Last night I was flipping channels and came upon Scott Pelley's interview of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes. I don't know what I expected, but I have to admit I was disappointed in the interview. Pelley's reports are usually of a better quality. Some of Pelley's comments and questions in this interview were just laughable, such as his question to Ahmadinejad, "What trait do you admire in President Bush?", his calling Bush "a religious man" (ha!), and his reading Iran's President some comments from Bush:

I asked President Bush what he would say to you if he were sitting in this chair. And he told me, quote, speaking to you, that you've made terrible choices for your people. You've isolated your nation. You've taken a nation of proud and honorable people and made your country the pariah of the world. These are President Bush's words to you. What's your reply to the president?

I'm not saying I agree with Ahmadinejad or his politics, but he threw some great barbs at Bush.

I think Mr. Bush, if he wants his party to win the next election, there are cheaper ways and ways to go about this. I can very well give him a few ideas so that the people vote for him. He should respect the American people. They should not bug the telephone conversations of their citizens. They should not kill the sons and daughters of the American nation. They should not squander the taxpayers' money and give them to weapons companies. And also help the people, the victims of Katrina. People will vote for them if they do these things. But if they insist on what they are saying right now, this will not help them.

Was the interview supposed to make Ahmadinejad appear well-spoken and Pelley look ridiculous? If so, mission accomplished. The whole interview is online. Maybe the parts not shown on tv are deeper and more objective, but from what I saw, I kinda doubt it. Did any of y'all see the interview? What did you think?

60 Minutes: Ahmadinejad Interview