wit in response to a ridiculous event. he rose to the occasion on this one and dodged the shoe. it s very important, i think, to be quick-witted in politics. it s very important, first of all, to know what it is you want to say and to be saying it with some passion and some sincerity and then some wit gets back at you. you want to go splotch. you want to score another point. president bush manages to shrug it off and even makes light of the situation, but this is far from a joke in many people s minds. it s easy to make that sound comic, but it was a very serious thing about the way the iraqis see the british and american incursion on what they saw as an army occupation. the chap was then hauled off. you can clearly hear him yelling as he was being beaten up in the room next door. it would have done bush some credit if he would have said, leave him alone. the event sparks controversy for al zaidi when he s jailed
for al zaidi when he s jailed for nine months for his crime. the public then throws something unexpected at the 29-year-old journalist their support. protesting all around the world for his release. he s been released now, and he s being treated as a hero. for all of you politicians out there, whether you find a shoe, custard, eggs, or pie flying at your head, we have just one piece of advice for you. duck. coming up politics gets personal in prague. something was going to happen if you put these two alpha males in the same room together. and southern charm flies out the window in the alabama state senate. he called me a son of a bitch. okay? where i grew up, that s somebody talking bad about your mother. when caught on camera, politics gone wild returns.
go to wusa9.com and don t forget about toy drive nine. that s right. president obama makes it official during a prime time speech, announcing plans to send 30,000 more troops to afghanistan. but with a deadline. after 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. we ll get reaction from joe biden and senator john mccain. tiger s off the hook over his accident, but the troubles continue as a woman comes forward with allegations of an affair and claims to have the tapes to prove it. mammograms may not be the only option when it comes to breast cancer screening. new research says other methods may be the way to go. we ll tell you how to find the perfect option for you. and the salahis say they were invited, but a new e-mail trail tells a different story. we ll bring you the latest on the festering state dinner scandal. early this wednesday morning, december 2nd, 2009. captioning funded by cbs good morning, i m harry smith along with dr. debbie turner bell. g
everything i wrote in that book is truthful. people approached me or aides of mine and suggested some fund-raising opportunities if i considered the candidate they were supporting for the senate. now that conversation was related to me by my chief of staff at the time. i told him i didn t want to follow up. i write in the book that she called my wife and wanted to have lunch with her. let me hold you for just a moment, governor, because we ll continue. everyone who is watching and wants to see the continuation of this interview, go over to cnn.com/live. here s wolf blitzer in the situation room. rick, thanks. happening right now, he accused the president of lying. now democrats want joe wilson to pay. they want to smack him with a penalty, but republicans say it all smacks of political payback. chief assertions, the commander in chief says the economy is improving because of his policies and the fed chief says the recession is now likely over. does that ring true for yo