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09/30/2003 Archived Entry: "David Corn on Scott McClellan's bad day"
David Corn on Scott McClellan's bad day
The Man Who Was There First recaps today's bloodbath on the White House Briefing Room.
McClellan presented a poor case for why the Bush White House was refusing to look into the allegations, and the journalists got annoyed. Near the end of the briefing--after McClellan once more explained White House inaction by saying, "if there is specific information that you have to bring to our attention, please do so"--a frustrated reporter exclaimed, "You keep pointing the finger at us to step forward with information. I mean, you're asking us to come forward and reveal things, but you haven't asked the White House staff to."
Replies: somebody speaks up.
funniest headline of the day:
POLITICS
Democrats Want to Skewer Bush with CIA Leak Investigation
By John Waage
CBN News Sr. Editor
September 30, 2003
Democratic leaders are invoking the scandal tones of Watergate in their call for a probe of the White House.
CBN.com – In Washington, the long knives are out for the Bush White House. For months, Democrats have been pounding the President for his Iraq policies. Now they are demanding a special counsel to find out who leaked the name of a CIA agent to the press.
The Justice Department has officially launched a full-scale criminal investigation into who leaked the name of the CIA officer. The White House is denying any involvement in the leak, but President Bush has directed his White House staff to cooperate fully.
Democratic leaders are invoking the scandal tones of Watergate in their call fo
Posted by jeff @ 09/30/2003 01:06 PM NY
