Scotty REFUSES to answer Rove Queries at Daily Briefing

[mopaul]

reporters actually showing balls, regarding scotty's promise of leakers being fired and his refusal to speak of it now.

refreshing!

....added: basically scotty was asked about his big speech a while back stating that anyone found guilty of leaking any c.i.a. agent's name to a reporter would be fired outright, echoing pres. bush.

and they asked him why he now refuses to talk about it or stand by his earlier statements, and man o man, they rode him hard about it. glad i caught it.

[Daphne08]

1. They are finally acting like the reporters

I remember from days gone by...

[Jara sang]

2. Thanks, I just turned it on.

[ThomWV]

3. Fight Them There Rather Than Here

Did George mention to Tony that his country fell into the "there" catagory?

[Jack Rabbit]

14. Did Bush mention to Tony that his country fell into the "there" category?

Probably not. Bush thinks that's what a good, loyal US ally is supposed to do: take the hit for him -- er, I mean us -- and not complain about it.

He probably didn't even remember to say "Thank you."

[Jara sang]

4. Still with the "Take the fight to the enemy"...

Nothing new here, move along...

[Jack Rabbit]

16. Is he still adding "so they won't take the fight to us"?

Propaganda is perishable, just like the vegetables we'd like to throw at these aardvarks.

[w13rd0]

5. OMG...CARL CAMERON

Bush SUCK UP, was trying to hammer Silly Scotty

[senseandsensibility]

17. NOOOOOOO!!!!

What did Carl say? I don't have access, and I can't imagine any such questions from little Carl.

[seemslikeadream]

23. Carl kept asking if bush still has faith in Rove

Scotty

Improper for me to reply

:rofl:

[senseandsensibility]

25. Scotty's so interested

in being proper, isn't he? :sarcasm:

[whatever4]

6. All RIGHT!!

Okay, a spot of good news, now I have to get off the internet for the day :) Be well all :)

[Jara sang]

7. Yes yes yes! Keep the subject on Rove/Plame!

Hell yes!

[mopaul]

8. all about ROVE and scotty REFUSES to address it

[goclark]

33. Never heard him ask questions of reporters

that have a hard time speaking English.

He was so thrilled to call on them. Gave him a break from the pounding he was taking from his "buddies" in Amerca.

HA HA HA

[mom cat]

9. post a link if you can! Thanks for the news..Reccommended.

:applause:

[DURHAM D]

10. Poor Scotty - non Gannon puff balls. eom

[Roxy66]

11. They keep turning the microphones down

when they bring it up

[mopaul]

12. at least 3 times now, dirty trick no doubt

[Roxy66]

13. Love the pic..movie..whatever it is....lol

[ThomWV]

15. So Is Scottie Saying

That the explosions in London were us 'taking the fight to the enemy'?

[dogday]

18. What were the reporters laughing about

at the end of the conference. Any guesses?

[Jara sang]

19. Damn were the reporters laughing at Scott at the end there?

Sure sounds like it.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. What exactly did they say?

Something about it isn;t worth it and lots of laughing??!!

[Jara sang]

21. Didn't quite catch it. Something like that.

It sure sounded like they were making fun of Scott's performance.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

26. That was my take on it also...

As if they were saying... He's not going to answer anyway, he's proving that.

[mopaul]

22. a cnn reporter probably had another rove question

and decided it would be a waste of time to ask. the large majority of the questions were about rove, and scotty got all red in the face repeatedly refusing to answer cause it was a matter currently under investigation. a disgusting display of arrogant refusal to answer the press.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

24. Disgusting indeed

I'm glad they asked the questions and in a way I'm glad he showed their lack of desire to respond. It's all on record and it had to help galvanize the press into knowing they ARE onto something. :bounce:

[cthrumatrix]

37. I hope they keep this up DAILY until he answers

[Generic Other]

27. I heard one of those reproters say Scott was sweating

Just before they laughed.

[mopaul]

30. scotty boy looked like he had a corn cob us his chubby ass

all red faced and flustered but grimly determined not to answer the rove questions.

[mopaul]

28. ENTIRE TRANSCRIPT TO BE POSTED HERE LATER:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

i wonder if it will be redacted?

[Beelzebud]

29. They have not won me over with one day of good performance.

Where in the hell have they been since Bush took office? It's only taken them the better part of 5 years to wake up..

Frankly, I'm underwhelmed.

[mopaul]

32. they always cease to amaze me too

[im10ashus]

31. A link:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/07/20050708-7.html


Q: Do you want to retract your statement that Rove -- Karl Rove was not involved in the Valerie Plame expose? -- involved?
McClellan: This is -- no, I appreciate the question. This is an ongoing investigation at this point. The President directed the White House to cooperate fully with the investigation, and as part of cooperating fully with the investigation, that means we're not going to be commenting on it while it is ongoing.
Q: But Rove has apparently commented, through his lawyer, that he was definitely involved.
McClellan: You're asking me to comment on an ongoing investigation.
Q: I'm saying, why did you stand there and say he was not involved?
McClellan: Again, while there is an ongoing investigation, I'm not going to be commenting on it, nor is --
Q: -- any remorse?
McClellan: -- nor is the White House, because the President wanted us to cooperate fully with the investigation, and that's what we're doing.
Q: That's not an answer.
Q: It's not an answer. And you were perfectly willing to comment from that podium while the investigation was going on, and try to clear Karl Rove. Why the double standard? Why were you willing to say Karl Rove was not involved when -- and talk at length about it, when the investigation was going on, and now that he's been caught red-handed, all of a sudden you've got a new line?
McClellan: No, I don't think it is the way you characterize it, as new, because I have said for quite some time that this is an ongoing investigation, and we're not going to get into discussing it while it's an ongoing investigation. I've really said all I'm going to say on it.
Q: But you did -- you did discuss it while it was an ongoing investigation. You stood there and told the American people Karl Rove wasn't involved.
McClellan: I've said all I'm going to say on it.
Go ahead, April.

[dooner]

34. oh brother, they're goin' down.... n/t

[im10ashus]

35. It's interesting.

I am looking at the full White House transcript and they have REMOVED that portion.

Edited to add:

Ooops! That was actually from July 8th. Sorry.

Here's a rush from Raw Story:

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/TRANSCRIPT_WHITE_HOUSE_GRILLED_0711.html

[newportdadde]

36. Any vide links out for this yet?

Transcript was great by the way lol.. it was like a real press or something.