Scott McClellan Needs A Thesaurus

[brettdale]

Scott McClellan Needs A Thesaurus

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/07/11/scott-mcclellan-needs-a-thesaurus/


Finally! The White House press corps at long last woke up today and started asking questions about Karl Rove. They wanted to know if White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan stood by his previous statement that anyone involved in leaking undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity to the media should be fired. But when the going tough, McClellan fell back on his handy list of Phrases To Use To Dodge Questions. Here’s Scott McClellan, by the numbers:

[Kire]

1. are they attacking Cooper yet?

I've got no TV now, to avoid Bush's presence in my living room, but I sure would like to know if they're attacking Cooper for violating the journalist's code against revealing sources -- it fits with the 'attack the messenger' policy I've seen

[Kire]

2. dupe

dupe