Full transcript Dowd: ...The administration is trying to throw journalists in jail and basically trying to replace the whole press crew with ringers,
February 26, 2005

Full transcript

Dowd: ...The administration is trying to throw journalists in jail and basically trying to replace the whole press crew with ringers, including male escorts. I mean, even Nixon hated the press, but he never tried to actually do an "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" thing with them.

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RUSSERT: But in hindsight would you say that perhaps the war was the appropriate course?

DOWD: Well, I am old-fashioned. I think you actually have to tell the American people the truth before you go to war.

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