Hi,
I read in another blog about an exchange between Helen Thomas and Scott McClellan during yesterday's daily Press Briefing that shocked me on 2 fronts. First I was shocked that someone from the Press Corps would have the guts to highlight the revision of history this White House Administration attempts regularly. Second, when slapped with it I was shocked that Mr. McClellan would continue the attempt.
For those of you that are not glued to CSpan here's the exchange"
(from: Press Briefing by Scott McClellan on May 25th, 2005)
"MR. McCLELLAN: That's all I have to update at this moment. And with that, I'll be glad to go to your questions.
Q The other day -- in fact, this week, you said that we, the United States, is in Afghanistan and Iraq by invitation. Would you like to correct that incredible distortion of American history --
MR. McCLELLAN: No, we are -- that's where we currently --
Q -- in view of your credibility is already mired? How can you say that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Helen, I think everyone in this room knows that you're taking that comment out of context. There are two democratically-elected governments in Iraq and --
Q We're we invited into Iraq?
MR. McCLELLAN: There are two democratically-elected governments now in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments, and we are there today --
Q You mean if they had asked us out, that we would have left?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, Helen, I'm talking about today. We are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments --
Q I'm talking about today, too.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and we are doing all we can to train and equip their security forces so that they can provide for their own security as they move forward on a free and democratic future.
Q Did we invade those countries?
MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, Steve. ..."
The Continuing Rewrite of History - Challenged! Horray!
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Scotty's a good soldier. It makes for good theatre too. Maybe a white house press secretary retrospective could play on stage.
What level of mendacity convinces me someone is intentionally trying to bullsh*t me?
Hmmm, a very low level.
Rove's spin machine is Goebbelsesque. It plugs into the tried and true model without any slop.
What level of mendacity convinces me someone is intentionally trying to bullsh*t me?
Hmmm, a very low level.
Rove's spin machine is Goebbelsesque. It plugs into the tried and true model without any slop.
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