Definition of weasel: Scotty McClellan

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Main Entry: weasel word
Function: noun

Etymology: from the weasel's reputed habit of sucking the contents out of an egg while leaving the shell superficially intact
: a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position

Scott do you suck eggs? Sure sounds like it from this press briefing.

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1. They all do. He learned the ropes from Ari Fleischer

Without followup questions the press briefings do more harm than good.

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2. chuckles, the clown,

i.e., Scott McClellan, was close to having his head exploding --I'm sure you all noticed how red his face was getting at the very beginning of the 'press conference'--time for him to bow out to join his mentor, Ari---or is his mentor Jeff Gannon?

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3. The State Dept. briefing sounds like pre-school book reading

The State Dept press briefing that CSPAN is airing right after the Whitehouse press briefing sounds timid, compared to the Scott McClellan feeding frenzy and bloodbath we just heard.