lot of work to do to get us back on track.

@Gerry:

Maybe McClellan’s book can put Rove in jail, where he belongs

My thought exactly!!!!

tracey in boston

I would think if you were running for president the 1st thing you would check is date, time and place. If his mother or family members lied about events he does not take a rocket scienctist to figure it out.

@Jo Ann: Yes, looks like there's another book I need to add to my reading list.

Melissa G. You're right about that. The more sensational the bokk, the more money McClellan makes. He could have 'set the record straight' in other less profitable ways.

EJ when do you think was the last time Bush actually pumped gas? He and Cheney are smiling large with their profit margins.

Chanel – I agree with you on that. It would be interesting to hear Colin Powell's perspective.

McClellan's book could bury McCain. He's making such an issue of the Iraq war in his campagin. Looks like it's exploding in his face just like the war is

Very helpful of Scott McClellan to speak up now–after the verdict from the trial means nobody can be held accountable! Maybe they can cut down on the amount of black out will be required for the paperback addition of Valerie Plame's book.

Especially in light of this book, McCain should run from Bush. Far far away. lol

Anderson,
Hi!
Criticisms such as Scott McClellan's only accuate the need to bring the United State's occupation in Iraq to an end–for a change in leadership. With Bush's Presidency coming to an end, the writing and publishing of such books will probably be even more commonplace.

It does appear Obama and McCain are not going to have a civil election process. Both are slinging it pretty good.

I don't need to read McClellan's book to know how incompetent this administration has been – the memory of stranded Americans in dire circumstances waiting days on end for rescue during Hurricane Katrina is just one of many unbelievable examples of their incompetence – the only thing they accomplished in the last eight years was helping the rich get richer

Good idea. Obama should go to Iraq if he hasn't been there in 2 years.

So why won't Obama go with McCain to Iraq?

Chuck in Alabama,
Absolutely, I agree with you too, I thought Rove lied to us about everything.

I think Obama and McCain going to Iraq is a great idea. See what the troops say.

good evening everyone. we hit the ground running tonight. hehe

rove is as slippery as an eel, isn't he...and now on Fox!

Interesting that McCain will never surrender in Iraq–a war that should not be.....guess we will be there for a 100 years....has anyone told McCain that the Bush Admin did talk to North Korea...and only then got the results it wanted while we are still trying to get Bin Laden?

Of course, yet again, Obama makes a gaffe and so many people are willing to give him a pass. If Hillary made this gaffe, she would be getting endlessly scrutinized like always. Just another day on the "Double Standard Express" with the Obama campaign, his supporters and the media.

All of the running camps have jumped on misspoken statements by their opposition. Senator Obama should be very careful in his choice of words in the closing days of the campaign.

Hi Guys,
Obama's slip is stupid, it's not a lie he just mixed up two places.
I think that book is awesome, we all knew but now it's on paper.

According to McCain he will never surrender in Iraq. Basically, it will be VIETNAM ALL OVER AGAIN.

Don't try to tell me McCain won't re-institute the draft.

God help us all if McCain becomes our next President!!!!

it's always nice to see candy on the program. she's so smart, intellectual and articulate.

I think Obama should go to Iraq with McCain. They could both sit in on the same meetings with the Generals. What happened to coming together. They should for our troops.

Regardless of what led us to the Iraq war, we are in it and there's no turning back, we need to move forward. America certainly does not need to spend energy playing the "blame" game until after the war is over. Our troops deserve that much from us anyways.

There goes another instance where a big deal is made out of these kinds of words. I'm not an Obama supporter (yet,) but I believe that these mishaps the candidates have while speaking, won't matter five or ten years from now. The issues are, and should be the main focus of the media, and the way the issues are handled is what will matter five or ten years from now.

Great! I really like to hear from Michael Ware. He knows what is actually going on over there.

Michael Ware! Finally ! I thought we're not gonna see him again until after the convention...

Gerry,
I agree with you.... my thoughts exactly! I hope Rove lands in jail......

@ Channel: It would be nice, but I think Powell has too much loyalty to write it....

Gerry; I wouldn't put too much stock in what Pelosi says either, but I will listen to Michael Ware; he's the best!

It really would be nice to see this election move back to the issues. All of this in-fighting needs to come to an end.

Michael Ware ought to pen a book about Iraq himself. No doubt it'd be a go-to source. The man has seen it all.

I will never surrender... and then he winks!! What is that?

Jennifer – Colin Powell has really taken the high road and not disclosed is feelings on this issue... so far. We'll see what happens when this administration moves out of the white house.

of course McClellan is going to do whatever Rove, Bush, Cheney tell him while he is press secretary. He probably tried to argue with them a few time and after being outnumbered so many times he just gives in. The bush administration would just keep feeding him incorrect information for him to tell the media, even lies.

Great to see Michael Ware on the show again – it's been awhile!

Saying the war in Iraq should not have happened is 20/20 hindsight. I doubt that Hillary was the only Democrat that voted for the war, but she's the only name we hear about.

Karen – Leesburg, VA; You don't think McClellan did this for any other reason than to save his own behind do you?

it is nice to see Michael Ware back on 360.

Somebody tell John McCain that most of the American people have never been to Iraq, but they know they don't want to send our kids there. What he calls "surrender", we call good judgement.

Hi all, for a man who has been speaking about civility, I find the tone of McCain's attacks on Obama very offensive and heavy.

Tell is like it is Micahael!!! I always hated it when the "Big Cheeses" visited our bases overseas. They NEVER saw reality.

Unbelievable story about McClellan! I agree with you Anderson – in the past, people who disagreed with their political boss would resign, I guess in todays' ethics it is more profitable to just wait for the book deal. Great for him, terrible for the Country they supposedly love and serve.

Good to see Michael Ware the man who knows whats really going on in Iraq

I'm sorry, but Micheal Ware knows more about what is going on over there than most Marines. I'm taking his word that if he says it will be a political stunt, it will be.

If McCain and Obama go to Iraq, I think Anderson should go with them. You know, keep them honest and all. However, as much as that would be educational for all involved, my guess is they will never really see the real picture. Both candidates would be extremely guarded especially while in the green zone.

So, how many times has did they say John McCain has been to Iraq for a photo opportunity and pick up a carpet. . . Oops! I mean how many times has Sen. McCain traveled to Iraq to give moral support and increase his knowledge of what the troops face on a day-to-day basis?

I think Obama should go to Iraq with McCain. If for the only reason it would show some concern for our troops. All the politicans should be over there.

@ Chanel: thats the book I'm waiting for too .

This junk about McCain taking Obama to Irac to educate him, PLEASE.

McCain is full of himself, listen to Mike he knows what he's talking about. This War was a lie, still is a lie. Did you see McCain today,
my friends we will never surrened, we will have victory, I think he needs some advise.

Tracey – I thought I saw him wink also.
What is that?

Thank you for having Michael Ware on the show. His perspective is one that we can trust.

2% of attacks are Al Quaeda in Iraq????? And we can't even defeat the 2%. Let's get out now!!!!

I love Michael's "reality checks".

I love how Michael Ware just tells it like it is.....no pretense, no crap mixed in, no agenda. More Michael Ware

Chanel – I recall that Powell did issue a few statements disagreeing with the Bush administration and admitting the intelligence he was using was wrong.

Tracey, I have noticed that about McCain on several occasions when he winks while delivering some of these positions. Good to see some real news about the wars in addition to the Hillary and Barack Olympics

Michael finally gets someone to talk reality and sense and not spin.....good to have him back.

Today I heard an Obama rep say that Obama is planning on visiting Iraq next month. He won't go with McCain because McCain would make him look like a sttudent.while McCain would look like the teacher.

Well said Jolene, we owe so much to our troops. Fighting at home doesn't do them any service.

You're right, Minou - good to get Michael Ware back on

I am so excitng to see Michael Ware tonight! I haven't heard from him since time......

I value Michael Ware's opinion a lot
he has said many times that it will be very destructive if we quickly pull out of Iraq!
This is huge because there are large training camps in Afghanistan and he says that they will attack America if given the chance
This makes me consider voting for McCain though I hate to send American soldiers there it is not safe to swiftly get out!

I would like to know from Michael is, what is the best way to end this mess in Iraq not just about the ideal outcome (which is not the main issue) but how do we get there.

When Bush/Cheney are out of office they should be sent to Iraq and help rebuild it...

Al'Quada has been trying to get WMD's for years to use against the US. Read "The One Percent Doctrine", it discusses in some detail meetings Bin Laden had with Pakistani intelligence people about getting or making WMD. This is not new.

Re: the kindergartner in Florida. This is one case where I would hit the ground running with lawyers!!! Shame, shame, shame on these people who dare call themselves educators.

Awful story about this kindergarten kid!!

Karen, at least McCain goes to Iraq. Obama is basing his plans on conditions 2 years ago.

what that teacher should be fired
that poor little boy!!!

Time for that teacher to move on.

The child was FIVE not TWENTY-FIVE....

What the heck was that teacher thinking......that poor little boy

That is so sick to do to a little kid. Give me a break he's five. Even if he was a brat that is so wrong to do to a child!

That is horrible, what that teacher did – a humiliating rejection like that can scar a child for life.

The teacher should be fired.
Maybe she can come on Anderson Cooper and we can all blog and tell her why we don't like her....

I hope that teacher gets fired!! How awful!!

That teacher needs to be fired.. Anderson is right, it is hard to be a kid now days. Why would she even do this?

Obama made a mistake about the camp.. He's human. No big deal. If he learns anyting from this he'll pay more attention to detail. He's under a microscope. I did appreciate one thing the Republicans said today, though. The RNC said if Obama's uncle helped liberate Auschwitz he had to be in the Red Army of the Soviet Union. Funny.

In my opinon, this "special needs" child should not have been in a mainstream classroom. He obviously needed more attention than the teacher could spare. The teacher should not have done what she did, but then allowing one student to constantly disrupt the class is not right either.

i think that teacher sould have to stand in front of her whole community and have them tell her why she sould be voted out of being a teacher, unbelievable

That teacher should be glad that little boy isn't related to me.

That poor boy! The teacher shouldn't be allowed to teach. How could she find that acceptable?

As a teacher myself, there is no room in our field for people like that! Where is the accountability?

good idea Kathy

Minou in NY
I agree with you....... Michael Ware is best reporter in the world!!!!! he is so great! glad to see him tonight!

Anytime someone in the school (teacher, nurse, etc) treats any of my sibilngs unfairly, they get a pretty long letter from me... and perhaps they eventually get a call from the Superintendent's office.

I think that teacher should be put in the front of the room during the next PTA meeting while all the angry moms and dads tell her what they really think of her. And then I think she should be voted out of the teaching profession.

My hair was on fire when I heard that story. I just want to see her face. What was she thinking?

Mike in Syracuse, just because McCain went to Iraq to visit some safe military bases and for some photo opps, it's being spun like he has been there on combat and is chastizing Obama for not having done the same

What has happened to Bill Clinton?

I didn't know we are in the election, he truly sounds crazy.

Bill Clinton is completely out of line. His interference in her campaign has done far more damage than any form of damage control could cure.

Bill Clinton is on the right track. The Media is responsible for knocking Hillary Clinton out of the race and promoting Obama to
the position he holds now! Obama and his liberal views, middle name, previous contacts and promoters in Chicago, anything
racial, or his history is off limits for discussion! The Media has been
extremely unfair to Hillary Clinton and were disturbed by it all!

I am not sure what Bill Clinton is doing. He's obviously no idiot – but I can't tell what he's up to. Maybe he's just sticking up for his wife.

When Obama laughs off attacks on himself, he's "taking the high road." When the Clinton's make light of their enemies, they're "playing some sort of card."

Special needs children should have exposure to the general education classroom otherwise these students do not get the education they are entitled to by the constitution. There are always teacher's aides in kindergarten classrooms to help with unruly children. This teacher is just inept and did not deserve a license in the first place.

Genevieve, even if this little boy was disturbing the class, this is NOT how that issue should be dealt with. My mother, sister and a number of my close friends are teachers – I can say with utter confidence they would NEVER treat a child like this, nor would they allow other students to do so. If true, this is beyond disturbing. Think of the "lesson" this teacher may have just given the children in this class!

Does the criticism about Hillary occur because she is a woman or because she is a Clinton?

If Hillary is winning in the general, why couldn't she win the primary she was supposed to win.

Oh! poor boy!!! I am sorry for him....... that is not acceptable teacher to take not care of boy....... that is so digust to me.........

And on that last piece with Bill Clinton, he brings up a good point and it makes sense. I don't think Hilary has been treated fairly and they are very afraid that a woman CAN beat McCain.

sorry im late. the breaking news has me re-writing stuff as we go, so ive been kind of busy typing. great discussion on the blog

Bill Clinton, wants his wife to win. You can't blame him too much for defending her against people he feels have been cruel to her campaign.

You should've seen this ladys face. They showed a picture of the teacher on the TODAY show. Completely agree with Erica.

Hey bloggers,

would you have stood up for your spouse the way Bill is standing up for Hillary? Do you think he is leveraging his figure to bring attention to her campaign?

Wow Erica... good point

Those kids will now think they can tell everyone why they don't like them.... not good in the real world.

Genevieve this is a 5 year old we r talkin about! this teacher has no empathy and acted inappropriately
even if you are right and even if he should not have been mainstreamed it is no excuse to humiliate a child

Anderson,

Why doesn't Bill Clinton just say it straight out? There is a vast left wing conspiracy against his wife.

What is Bill Clinton even talking about.? He is in a state of shock. Who, by the way, is frantically trying to push Hillary out?

Erica, I hope they haven't learnt this lesson, because the teacher's example seems to say, if somebody bugs you, you single them out, humiliate them and then exclude them from society. How awful!

there are so many other ways you could handle a child if they are being disruptive in class.....you DO NOT have every child in the class tell them why they are hated.

And I must have missed the part in the story where it said the boy was a special needs child

I'd like to point out that Bill Clinton, a man who has disrespected Hillary in the most public of ways, has the nerve to accuse basically everyone else of doing the same thing. How can we get him to fade to the background and focus on his New Found humanitarianism.

i heart breaks for this little boy i hope this is something that does not stay with him all his life, can you imagine the damage that would do and yes i think hillary has been treated terrible by the media and obama camp

No problem, Anderson..... keeping going more breaking news on Scott McCellan.....

Sadly, there are alot of people defending what that teacher did to that child. They are saying that a child with these kind of issues distracts the other kids from learning. Instead of trying to help this child as the law requires, they chose to make him feel worse just because he's not a "typically devoloping child". What the poor little guy needs is an IEP. I hope the mom is able to get that teacher fired.

Hillary may or may not be treated fairly but it seems to me that this issue should have been brought out by the Clinton campaign at the beginning not now that we are approaching the end. Sounds more like whining to me at this stage of the game.

Clinton HAS been a victim of sexism, but her camp (and her husband) are taking this all way too far. There's no big conspiracy that's keeping her from the nomination.

wow erica,

that was way deep....... i totally agree....these kids look up to all and most teachers as a romodel sometimes....this teacher has no clue what she just did to notonly the kid but his classmates.....i hope we can get a follow up if anything happens to the teacher....this is just sad....

I think Bill Clinton has every right to say what he said. She has every right to still be in this race.

Both Candy Crowley and Michael Ware are great contributors to your program tonight Anderson.

Great job !

There are times when Lanny Davis, Bill Clinton and other supporters irritate me to no end. That being said, I give them kudos for fighting like tigers for their candidate. It helps to have that kind of support in your corner............

Krista, it's the woman she is, not the fact that she is a woman and who cares that she is a Clinton.

Anderson, by the way, great job on the Shock and Awe special! Saw it last night, very interesting. Great job!

Anderson, it's good to see you doing your own reports again. It seems like it's been a while.

The former Whitehouse speaker has just told the country the war in Iraq was for George Bush's political reasons. I have a 32 year old son, thank God he didn't die. I immediately burst into tears for all the families who buried their sons. God have mercy on President Bush's soul. He will need it..

@ Erica,
Will teacher be fired anytime as soon??? I hope?

it's the delegate math that counts, why are they trying to change the rules. If it was the other way around don't you think she'd be saying play be the rules. This is getting sad.

Hillary's supporters want to hear the ISSUES. We want substance, not sniping and complaining.

What we really want is for all the candidates to put it in writing. Tell the American people how they will fix the damage done over the last 7+ years. I want details.

Bill Clinton says, ".. lay off my wife." Do you think he could take Obama?

"Why doesn’t Bill Clinton just say it straight out? There is a vast left wing conspiracy against his wife."

Jane, I love it!

I think the lesson in this is that nothing is inevitable in politics!

The Florida teacher's name should be sooooo publicized so that she doesn't sneak off and get hired in education somewhere else. Even internationally.

Steven; I have to agree with you. There is a great article by Andrew Stephen in the Statesman called “Hating Hillary� that really puts it all in perspective.

Hi Andy- What great work on the McClellan story. The service the "media" provides to the public, its effects on public opinion , and consequences on public policy as pertains to such an historic war is a breath of fresh air. Smells like free speech. Looking forward to the follow up. Thanks!!

It will be interesting to see how many more people from the Bush Administration have revealing – negative – memoirs published once they are out of the White House. My guess is, very few will want to be remembered as having been supportive of this administration's policies and actions. However, like McClellan, they were a part of it and writing about their ignorance of all that went on around them doesn't absolve them of their part.

It seems that if there was a problem with the boy's behavior the teacher should have called the parents and spoken to them. Her method of humilating the boy is just sad and does nothing to help him.

That poor little boy! Anderson is right. It's tough enough being a kid!

Just a week or so ago when John McCain was in Iraq he made a mistake regarding the Sunnis and Shiites and was caught on tape being corrected by Joe Leiberman. All candidates have made mistakes on the trail– lets deal with the real issues please

Hillary has not been treated fairly by the media; most media are completely in the tank for Obama. Republicans are used to this media bias but it is a shock for a democrat.

obama is so out of touch. all his speeches are baseless and now there is this new story about his uncle liberating auschwitz. time for obama to get out of the race and have clinton save the party

If people have been so disrespectful to Hillary during this campaign, she should take the advice she gave Obama. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.... but for anyone else to say that it would be sexist.

I can't believe the bulling of superdelegates is only coming from one side.

Bill Clinton is Hillary's biggest liability in this election. Yes he is defending his wife, but often he has placed her into the position that necessitates defending. He needs to just sit back and smile like the rest of the spouses with their mouths in a closed position.

Erica, I think that the public should have the opportunity to hear ALL sides of this story about this incident with the kindergarten teacher and the student. So far, all I have heard is the "mother's side".

That being said, I do agree with you that what the teacher did to that student and the class was not right.

Good night Anderson and all. Was an interesting program. Anderson was great seeing you doing two of the pieces yourself.

Candy–good, cogent and authoritative reporting as usual

Concerning the teacher: my sons are grown now, but one thing I learned sitting in on the kindgergarten, first and second grade:

a lot of bullying is taught by the TEACHERS. I am NEVER surprised at any school shootings.

( Erica, not any of YOUR family though)

@ Sharon – I think a lot of people care that she is a Clinton and Bill's wife. She is an incredible woman but I am just one voter.

Anderson,
I agree with Jennifer...... that is good program the Shock and Awe special! last night........

I think it is so important that little kids LIKE to go to school, especially in the early grades, because it sets them up for a good academic experience all the way through. I don't think there's any chance that this little boy wants to go to school. . . ever again. That teacher just ruined that for him.

In the matter of President Bill Clinton stating his wife is being disrespected, that there is a coverup, etc., all I can say is: Welcome to the world of discrimination. It is a reality!

Stacy, I agree, I've missed AC's own reports, fortunately he's been doing more of them recently.

The Scott McClellan report is a bombshell and there are probably LOTS of stories heading our way regarding the major mistakes of the Bush Administration.

Tina- I disagree, there are quite a few conservative stations and programs that are very anti-Obama, and if Hillary was the front runner, they would be against her too.

"I do occasionally ask good questions..."
Anderson, that was one of the moments we so love about you as an anchor... that's one of the things that makes you special

Just to add to Genevives comment, that teacher acted like a child in the way she handled the situation. If she had any common sense, she would have spoke to the Mom and help her in getting as Individualized Education Plan(IEP) in place for the child. As the parent of and autistic child, this is pure ignorance on the teacher's part. I have to wonder if the principal of the school knew about this. With 1 in 6 kids in this country suffering from some sort of devolopmental delays, she needs to re educate herself on how to handle this situation or get out of the profession.

Good point, Anderson. Wouldn't it be nice if all these people would have stood on principle and resigned. Maybe we wouldn't be in half the messes we're in.

Anderson:

Bush has had a lot of people leave his administration..

Erica, I agree.
Teachers have such power. They can truly damage a child and make them insecure, sometimes for life . I hope the boy will be fine.
I'm sure we all had teachers who said things they shouldn't have said and it still burns.. It's tough enough to deal with the other kids when you're a kid..

Night all, great program from all contributors. Erica you looked lovely and Anderson, nice tie. Meet again tomorrow fellow bloggers.

Scott McClellan has burned a bridge to sell a book.

Anderson and Candy have it right. If you disagree with the policy, you should resign, or by sticking around you are agreeing with the policy.

wow it is the whistling dixie crew.

Anderson, Erica (re: the Andy Griffen show whistle) – Don't quit your day job!

Good show tonight, and have a good night, Anderson, Erica, and all !

Good night all, looking forward to tomorrow's show with you!

I could never do that Andy Griffith whistle song but it's a classic isn't it?

Great discussion as usual. Nite all!

I think that they are very afraid of Hillary because she will clean up the mess from Bush and without the war, some people wont be making money from it. Contractors, etc

Good night Anderson, Jana, and all! Interesting mix tonight. See you tomorrow.

Good night Anderson and Erica. Good show tonight.

J-

I agree with you. It's so nice to see Candy on the show. I have been a big fan for a while.

Is it me or she looking better and better everyday? What ever you are doing is showing through in your reports.

Thanks for the great reports Candy!

the whistling was cute

Nira, the Democratic party doesn't need saving. It needs a leader. A leader as fine as Obama comes along once in a lifetime.

Good night Erica and Anderson and bloggers!
Snooze well...

Lol! Anderson and Erica...
Good whistle!!!!!!!!
good night all!!!! sleep tight!
See you on Thursday!

Wow.....Anderson and Erica you are the best whistlers!

Great show tonight. Night all!
Happy Wednesday – half way to the weekend!

There is no left wing conspiracy against Hillary Clinton, people thought her divisive at the beginning of the campaign, and clearly some people still feel that way.

Great show tonight! It was fun blogging-thanks Sharon!

Thanks everyone for a lively blog! Thanks Anderson, Erica (gorgeous hair tonight btw), Candy, Michael and the best journalistic team in cyberspace.

Great show Anderson and Erica

Good discussions on the board.

Have a good hump day all

good night every1 see ya tomorrow night

Clearly, the only way McClellan's book would get any media attention was to bash Bush. Otherwise, the book would have been completely ignored. Shame on Scott, he will be shunned for this, as he should be. Anderson is spot on regarding the fact that if you disagree with the policy you should resign, not stay on and sell your soul afterwards.