White House Cover-Up: McClellan Conceals Heart Attack From Press

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http://streaming.americanprogress.org/ThinkProgress/2006/whittingtoncnn.320.240.mov.html

White House Cover-Up: McClellan Conceals Heart Attack From Press »

For 22 hours, the White House concealed the fact that Vice President Cheney had inadvertantly shot a 78-year old man, Harry Whittington.

The White House continues to withhold critical information from the press. In a press conference today, hospital administrator Peter Banko said that the White House had been informed that Mr. Whittington suffered a heart attack between 9:30-10AM this morning. Watch it:

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But at today’s White House Press Briefing, which started after 12PM, Scott McClellan didn’t tell the press. CNN confirmed that McClellan “was notified just before the briefing.” But McClellan suggested to reporters that he had no new information:

I don’t want to make this about anything other than what it is. It is what it is. I was very respectful and responsive to your questions yesterday. I provided you the information I knew based on the facts that were available… I’m just not going to go back through it again.

McClellan concluded “You’re welcome to continue to focus on these issues. I’m moving on.” Too bad Mr. Whittington can’t do the same. He’ll be in the hospital for at least another week.

[madame defarge]

1. According to NPR...

Cheney was notified this morning about the heart attack. He "deferred to the doctors" to announce Whittington's condition.

Chickenhawk.

[AndreaCG]

3. What gall

Hardly surprising though.

[Erika]

2. The lies and omissions of this misadministration

are enough for impeachment. How any good American cannot call them on it, defies logic.

[IowaGuy]

4. I'm a little mystified.....

I know ya'll are upset at how Cheney is obfuscating and concealing info...I'm just baffled as to why doctors are reporting to him about his "victims" condition. With patient privacy rules, he has no legal standing to gain such info from any doctor or hospital employee associated with the case. The only people that can get that info is next of kin, family and the patient themselves.

Once again, different rule for different people.....