Transcript: White House Grilled On Rove

[Halliburton]

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

Rush transcript

[Cassandra]

1. And served him on toast?

or skewered?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. Wow! This is priceless! I hope someone has it on video soon! Thank you!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. I'm keeping a close eye on the White House Web Site...

"Today's Press Briefing with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has concluded. Video from the Press Briefing will be available on the web site shortly"...

So, as soon as it's up, I'll post a thread.

:toast:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

38. Just watched it on c-span video! A must see, but......

towards the end, the press is once again allowing Scotty to get away with correlating our war in Iraq with fighting the terrorists on their own soil. Why don't the have the cojones to challenge that????

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

40. I think they were waiting to smack him with Rove again...

...that's my observation. They just sat out the "freedom is on the march" garbage while looking for another window opportunity with the Rove mess. I don't think they paid a great deal of attention to the "terrorists hate us for our freedom" stuff.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

42. It just would have been nice...

to have Scotty be called on this bullshit too. That's all.

[Richardo]

3. Best. Exchange. In 5 years.

MCCLELLAN: If you'll let me finish.

QUESTION: No, you're not finishing. You're not saying anything.

:rofl:

Where have you guys BEEN?

[FreedomAngel82]

7. LOL!

That's awesome! Maybe now they're not afraid or something. :shrug:

[dubyaD40web]

4. Hahahaha!!!!!

Wazzz the matter Scottie?

[meegbear]

5. WOW!!!

I want to see that exchange!

[FormerRepublican]

8. That is absolutely so excellent that I'm ...

ROFLMAO!!!!

Who knew the press boys still had it in 'em?

[goclark]

9. Wow! thanks and kick

[Richardo]

10. Hey Halliburton - It should be "White House Grilled *ON* Rove"

'Cause they weren't talking directly to Karl (I wish)

[dogday]

11. I don't wanna answer your questions

and you can't make me.... boo-hoo

[insane_cratic_gal]

12. Haha that's a thing of Beauty

Squirm Scotty, Squirm!

[Tigress DEM]

51. Yeah Baby!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

13. The press were like sharks that smelled blood in the water

The great thing is it was GOP blood they were after!

[sabra]

14. That made my day. Thanks RS!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

15. BIG, BIG media teeth marks on Scotty's pasty white ass.

:evilgrin:

[Synnical]

26. Here's one from Sept 29, 2003

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/09/20030929-7.html

Q -- and, yet, his spokesman is saying that there's no internal, even, questioning of whether or not people were involved in this and he's just letting that be handled at the Justice Department, and letting it be more of a criminal investigation, as opposed to almost an ethical --

MR. McCLELLAN: Dana, I mean, think about what you're asking. If you have specific information to bring to our attention --

Q No, but you say that --

MR. McCLELLAN: -- that suggests White House involvement. There are anonymous reports all the time in the media. The President has set high standards, the highest of standards for people in his administration. He's made it very clear to people in his administration that he expects them to adhere to the highest standards of conduct. If anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

31. And another...

:toast:

[rateyes]

33. Note to shrubo:

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

[LSK]

16. maybe our media has been watching the British media n/t

[Cush]

18. more likely the poll numbers and their own ratings are dropping

gotta do something to get people watch, obvisouly missing white women are no longer working

[leesa]

52. Not even shark attacks and Zarqawi are working anymore.

[Oreo]

17. Was it David Gregory?

Who was the one asking the questions? The guy was obviously baiting Scotty with questions to try to get him to back himself into a corner.

nominated

[Halliburton]

28. Gregory was the one who called him ridiculous

It was great. There's also more. This transcript only covers around 1/3 of the press conference. It seems to stop right before he called on that Korean woman. That's when people's microphones started being turned off. Can't wait for the video to come out.

[johannes1984]

19. magnificent

[bj2110]

20. That is priceless. Who's asking the questions?

This needs to be broadcast on the 6:30 news for God's sake...

[Terran]

21. Wow, I thought that transcript was satirical or something!

I can hardly believe my eyes! Somebody in the WH press corp is actually challenging Scottie on his past bullshite?? I am staggered!!

[EC]

41. Ditto...I was looking for the link to The Onion...

didn't think David Gregory had balls........

[ginnyinWI]

49. David Gregory is one of my favorite reporters

I've often seen him making frustrated faces at the White House briefings, trying to get info out of Scott. He's a good one.

[EC]

50. He did a good job subbing for Tweety

but he would back off too early on hard ?'s...not like in his earlier days...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

22. FULL transcript on "Think Progress"...

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/11/briefing-711/

[Lorien]

23. So spines CAN be grown?

wow!

[quisp]

24. maybe since KKKarl is going down...

the White House press corp has finally grown a spine.

I guess better late than never.

[Azathoth]

25. There's gonna be some hysterical ranting about the "librul media"

on Faux later tonight. :rofl:

[halobeam]

27. WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't remember the last time I had so much fun! (OK, I know that's pathetic, but shhhhhhhh)....

This is how it should be ALL the time... I'm dying to know who asked these questions.... I need names....

Then they should ALL hear from us on how if this kind of questioning keeps up, their ratings will most certainly follow....why only write to complain? They should hear from us all... I hope they do.


Need video of this, oh yeah... and so soon...:woohoo:

[ChiciB1]

29. Post A Video ASAP!!!

I didn't get to see it. I just checked C-Span but saw nothing yet!

[pattycake]

30. This is more about letting Judy Miller ...

Letting her go to prison, not so much about finding courage to get tough with * or *'s people

[rateyes]

36. Well, if that's true...

then I wish she had gone to prison a long time ago...say before the election! What else can we do to get them so pissed off they start doing their jobs?

And, welcome to DU!! You'll love it here.

:hi:

[rateyes]

32. Bwhahahahahhahahahahhahah!

I don't know it for sure, and won't till I see it...but I'm willing to bet the first question about Rove came from Helen Thomas. Maybe she finally lent some of her spine to the others in the room.

It sounds like the sharks smell blood in the water...go sharks go!

:popcorn: :applause: :woohoo:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

34. VIDEO is available on C-SPAN...

http://www.cspan.org/videoarchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&ArchiveDays=100

[qanda]

35. Hurricane Dennis must have blown in a spine for the Press Corp

[dmr]

37. The White House lost their teeth and rendered

Rove impotent.

This press conference is very clear that they are not in fear of any repercussions from the ol' nasty, devious bulldog, Karl Rove.

I can't remember when I last enjoyed a press conference. Shoot, I don't think I've ever enjoyed one until today!

:bounce:

[ChiciB1]

39. Houston... We Have A Visual!

Check C-Span! It was supreme!

Now, I want to go inside the OFFICE!!

[NewJeffCT]

43. thanks - replying now

so i can find at home later

[Triana]

44. Well now...Rover got his butt a bit sizzled, didn't he?

Bwahahaaaaaaaaa! I hope that people and the press don't continue to ignore this and swallow the bu$hit about Rover. I hope that this is the beginning of the time when they just won't do that anymore.

[Justpat]

45. I watched a good bit of it before I had to go back to work.

My favorite question was: "Mr. McClellan, do you believe
you will have to hire a personal lawyer?"

It was after someone had pointed out to him that he had outright
lied in other press conferences regarding his master's spin on it
all.

[spanone]

46. Ol' Scott is tap dancing like the professional whore he is.

[slutticus]

47. That's a beautiful sight to behold.

Could the media finally be pulling their heads out of their asses?

[uppityperson]

48. The reporters all laugh after he leaves.

listen to it on cspan, they have it posted, or in their archives if you don't get around to it until later.

[leesa]

53. Ahhh...this made my week! That was ever so sweet!