Scotty in the hot seat
Ouch:
MCCLELLAN: If you'll let me finish.
QUESTION: No, you're not finishing. You're not saying anything.
You stood at that podium and said that Karl Rove was not involved. And now we find out that he spoke about Joseph Wilson's wife. So don't you owe the American public a fuller explanation. Was he involved or was he not? Because contrary to what you told the American people, he did indeed talk about his wife, didn't he?
MCCLELLAN: There will be a time to talk about this, but now is not the time to talk about it.
QUESTION: Do you think people will accept that, what you're saying today?
Nah, more likely it's just a nervous reaction from the corps' twitching corpse. But I'll take what I can get.
posted by Luke Francl @ 2:06 PM |
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Wouldn't want to share the full context of his comments -
"The prosecutors overseeing the investigation had expressed a preference to us that one way to help the investigation is not to be commenting on it from this podium," McClellan said
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050711/ap/d8b9bcb01.html
So, what should he have done?
-Censored
He didn't seem to have a problem expressing his sincere belief in Karl Rove's innocense a few months ago:
QUESTION: Weeks ago, when you were first asked whether Mr. Rove had the conversation with Robert Novak that produced the column, you dismissed it as ridiculous. And I wanted just to make sure, at that time, had you talked to Karl?
McCLELLAN: I've made it very clear, from the beginning, that it is totally ridiculous. I've known Karl for a long time, and I didn't even need to go ask Karl, because I know the kind of person that he is, and he is someone that is committed to the highest standards of conduct.
CBS sums it up:
For two years, the White House has insisted that presidential adviser Karl Rove had nothing to do with the leak of a CIA officer's identity. And President Bush said the leaker would be fired.
But Mr. Bush's spokesman wouldn't repeat any of those assertions Monday in the face of Rove's own lawyer saying his client spoke with at least one reporter about Valerie Plame's role at the CIA before she was identified in a newspaper column.
I'm happy to hear that you've decided to come back, Trillin.
Catch you later...
Seriously... in the 15 minutes I've spent on your site i've never seen such moronic tripe.
It's like there is this illness (temporary, I hope) with democrats and libs (including these media wonks)... at the slightest drop of a hat they RALLY and get all hot to trot...
and...
nothing...
happens.
It's like your whole philosophy and agenda are based on carefully edited, highly emotional sound-bites.
"It's like your whole philosophy and agenda are based on carefully edited, highly emotional sound-bites."
Huh. I got the same impression about your comment. Have a nice day!
The press corps (in general, not just white house) only really wakes up when they think they have "another Watergate". Or when you impugn the holy Press, blessed be its name.
JDB: careful, guy. This site is long on Kos-approved content, but much, much longer on Atrios-surplus insta-snarks!
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