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NBC News' Softball Piece on Ahmadinejad

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    Bernie Goldberg analyzes 'Today' show interview with Iranian dictator

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Thanks analyst Bill O'Reilly and -- days -- Bernie segments and -- we have no beef we have no beef.

-- -- -- today show I like both lauer and Ann Curry that thing to do a very professional job.

But this morning ms.

-- -- a softball piece about the brutal -- dictator are -- in Asia.

After his 5 AM prayers president Ahmadinejad -- morning.

Walks to his private residence in the presidential compound to his daily workout.

Jogging with the security team at times seemingly rocky style before sunrise.

Then to the gym often lifting weights or cycling.

Concerned about staying healthy president Ahmadinejad exercises more than 30 minutes every morning.

He reaches.

His spacious but simple office before 7 AM.

I'll be showered up.

-- that'll about.

Joining us avenue -- the Carolina the Rivera Bernard Goldberg dot com mr.

Goldberg can you figure this one out burning.

I'll give you two possibilities weekend with the usual.

Proviso that.

These are just theories one is that she she gave them a Valentine.

Story.

Hoping to win over the regime and get a real interview for tomorrow.

It's today show.

If that's the case fine but don't -- don't you lead with your.

-- -- strength.

If she may not have it yet she may have done that to show the the propaganda ministry -- whatever they call it over there.

To say look we did a nice story can we get an interview I guess okay but this composite the second possibility is that it's just -- -- journalism and that's possible to.

I know you like history -- so let me put this into some kind of historical.

Context Hitler was often portrayed as playing with his dog.

And and rollicking with school children and looking out.

From his balcony at the beautiful Bavarian mountains.

Under a beautiful blue blue sky and they did this to make him look like mr.

nice guy.

But it was the German propaganda ministry that they did not Edward.

Who's talking about mr.

and -- she's -- another mr.

nice guy a guy who goes out running in the morning goes to the gym meets with local artist.

Flies over to the poorest part of the country to meet with poor old people who love him and all -- look.

This is something at the propaganda ministry into Iran put out I'd say well what else -- expect if an American journalist does that.

They better be coming back tomorrow morning with some.

Good yeah otherwise -- I think pretty good got to understand.

That.

Ahmadinejad.

And the Iranians have killed thousands of Americans.

And and they are holding out two hikers.

They sentenced them to -- ten years kids yes kids.

And there is -- about fostered terrorism in Iraq in Afghanistan.

Around the world.

Hezbollah.

In Lebanon I mean this is a guy.

Who will go down in history is one of the world's greatest villains Ahmadinejad -- and the mullis.

And then -- then there we have you know and how well he's up at five in the He runs like rocky you know.

I don't -- out there need neither you nor.

Would want our names on a piece like that with a guy who's done all the things you just outline.

And while I usually do you don't way to -- go to the gym -- them but only one of us have come out of the gym a lot and while he's no Hitler at least.

At least at this point he's no Hitler I mean.

Anything is still -- -- He has TNT do what you want as Taylor -- opinions -- usually right exterminated.

They don't get pretty.

I wouldn't want my name on that story unless.

It was just for 24 hours until tomorrow when I've grilled him and and try to nail him.

At least made an attempt at it as I say if she does not.

I'm willing to say the jury's out if she does that tomorrow no harm no foul.

If tomorrow there's no interview or this another case if they see piece like this then that's pretty -- OK I don't know which it is yet.

Via -- on on eyes are set in the top I don't have any beef against him curry animation hasn't done anything that I can tell who has been outrageous and her career if you've been pretty steady.

Okay now.

Paul -- men and the other guy a -- a -- -- name anymore I mean.

This stuff on 9/11 you know very upsetting.

I don't know I don't there is -- I don't -- the New York Times is a new editor of the new editor over there.

I don't know how they lived with this and I -- -- about that the Fox News Channel -- if you came on this show.

And you said you know all bill.

American terrorist nation -- ain't nowhere as bad as al-Qaeda.

-- shameful.

-- we disgusting.

-- -- -- We would use you -- -- -- -- on the right to say it it's is that we have the right.

To bring to our viewers some honestly -- honestly that's the key word honesty.

And and -- I guess I don't feel the same way.

Well I think it's important to to try to understand how this comes about these pieces -- Krugman.

And hedges may have been published.

In the last 24 hours or so but they were written.

In the 1960s.

Because that's when this reflects -- liberal.

Position.

Kicked -- That if something goes wrong it's America's fault in America is a shameful country as a result before that.

44 for ever before that.

Liberals as well as conservatives.

Thought America was a great country but starting in the 1960s with Vietnam.

Which dramatically change both America and American liberalism.

Another feeling said -- and that is at best.

At best America is a deeply flawed country and at worst America.

Is a -- a country that should be ashamed of himself.

And while I'm not talking about all liberals -- wanna make one thing very clear yet those tours on the hard left.

But there are a lot of other liberals who warrant on the hard left who think the same way these people.

Are part of the Hollywood left feels this way.

Professors at some of our best universities feel this way.

And too many so called mainstream journalists feel this way it isn't just the hard left bill.

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