McClellan press conference scheduled to go live NOW (9:30 AM Pacific)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

...as always, they are running a few minutes late.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/

"Watch the Press Briefing LIVE with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan. Today's Press Briefing is scheduled to begin at 12:30pm."

[Goldmund]

1. I'm ready

:popcorn:

[Lindsey]

2. what station? n/t

[Goldmund]

3. whitehouse.gov

I don't know whether C-SPAN will cover it.

[Mass]

4. CSPAN3 is supposed to cover it

Still not on though.

[Pirate Smile]

15. Are they? I didn't see it on their schedule. If they are I would rather

watch through them instead of the WH link.

edit to add - yep, he is on C-span 3

[Mass]

On right now.

[Lindsey]

5. Thanks! I just checked and it's not on CSPAN 1 Or 2 N/T

[displacedtexan]

6. "Link may be outdated" message the first time...

... I tried to connect.

Finally connected. Now, there's just an ear-splitting tone.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

8. They screw around and do sound checks before he goes live.

Turn the volume down and keep an eye on it. It will come up when they are live.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. Link to the feed just posted...but turn your volume down

There's a steady beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

It will be a few more minuted before they go live.

http://www.whitehouse.gov

[Pirate Smile]

10. OK. We are all getting that. That is good to know. Today should be

very interesting. Lots of questions and if the attorney general can answer then the WH can too.

Who did Andy tell? Did he tell Rove? hmmmmm

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. "Scheduled for 12:30" graphic just came up

So it's on the way.

[tridim]

11. This test tone provides more information than Scottie does

Less annoying too!

[Kolesar]

12. I got Congressman DeFazio talking about CAFTA on Cspan

Flaming CAFTA :loveya:

[emulatorloo]

13. It is impor - dent that I see this. . .

playing but no scotty yet.

[LibinMo]

16. Here goes-live now

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. Background chatter and the podium...almost there. n/t

[noamnety]

18. If I were a reporter

I'd be making some fun statements during that chatter time, knowing it was being webcast. :)

[Pirate Smile]

17. He's on.

[tridim]

19. Where?

Still a test tone on the stream.

[emulatorloo]

21. www.whitehouse.gov EOM

[tridim]

23. Bah.. I hate that the WH stream doesn't show the questioners

[Mass]

24. CSPAN3

[Pirate Smile]

26. He is also on C-span 3

[TlalocW]

20. First questions

Reporter: Scott, I was wondering if you...
Scotty: The White House has no comment on that at this time. Next question.
Reporter 2: Uh, I don't think you gave the first guy a chance to finish his question before interrupting him.
Scotty: In regards to this alledged interruption, the White House has no comment at this time. Next question.

Etc

TlalocW

[Javaman]

22. Please give us a running up date for those of us at work, thanks. :)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

25. "I'm not into trying to pre-judge things from this podium."

Standard answer for everything.

"He has no memory of ever joining or paying dues to the Federslist Society."

[EarlG]

27. Here come the Rove questions...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

28. Helen Thomas: Rove and Libby still have security clearance?

"We addressed this last week. We'll be glad to talk about all of these issues when the investigation is complete."

[KeepItReal]

29. "He has no recollection of joining the Federalist society"

"He has spoken there and participated in events..."

"He does not recall paying any dues..."

Scotty on Roberts and the Federalist Society

[eleny]

35. About the dues

I read that the Fed Society doesn't worry about members paying dues or not to be able to belong. I'm sure I read about that yesterday. So it's interesting that they're focusing on dues at this point. If dues aren't mandatory, Roberts could still be a member.

[KeepItReal]

41. Scotty never said Roberts didn't pay dues...he only cannot recall paying

Roberts may have been a paid-in-full member of the Federalist Society...

-OR-

He was just an active affiliant who happened to not pay dues.

[eleny]

58. "he only cannot recall paying" -- Thanks!

These people are so damned slick. Thanks for clarifying this!

[ScamUSA.Com]

73. If I was Judge Roberts..

I'd be very wary of McClellan speaking for me

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

30. "The president has a long record of reaching out to working Americans"

"We've provided substantial tax relief to working Americans so they can save, spend, or whatever they choose"

[Patty Diana]

34. stealing their OT _ one reach

[Wilber_Stool]

31. On CSPAN1 now..........n/t

[LibinMo]

36. Thanks for the heads up

the whitehouse.gov feed wasn't working too well for me.

[noamnety]

32. "a column from an INDIVIDUAL?"

buahahaaha

It must be really hard for them to discredit journalists who disagree with them ... when they don't even know who the writer is. But I have to admit, that was inspired.

That column was written by an INDIVIDUAL (said dismissively) - implication: you can't trust THEM.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

33. "We all want to see a nuclear-free PENINCHULA" in N. Korea

It's "peninsula," Scott.

[Field Of Dreams]

38. Scott has made one too many trips to Taco Bell

Drop the Chalupa/Peninchula

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

37. "You might want to go back and look at the October 2003 discussion"

"I talked about it in that briefing and addressed those questions at that time. The president has made it clear that we should cooperate with the investigation and that's what we're doing."

[Pirate Smile]

39. Where did our real press corp. go? I know Helen tried and one other

female reporter later asked about the gap but they are really going easy of Scotty. What's the deal?

[halobeam]

40. news sharks went to the dentist... all their teeth were pulled..

wtf!!! I'm getting pissed here.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

42. The "Who did Andy Card tell" question

"I addressed this in October 2003"

NO YOU DID NOT.

[halobeam]

44. He said everything Gonzales said, he said in 2003?????

bullshit....Gonzales NEVER said he gave them a 12 hour shredder party alert the night before, until YESTERDAY. WTF.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

49. "I believe I addressed this in October. Go back and read it"

That's today's "drinking game" line. When he says "October," it's Hammer Time.

:grr:

[halobeam]

57. Her follow up question about the 12 gap was even better.....

but of course, no one else followed with it. Unbelievably worthless today. Damn it.

[babylonsister]

43. Yeah, invoke Hannity's name. That'll give this clown

credibility. :eyes:

[babylonsister]

53. As usual, they're 'not allowed' to ask pertinent questions.

America, land of the free...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

45. "Will Charles Schumer be any less hostile in his questions on Roberts?"

"The president looks forward to working together. The nominee the president selected is one that all Americans can be proud of."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

46. Question: Frist on the FUCKING BOY SCOUTS? What about ROVE

:grr:

[halobeam]

47. right there with ya

:grr:

[GracieM]

48. Boy Scouts?

What kind of question is that?

[LibinMo]

50. Didn't matter-he wouldn't answer it

[Walt Starr]

51. Who are these peopl? Shills-R-Us??? n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

52. Today is DEFINITELY a Gannon-Guckert softball day.

:grr:

[LibinMo]

54. Where's David Gregory?

[halobeam]

He asked a few questions about Roberts....

good ones, but he should know better that most there will NOT ask what is necessary about this administrations corruption on this fucking war. One question about that would've been good. Gees, just ONE.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

55. A rambling Indian reporter who may be drunk or high, but he's RAMBLING

Lots of applause, McClellan says "People in this room have the right to ask any questions they want," but he does not deliver the punch line ("I just won't answer them.")

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

56. "The president has a long record of reaching out to people...

...from all walks of life, all across America. That's what he's done ever since his days as governor."

[KeepItReal]

68. Re-hyping aid already marked for Africa = reaching out to Blacks here

They are so full of it.

Giving way overdue loan assistance and desparately needed AIDS prevention/treatment money to Africa does not help African-Americans *here* one bit, except maybe giving us a warm fuzzy that Bush & Co. hasn't *totally* ignored the whole African continent.

Is ignoring real civil rights organizations like the NAACP or the Congressional Black Caucus their idea of reaching out?

[Contrary1]

71. You forgot Black Expo, Shrub didn't ignore them.

And besides, he had to show up to receive his "Lifetime Achievement Award". I've yet to hear a reasonable explanation as to why they thought he deserved the honor. Some garbage about his faith sponsored initiatives was mentioned. One spokesperson actually said the fact that he was a 2 term pResident was reason enough.

Living in Indianapolis, I got a ringside seat to the circus.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

59. "The terrorists want to weaken our resolve. They want to see us retreat...

...we will not. We will offer hope and opportunity rather than their ideology of fear and hatred, blah blah blah blah blah..."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

60. "We want to make sure there's nothing to restrict president's authority

...to DO THE THINGS HE NEEDS TO DO."

:scared:

[ticapnews]

65. I want the authority to do the things I need to do, too...

Sadly they have no qualms about restricting me...

[petepillow]

such as cover his and his buddies' asses

[emulatorloo]

61. bye bye, Scottie -- Thanks for nothing. . .

[ticapnews]

62. This concludes today's press briefing with Ron Ziegler.

I mean, Scotty McClellan. Whatever.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

63. Rove: Treason?

"Those are matters for those who are overseeing the investigation to decide. THANK YOU."

The end.

[myrna minx]

69. Whoa-that really happened?

Wow, just wow.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

70. It really happened.

When I do these threads, I also keep an eye out for the White House transcripts and post the links on DU when they're available. So sometime later today please look for the thread in General Discussion: Politics.

I missed a lot of what he said (as far as transcribing it) but that last one was real.

:toast:

[myrna minx]

72. Thank you. I will look for your transcript in GDP.

The treason word mentioned in the corporate media is so incredible. Are these horrible bastids really going down? Damn I'll have to frame this transcript for posterity. Thanks again.
:toast:

[halobeam]

64. Holy crap. just Holy Crap.

:spank:

[Pirate Smile]

66. That was useless, just the way the WH likes its press briefings.

[ticapnews]

67. We've secretly taken the real reporters who've been in the press room

recently, and replaced them with shameless corporate shills. Let's see if anyone notices...