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yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
Fri May 12, 2017, 10:10 AM May 2017

Spicey argued with WP reporter about whether he (Spicey) hid in WH shrubbery.

Shrubbery Gate! You can't make this up!
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/11/trump-interview-james-comey-fbi-firing-238291

Spicer missed the briefings Wednesday and Thursday while on Naval Reserve duty, but engaged in a heated argument with The Washington Post’s national editor after the newspaper reported he hid in bushes Tuesday night outside the White House after doing a TV hit to defend Trump’s firing of Comey.

Spicer said late Thursday that The Washington Post “falsely described the situation” and “grossly misstated the situation around our attempt to brief the press.”

A person familiar with the press secretary’s location late Tuesday night said Spicer was standing between or behind bushes, but not physically in a bush.

More than 12 hours after the story ran, Spicer eventually secured an editor’s note. “Spicer huddled with his staff among bushes near television sets on the White House grounds, not 'in the bushes,' as the story originally stated,” the newspaper wrote.


Okay, he was "among" the bushes, not physically INSIDE the bushes. Glad we cleared that up.

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Spicey argued with WP reporter about whether he (Spicey) hid in WH shrubbery. (Original Post) yellowcanine May 2017 OP
Yah, well, he was only in "close proximity" to a shrubbery. MineralMan May 2017 #1
Thanks! That is a classic. yellowcanine May 2017 #5
Beautiful post. I love that #%#$% movie. byronius May 2017 #12
:-) underpants May 2017 #2
I love that. yardwork May 2017 #4
Several people on my Facebook feed are changing their profile photo to that. KatyaR May 2017 #15
AC's eye roll (at Kelleyanne) in case you want it. underpants May 2017 #17
He reminds me of the neighbor of Tim on Home Improvements? imanamerican63 May 2017 #21
I wonder if this will become the next SNL skit? yuiyoshida May 2017 #27
Shouty Spice wouldn't fit in a bush. yardwork May 2017 #3
!!! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #6
Lmao...perfect!! Docreed2003 May 2017 #7
That's the meme that has been running since Tuesday BumRushDaShow May 2017 #9
here.. yuiyoshida May 2017 #28
LOL!! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #29
"I did not have hidey hide with that shrubbery, Mr. Bush." - Spice Boy (R) Achilleaze May 2017 #8
Trump issues EO # 999. "There shall be no 'Hide and Seek' within WH Shrubbery!" yellowcanine May 2017 #10
OMG, SMH!! lark May 2017 #11
And Melissa McCarthy is back as guest host next SNL! LiberalLovinLug May 2017 #13
Oh, OK. He wasn't hiding so much as avoiding. Com'on, people! You see the difference! Solly Mack May 2017 #14
The list grows ever longer gratuitous May 2017 #16
Spread the meme - Spicer the bushman rotfl Pluvious May 2017 #18
I love this idea - enlarged it to include the tweet womanofthehills May 2017 #22
"I wasn't hiding IN the bushes. I was hiding BEHIND the bushes." tclambert May 2017 #19
" Lucky me - I made it to my car" womanofthehills May 2017 #23
That's how you know the car has been parked in one spot too long. tclambert May 2017 #24
"I'm finally home where the bushes are bigly" womanofthehills May 2017 #25
Melissa McCarthy + bushes equals comedy gold. tclambert May 2017 #20
OK. Hiding in the alternative bushes. democratisphere May 2017 #26
Wait, What? Sphincter is in the Navy Reserves?!? Fritz Walter May 2017 #30
D'ya suppose he served with Bannon? keithbvadu2 May 2017 #33
In the bushes... czarjak May 2017 #31
If Bush 2 was there it could be said he hid behind Shrub. kairos12 May 2017 #32
It depends on what the meaning of "in" is. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #34
maybe he was peeing rather than hiding orleans May 2017 #35

KatyaR

(3,445 posts)
15. Several people on my Facebook feed are changing their profile photo to that.
Fri May 12, 2017, 04:29 PM
May 2017

If we could only animate it to where he would slowly sink down below the bush....

yardwork

(61,588 posts)
3. Shouty Spice wouldn't fit in a bush.
Fri May 12, 2017, 10:16 AM
May 2017

Birds can sit in bushes. Cats fit in bushes. Small children and some dogs fit in bushes, but not grown men.

Nobody thought that Shouty Spice actually spoke from within the confines of a bush. The context was clear. He was hiding, er, standing, amidst the shrubbery.

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
10. Trump issues EO # 999. "There shall be no 'Hide and Seek' within WH Shrubbery!"
Fri May 12, 2017, 10:39 AM
May 2017

"And no playing of 'kick the tin can' either!"

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
13. And Melissa McCarthy is back as guest host next SNL!
Fri May 12, 2017, 02:56 PM
May 2017

Just in time. I'm sure she'll have a hay day with this as well.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
16. The list grows ever longer
Fri May 12, 2017, 04:35 PM
May 2017

Another thing that I would never have guessed that was keeping America from being great is that we didn't have enough White House press secretaries hiding behind bushes, shrubs, or hedges. Thank you, God, for Making America Great Again by having Sean Spicer hiding in the greenery.

It's real good that Donald done that, spend some time during the daily briefing discussing the hide-and-seek talents of Sean Spicer.

tclambert

(11,085 posts)
19. "I wasn't hiding IN the bushes. I was hiding BEHIND the bushes."
Sat May 13, 2017, 12:16 AM
May 2017

"I'm afraid of thorns, you know . . . and chipmunks. They creep me out."

Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
30. Wait, What? Sphincter is in the Navy Reserves?!?
Sat May 13, 2017, 07:19 AM
May 2017

NOW I know where I've seen him before: Ensign Charles Parker on McHale's Navy.



Yes, I know: I'm dating myself with that reference, but the similarities between these two characters go way beyond appearances: the behavior, the deceit, the buffoonery.

No disrespect intended for the US Navy, or the women and men who serve our country, except maybe one Reservist.

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