Photo: Monica in the Dead Sea.

WACJ: And how about this: (According to Lalumia) “My head was spinning!! And it continued! The Ego started on conservation again exclaiming "We can hit a cave with a missile from 4,000 miles away and yet we can't get a car to get 70 miles a gallon??" Crowley tried to make up for her earlier gaffe by proclaiming that although she wasn't much of a "tax person," she could see a sin tax on SUVs and "domestic drilling."                                                                                                                                     

Monica: This quote attributed to me is completely wrong.  I've no idea what she means here.  I am against all new taxes.

WACJ: Monica, this disturbed me a lot, for I know it is not accurate. This what Lalumia who does not appear to like you much wrote: “Anyway, what I had stumbled upon was a repeat of O'Reilly with an opening segment involving a "wish list" for 2002. Joining The Ego along with Ellis was Monica Crowley, PhD. Monica has been around awhile, but has seemed to take a backseat to Anne Coulter and the late Barbara Olsen in the hierarchy of blonde conservative irritants. Whereas Coulter fancies herself a "constitutional lawyer" and Olsen's anti-Clinton "literary" projects were funded by rightwing organizations (and BOTH are/were rabid and fact-challenged), Crowley has thus far never reached their level of viciousness.” How do you reply to this?

 Monica:  I try to never be vicious or vitriolic when making my arguments.  I think I can make powerful points with facts rather than insults.

WACJ: In May 20, 2003, at a school symposium, called something like “ Inside The White House”,  you were present along with Joe Klein, David Gergen, William Leuchtenberg and Sidney Blumenthal. One of the attendees made this remark: “It should be noted that Crowley is a leggy blonde who Bill Maher likes to ogle. Basically, she's a nicer, more balanced. ” Do you remember this? What is your take?                                                                                                                                                Monica:  I try to never be vicious or vitriolic when making my arguments.  I think I can make powerful points with facts rather than insults.

WACJ: Monica, is it true what you have said this: “On one occasion when he (President Richard Nixon) was extremely frustrated that President Bush had not taken his advice to increase substantially the amount of aid given to the democratic forces in Russia, he once ordered me to call Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Bush’s national security adviser, and inform him that Nixon would never again furnish any advice to President Bush on anything. Now, knowing that--that Nixon was just reacting to Bush’s refusal to consult with him or to act on his advice, I did not execute the order. And Nixon never followed up. And as I’m sure Mr. Ehrlichman will attest, Nixon always followed up on orders that he wanted executed.” Do you still believe this?       

Monica: I do still believe this.  Nixon was a complex man who tended to vent his frustrations.  His staff soon learned when he was venting, and when he was not.