can someone please help me with the date of a bush quote?

[SheepyMcSheepster]

i had a message left that the paper wanted my permission to print my letter, but they also mentioned a possible problem with the date attributed to a quote. i want to get this cleared up before i speak with someone at the paper tomorrow.

i used this one found in the skinner's post:

"If there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is and if the person has violated the law, the person will be taken care of." -- George W. Bush, Sept. 2003

however, wikipedia has the quote dated "11 February 2004" which references a cnn page as the source.

wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Plame#September_20...
cnn: http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/wilson.cia /

but several other places list september 2003 as the date, like this site (just from google search, i have no idea about the quality of this site): http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600147956,00.html

can anyone help sort this out as to which date is actually right?

thanks!

[zbird]

1. Telegraph (UK) has it as 09/30/03.

snip...
President George W Bush yesterday ordered his staff to co-operate fully with the investigation, demanded by the CIA, describing it as a "good thing".

He called for any officials with solid evidence to "come forward and speak out".

"There are too many leaks of classified information in Washington," he said. "If there's leaks out of my administration, I want to know who it is, and if the person has violated the law, the person will be taken care of."
snip...

http://www.arts.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/01/wus01.xml

[SheepyMcSheepster]

2. thank you!

i think CNN has the date wrong and wiki uses it as the source.

[Ilsa]

3. I'm looking within the official WH records online...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/

The months are listed on the left, and you can search through each day's statements. SO far I haven't found it.

[soup]

5. found it.

Hope you'll check back here on the thread, and save yourself further aggravation.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

what did you find?

thanks!

[Ilsa]

9. Here's a transcript from whitehouse.gov

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/09/20030930-9.html

Where Bush says he wants to know who the leakers are.

The search engine at the upper right of the page is pretty good. Go by "leakers" and you'll get some hits or "Plame".

"And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of. "

[SheepyMcSheepster]

10. thanks!

[soup]

4. White House briefing

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 7, 2003

President Discusses National, Economic Security in Cabinet Meeting
Remarks by the President After Meeting with Cabinet Members
The Cabinet Room

>>Q Mr. President, beyond the actual leak of classified information, there are reports that someone in the administration was trying to -- after it was already out -- actively spread the story, even calling Ambassador Wilson's wife "fair game." Are you asking your staff is anyone did that? And would it be wrong or even a fire-able offense if that happened?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, the investigators will ask our staff about what people did or did not do. This is a town of -- where a lot of people leak. And I've constantly expressed my displeasure with leaks, particularly leaks of classified information. And I want to know, I want to know the truth. I want to see to it that the truth prevail. And I hope we can get this investigation done in a thorough way, as quickly as possible.

But the Justice Department will conduct this investigation. The professionals in the Justice Department will be involved in ferreting out the truth. These are citizens who will -- were here before this administration arrived and will be here after this administration leaves. And they'll come to the bottom of this, and we'll find out the truth. And that will be -- that's a good thing for this administration.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/20031007-2.html

[Stevious]

6. September 2003

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/09/20030930-9.html

THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Let me just say something about leaks in Washington. There are too many leaks of classified information in Washington. There's leaks at the executive branch; there's leaks in the legislative branch. There's just too many leaks. And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.

September 2003

[SheepyMcSheepster]

7. thanks

[soup]

8. Did he say this more than once?

He's very good at repeating himself.

Notice the newspaper cite is for September, and the White House briefing that I cited above took place in October. weird

on edit: good catch, stevious!

[SheepyMcSheepster]

11. well, when talking with the person at the paper

we just decided we could leave the date off as it doesn't really effect much, we know that he said it.