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Romanesko linked to this Wall Street Journal story citing some of outgoing White House spokesman Scott McClellan's greatest hits. It's worth a read, just to see how weasely a PR flack can be. A great one is February 2006, after the Cheney hunting accident.
MeTheSheeple is simply going to paste his favorite interchange below:
Sept. 6, 2005
Q: Scott, the reality at hand right now is that the president said that we still live in an unsettled world. This is an administration that has told us since 9/11 that it's not a matter of "if," but "when" that we could be struck by a terror attack and, obviously, other disasters that are the result of Mother Nature. So at this point, where is the accountability? Is the president prepared to say where this White House, where this administration, went wrong in its response to Katrina?
McClellan: You know, David, there are some that are interested in playing the blame game. The president is interested in solving problems and getting help to the people who need it. There will be a time --
Q: Wait a minute. Is it a blame game when the president, himself, says that we remain at risk for either another catastrophe of this dimension, that's not manmade, or a terrorist attack? Isn't it incumbent upon this administration to immediately have accountability to find out what went wrong, when at any time this could happen again?
McClellan: This is a massive federal response effort that we have under way. We've got to stay focused on helping those who are in need right now and help them rebuild their lives and get back up on their feet. It's a time of many challenges, enormous challenges. We've got to stay focused on the task at hand. That is what the president is doing.
Now, in terms of addressing threats, we've made a lot of progress since the attacks of Sept 11. And one of the most important things we're doing is staying on the offensive abroad. There are important priorities that we have to continue to address and we are working to address those priorities, too. But we have a major disaster that has occurred over a 90,000 square mile [sic] here in the United States. There are people --
Q: Right. And there are people who want to know why this government couldn't respond --
McClellan: Hang on. There are people who are suffering, and we've got to respond to their needs, and that's what we're going to keep our focus.
Q: So no one is prepared to say what went wrong?
McClellan: We will look back at the facts and we will get to the bottom of the facts and determine what went wrong and what went right. But right now --
Q: Will the president support an outside investigation, or does he want to do it himself?
McClellan: -- but, David, right now, we've got to continue helping the people in the region.
MeTheSheeple is simply going to paste his favorite interchange below:
Sept. 6, 2005
Q: Scott, the reality at hand right now is that the president said that we still live in an unsettled world. This is an administration that has told us since 9/11 that it's not a matter of "if," but "when" that we could be struck by a terror attack and, obviously, other disasters that are the result of Mother Nature. So at this point, where is the accountability? Is the president prepared to say where this White House, where this administration, went wrong in its response to Katrina?
McClellan: You know, David, there are some that are interested in playing the blame game. The president is interested in solving problems and getting help to the people who need it. There will be a time --
Q: Wait a minute. Is it a blame game when the president, himself, says that we remain at risk for either another catastrophe of this dimension, that's not manmade, or a terrorist attack? Isn't it incumbent upon this administration to immediately have accountability to find out what went wrong, when at any time this could happen again?
McClellan: This is a massive federal response effort that we have under way. We've got to stay focused on helping those who are in need right now and help them rebuild their lives and get back up on their feet. It's a time of many challenges, enormous challenges. We've got to stay focused on the task at hand. That is what the president is doing.
Now, in terms of addressing threats, we've made a lot of progress since the attacks of Sept 11. And one of the most important things we're doing is staying on the offensive abroad. There are important priorities that we have to continue to address and we are working to address those priorities, too. But we have a major disaster that has occurred over a 90,000 square mile [sic] here in the United States. There are people --
Q: Right. And there are people who want to know why this government couldn't respond --
McClellan: Hang on. There are people who are suffering, and we've got to respond to their needs, and that's what we're going to keep our focus.
Q: So no one is prepared to say what went wrong?
McClellan: We will look back at the facts and we will get to the bottom of the facts and determine what went wrong and what went right. But right now --
Q: Will the president support an outside investigation, or does he want to do it himself?
McClellan: -- but, David, right now, we've got to continue helping the people in the region.
posted by MeTheSheeple at 2:39 PM
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