The live Twitter feed during the event didn’t load to the blog today (though you could follow it on Facebook). Have no idea why. So, notes, with some expansion of Twitter liveblogging, is below. Steve Clemons has a post up on the event, including some of the new media attendees. (TM UPDATE: Talk about tech troubles; the Liveblogging Twitter feed just now appeared. Choose which you’d rather read. I give up on this weirdness, though the notes below have a few more data points.)
//NLB// Liveblogging Brit Foreign Minister Forum @ NAF
Sitting next to and chatting w/ George Stephanopoulos. Edwards bombshell topic. (TO ADD: Told him some pundits bellyaching that he didn’t put the staffer stuff on TV, instead only the blog. “I did,” he responded.)
FM Dave Miliband “out Obama’d Obama,” introduces Steve Clemons via Skype from Germany.
Align gov, biz @ citizens, says Miliband, you get surge that makes change.
Miliband: “Feeling a new America being built.”
Taboos (Obama is dealing with today, according to Miliband): Iran talks; 2-state in MidEast; NPT. Can’t “bring world to heel.”
Nuke disarmament ? from Joe Cirincione, directs an attack at Stephanopoulos on SRice interview. (TO ADD: JC says even though GS one of the “best journalists” in America –cue the incoming– in his interview with SRice he ignored the NPT issue in the news, instead choosing to talk about North Korea. As an aside, NK had just launched a missile. Steve Coll chastised JC a bit for making it a personal back and forth, hoping, obviously, to keep this all on point.)
David Corn asks on global warming. “Econ/social justice ?” says DM. UK emissioins down (because of Kyoto), and because it’s demanded in budget; US, no.
GSteph re: MidEast to MB, asks him to talk about situation and tensions as Netanyahu prepares to visit: not a 2-state solution, 22-state solution. Don’t “prejudge” Netanyahu. “Stakes are too high.” (TO ADD: Before his question GS pushed back on JCir. charge that he didn’t cover NPT issue, stating that covering NK was covering it, as well as the fact he addressed it in discussion.)
Clemons asks DM about new media. “Just getting started.” “My blogging isn’t so exciting.” Hard when you’re FM.
SColl asks about Sri Lanka, horror that’s getting no attention.
Question on torture didn’t log on Twitter, which had lots of problems for me today. DM refused to get involved in domestic US issue, which brought laughter after his I’m Not Touching That One response.
After the event I ran into David Corn. Talks briefly, said one of the places I post is on Huffington Post. He made a point to tell me he doesn’t read HuffPost. “Too many blogs.”
Terrific opportunity to hear Foreign Minister Brad Miliband. Thanks to Steve Clemons for the invite.
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