White House says Barbara Bush was making a `personal observation'

[theearthisround]

http://www.informationliberation.com/index.php?id=1064

WASHINGTON -- Barbara Bush was making "a personal observation" when she said poor people at a relocation center in Houston were faring better than before Hurricane Katrina struck, President Bush's spokesman said Wednesday.

Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, did not answer directly when asked if the president agreed with his mother's remarks.

Mrs. Bush, after touring the Astrodome complex in Houston on Monday, said: "What I'm hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them." She commented during a radio interview with the American Public Media program "Marketplace."

McClellan, at the White House briefing, said: "I think she was making a personal observation on some of the comments that people were making that she was running into. ... But what we're focused on is helping these people who are in need."

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[vptpt]

1. And that's supposed to make it ok?

[Merlot]

2. A "personal observation" during a radio show is not exactly personal

[soup]

3. spin it like a top

twist it like a tornado
whirl it like a hurricane

She shoulda stuck her foot in her mouth before opening it.

So the question remains - does he agree with her 'remarks'?

[annabanana]

4. I'm glad he had to address it....

Nothing will be ignored, ever again.

[garybeck]

5. I'm sure glad it was personal. that makes me feel much better.

I guess when you can't spin something positive, it's better to spin it negative than not at all.

[rock]

6. What did we think it was before??

Gosh, this administration is just so full of useful facts.

[Algorem]

7. Cleveland paper cartoon