White House Press Briefing at 12:15pm

[Cush]

MSNBC say they will cover it

[RobertSeattle]

1. Must be delayed?

McClellen must be working on the "Duck and Cover" drills.

[Emboldened Chimp]

2. Yeah, it's delayed

White house site has it right now...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/#

[BeHereNow]

9. Thanks for that link!

I am going to keep that one handy...
I didn't know they had a webcast there.
Great to have!
BHN

[Emboldened Chimp]

3. kick

lest we forget there actuall IS a pc.

[nostamj]

4. just chattering reporters...

and a black screen

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Think the Wilson affair will be mentioned?

[Emboldened Chimp]

6. Two minute warning!

Two minutes till Lil' Scottie gets reamed!

[Cush]

7. Here Scotty, Scotty, Scotty!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. Let the bloodletting begin. SM is on.

[BeHereNow]

16. SM is a bigger weenie head than Ari!

I did not think it was possible, but fact is,
they found an even bigger liar to
replace Ari.
Really fits the whole theme of the neocon story though-
Just when you think it can't get worse, it DOES!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

10. The answers remain the same.

[eleny]

11. He won't answer the direct question, so...

the prez knew for a long, long time.

edit - Finally he said it was July!

[Cush]

12. Did he just say

that the first request came in July?

[eleny]

14. looks like he just answered that it was july...

when * first knew.

[karlschneider]

13. What a smarmy bastard...

can't bring himself to admit the obvious, that Shrub knew in July and
did nothing.

[central scrutinizer]

22. they admitted that?

Doesn't that just verify *'s incompetence or malfeasance?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

15. Lie detectors? Hypothetical.

[Cush]

17. Norah!!

Brings up Karl Rove: Did he say Wilson's wife was fair game?

he won't answer.....

[eleny]

Yeah, right - so now he tries to make Wilson look bad!

What a creep!

[karlschneider]

19. He won't deny it. Trying to put blame on Wilson

:grr:

[eleny]

24. Mr.Wilson! Mr.Wilson!

Hmmm - stay focused on the issue? Well, they are buddy-boy.

[CatWoman]

30. There was even a graphic under McClellen

stating that he was "ducking" questions.

LOL

[Emboldened Chimp]

18. dodge, deflect, stonewall...

avoid, duck, change subject, ignore, interrupt, brush aside, and lie, lie, lie...

[Cush]

20. FOX News must be scared

They won't even cover it

[karlschneider]

26. heh....CNN has it on n/t

[Kool Kitty]

21. Forget it-he's not going to give any answers.

Says in effect that Wilson keeps changing the subject. Note the "fair game" answer spin. Reporter says-we're asking you. Scott keeps asking her to repeat her question. Now he's getting snotty-what's the issue here?

[displacedtexan]

32. jim micklawhatever from msnbc

is really grilling him over the revenge motive.

ans. the president does not condone such behavior yadayadayada.

[Emboldened Chimp]

23. The press corp won't let it go...

that's a good sign...

[Cush]

28. yup

Norah O'Donnell kept after him, but he was like "Um, what was the question?"

[VolcanoJen]

25. WHOA! CNN subtitle

CNN's subtitle under the split screen with Scott and Karl Rove reads:

"MCCLELLAN DODGES QUESTIONS ON ROVE'S ALLEGED REMARKS."

Interesting...

[Emboldened Chimp]

29. You saying CNN has actually become a NEWS channel?

Get outta here!

[Richardo]

36. BWAHAHAHAHA!

Did someone let Ted Turner in the back door?

[Cush]

37. Another Subtitle

MCclellan: Rove's Remarks "Not The Issue"

[BeHereNow]

50. Stutter, stutter...

Must be very difficult to articulate with all that
crap rolling off your tongue, eh Snottie Scottie?

[Emboldened Chimp]

27. They're getting fiesty!

They want answers!

[Kool Kitty]

31. Why does he keep asking them to repeat the question?

PAY ATTENTION, MORON!!! Just went off on msnbc-it's on CNN

[Emboldened Chimp]

35. It's called stalling

He's not too light on his feet.

[monobrau]

42. Because he's nailed

Unlike others who have come before him, he doesn't know how to spin and move his lips at the same time. He's having a brain lock.

[leftofthedial]

33. stupid little shit doesn't realize his opportunity

Being press secretary during a major scandal like this could keep him in talking head gigs for the rest of his life.

[eleny]

38. ari must be watching this one

he must be squirming and thinking of what he would say.

[monobrau]

34. Scotty's gonna cry!

Gotta hand it to Ari; he would have moved it along.
Scotty is down and getting his teeth kicked in.

[Kool Kitty]

41. Yes-I kinda miss Ari and wish he was

around for this mess.

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. Oh, I smell

blood!!!! This is good. They are actually trying to pin him down. He is sufficiently dodging the question. :grr:

[librechik]

45. MSNBC drops coverage--on to CNN

still weaseling

[BeHereNow]

40. Constantly interrupts the reporters!

He is MADDENING!
Verbal tap dancing to avoid the questions-
He doesn't say crappola and then attacks the reporters
with smart-ass retorts, or uses the most infantile debating
technique; persistently talking over the reporters.
What a PUTZ

[displacedtexan]

43. john king knows something.

scott: people haven't been asked to give info to white house officials. just keep info for the DOJ.
unfuckingbelievable!

[Cush]

44. John King

"Does proactive mean "do no Delete it" or to go back and look?

[in_cog_ni_to]

54. "The president doesn't

condone the activity that you are suggesting." Yeah, right! He probably put the bug in KKKarl's ear.

[librechik]

55. suddenly the pResident comes up as an issue

Scotty loses his place while defending the "anonymous source" and starts talking about how the pretzel in chief doesn't condone leaks. Interesting. We know now who his first priority is as far as protecting people. Was the Prezz involved? Who knew he knew???

Nevertheless he's even more vindictive than Rove, if that's possible.

I'm intrigued.

[Cush]

46. Another good one

What changed between July and yesterday, that the President finally decided to speak out?

[gristy]

51. Wasn't it Sunday's Wash Post story

that broke this wide open?

[Cocoa]

91. but the basic issue has always been there

As soon as Novak printed the column, it was a fact that a CIA operative had been outed. If the president cares so much, why didn't he do anything before now?

[karlschneider]

47. Staff told to preserve info. Someone needs to ask why they weren't told

that back in July.
:grr:

[Cush]

48. Again, If Bush feels so string about this...

...why was nothing done?

[Emboldened Chimp]

49. Another PC that's all about Treasongate

Go press corp! (They're not whores today.)

[eleny]

52. OH! So it wasn't important enough back in July!

At least he's admitted they did nothing 'tween then and yesterday.

[nomaco-10]

53. Reporters are not going to let this go like they did

WMD, Niger uranium and iminent danger from Suddamn. Looks good for a change.

[eleny]

56. Back in July...

it wasn't important enough for them to look into the safety of possibly compromised contacts that PLame had in the field?????? Jesus K. Rist!

And he tells them to go ask the CIA if anyone was compromised! Like the WH didn't and doesn't even care??????????

[Cush]

57. Norah: On tthe attacks on WIlson

Does the President condone htose?

Scotty: Um, uh, um, the President wants to get to the bottom of this

[eleny]

59. This is the best reality tv ever

I want to see is forehead break into a sweat.

[BeHereNow]

66. AGREED!

I am LOVIN watching this guy crumble...
he is SO busted-

[Cush]

58. Reporter: What about the 11 hour timelag?

Between the notice Monday night, and the email to staffers Tuesday morning

[karlschneider]

60. So how much deleting and shredding was done in the 11 hour delay to

order preservation of information?
:eyes:

[VolcanoJen]

70. Actually, they've had TEN WEEKS to delete-n-shred.

Wonder if they called in Fawn Hall as a reinforcement...

[BeHereNow]

61. Ashkkkroft recuse himself?

THAT aint gonna happen...
damn glad that reporter pointed out the
aspect of having the fox investigate what happened
over at the chicken coop!
BWAHAHAHA- the reporters are nailing his ass-
I think they actually hate him more than Scary-Ari!!!
Hee-hee...this is FUN

[in_cog_ni_to]

69. Partisan????

"Has anyone questioned why they sent THIS partisan CIA agent on this mission???" WHO was THAT reporter? What an asshole! Wilson donated $2000.00 the Bush/Cheney campaign, also. Tell the whole damn story!
:grr:

edited for spelling

[Emboldened Chimp]

62. Um, um, um get to the um bottom um

Scott is now nothing but a bloody pile of pulp.

[nomaco-10]

63. stuttering, stammering, clearly coming unglued.

[eleny]

64. who is that reporter...

tearing down wilson????

[BeHereNow]

Pickle's bartender?

Heh-heh!

[Cush]

65. Who's this Blowhard

Wilson has proven himself to be partisan....

must be from Newsmax

[Rose Siding]

68. Bush I appointed Wilson first

These guys are DESPERATE.

[Cush]

67. Kate SNow

DId KArl Rove, not leak, but talk to reporters after about the status if WIlson's wife after the initial story?

Scotty: Thats a different story, not the issue ....dodge dodge, um, yeah, what?

Kate: My question was straight forward, did Rove talk about it?"

Scotty: THe issue is did someone leak classified info?

[Emboldened Chimp]

71. Scott reduced to ridicule

Asking for more "hypotheticals". Pathetic.

[underpants]

76. "Anyone have any more hypotheticals?"

He is trying to joke it off.

[eleny]

79. He doesn't realize...

that he's not as good as Ari was on his worst day.

[underpants]

81. No, Ari was good. A liar and working for evil but he was good at it.

Scot you have to go BIG. It works better for your cause.

[eleny]

72. I love this new direct question

and McSnotty doing the Ralph Cramden "hommina-hommina-hommina". what's next - "To the moon, Alice?"

[bluedog]

77. My question

didn't the WH change over their computer systems a little while ago? Things do have a way of getting "lost"

[proud patriot]

73. This Is It Folks

A reporter asked about Rove "with the prior connections to
Ashcroft is it appropriate for the Justice Department to
investigate this"

It stunned Mclennon(sp?)

[Rex]

74. He needs to start singing

"this is the end...my friend..."

Could the order have come from Bush? This sounds to good to be true.

[displacedtexan]

75. Will no one rid me of this meddlesome ambassador?

not that * could say that, but i get your drift.
excellent point!

[underpants]

80. "He has changed his statements many times" re:Wilson

OF course no one else has recently changed their positions/reasons or back tracked on previous statements.

[eleny]

86. This transcript will be gone over with a fine tooth comb

Tomorrow's briefing should be even more brutal.

[BeHereNow]

78. Where is Helen Thomas?

I am holding my breath, I REALLY want to
see her wipe the floor with this scum-rag!
He probably wont go NEAR her if he can help it-
"Dear God, if you are there, PLEASE give Helen ONE question!"
BHN

[mountebank]

82. Hog-tied with Russell Mokhiber in the back row!

n/t

[BeHereNow]

88. SO TRUE

You know that is probably exactly where they are...
Gagged and bound as unpatriotic journalists!

[ignatius]

100. That's a question I would love to hear. is it not unpatriotic to out a CIA

operative who specializes in WMD's thus putting the entire country at risk?

Where is your patriotism now,BFEE?

[in_cog_ni_to]

84. I'm sure Helen was delegated to the last row...

no questions allowed.

[underpants]

83. McClellan says there was no communication WH-DoJ Monday night

They asked earlier about waiting a day to issue the order to save everything. No real answer.

[underpants]

87. Just asked about W's responsibility to find leaks when story broke

Scotty says that the WH had no information other than what was in news reports. Earlier he said that "anonymous sources" were cited in the article, he just did it again.

Uh Scotty the "anonymous sources" were also called "Senior White House officials".....this is Rovian to the extreme.

[Rex]

93. And this will be their downfall.

I believe the CIA has PROOF that the order came from the top! They are just letting the WH dig a deeper hole. All I got to say is you DON'T mess with the CIA. Bugs anyone?

[Richardo]

85. OK!! SIGN UP FOR THE POOL!

What day and time will Scott McClellan get the "Nixon Shove" from Smirky, Like Ron Ziegler did during Watergate?

Nixon bristled when he saw Ziegler helping the news media too much. During one visit to New Orleans, he shoved Ziegler and snapped, "I don't want any press with me, and you take care of it."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/10/politics/main540113.shtml

My fellow geezers will remember the footage of Ron getting spun around by the shoulders and shoved toward to podium by Nixon. Humiliating.

And note that Ziegler actually apologized to the press when the resignations came down.

[eleny]

89. Can I wait till we hear....

the "dreaded vote of confidence" <gggggggggggg>?

edit - I'm a "fellow" geezerette. but i can't recall that footage. i'd like to go down memory lane and comapre 'n contrast the briefings of those days and these in the days ahead.

[underpants]

90. McClellan says they haven't seen Kay's report yet

Kay is testifying tomorrow he said.

[Nottingham]

97. Who is Kay? What is Kay report! Anybody!

I don't know who that is!

and yes playing with the CIA is not good!

[mountebank]

98. David Kay, Current head of WMD goose chase in Iraq.

He will or has issued a report, that will say that they found nothing.

[LoneStarLiberal]

92. I Miss Ari

Now there was a guy who you could just hate and feel good about it. He was such a damned good jack-booted guardian of the President's media visage! That lying bastard must have spent hours in front of the mirror practicing not gut-laughing or snorting while spinning some of this outrageous yarns and ignoring questions. He was good, but in a really, really bad way.

This guy looks like he needs to go back to whatever high school debate team they recruited him from.

[LittleApple81]

96. I agree. But something really, really smelly must have been

going on when Ari felt the need to step down. I remember I talked to a friend about this, when Karen and Ari jumped ship if something really dangerous to the WH might be coming down the pike for the first rats to start jumping ship.

[BeHereNow]

94. "Brutal regime"

is the reason Iraq's infrastructure is in shambles.
NOT the sanctions or the relentless bombing.
Got that?
Now, next subject.
He is blowing it soooo bad...
"I'll be back tomorrow, gotta go change my depends,
cause I just pissed my pants"
The reporters ATE him for lunch!
GOOD, say I!
BHN

[Catherine Vincent]

95. Well the WH says Karl Rove is not the traitor.

And I believe them. Let's everyone just move on and get on with our lives.

[grasswire]

99. I was really offended...

...by Jim Angle's "questioning" that was meant only to present Scott McClellan with ways to dodge the questions. He was feeding McClellan help. As was that other reporter who kept insisting on the partisanship of Wilson.

In the meantime, on FAUX, David Corn was battling C. Boyden Gray and a whole audience of FAUX viewers. He did pretty well. Someone needs to tell him, though, that Wilson donated to Bush-Cheney 2000.

[opihimoimoi]

101. I thought Wilson was lost at sea a few years ago

I guess he got saved. The Fed Ex guy went lolo but he too got saved.