The official flogging of Scottie McClellan will begin shortly.

[Skidmore]

Feel free to post here as it resumes on CSPAN 3.

http://play.rbn.com/play.asx?url=cspan/cspan/wmlive/cspan3v.asf&proto=mms?mswmext=.asx

[truebrit71]

1. When will someone ask him about Lt AWOL's coke jaw I wonder?

Oh, that's right..when hell freezes over.... :eyes:

[MADem]

3. About the same time he fesses up about his activities in that bar

in Austin...and what his real relationship with JimmyJeff is....

Wonder if the new 'long distance' bride has figured it out yet?

[SteppingRazor]

15. Coke jaw?

Huh?

[Skidmore]

2. Panning press seats now. Not too many reporters there.

Is that a good sign?

[MADem]

4. They are all smoking and joking

It is a mad stampede once they give the two minute warning.

[The Witch]

5. scottie BBQ!!!

I'm HUNGREH!

[The Witch]

6. "some people were blocked out cause of protest"

just overheard a reporter saying that

[chat_noir]

7. Will Bianca be there this time? (n/t)

[Catherine Vincent]

32. Who's Bianca?

[MADem]

8. Two minute warning just given nt

[Atman]

9. Any links that don't require that godawful Windows Media Player?

QT or RealPlayer would be great.

[The Witch]

10. i think whitehouse.gov

has a realplayer link.i could be wrong

[skooooo]

11. cspan3

cspan.org has realplayer

[Atman]

17. Thanks! Got it.

How do people actually use that Windows mess? Sheesh!

[titoresque]

12. ....

:popcorn:

[annabanana]

13. in light of request for "conservation"

will President curtail his visits to the area?

scotty: No

[jsamuel]

14. haha, good question

[titoresque]

16. he's so obvious

that he's getting fed the answers
uh......and........uh....gasoline........uh and...that.they.can.....uh

[annabanana]

18. is the gas situation so bad

that's he's telling americans not to travel?
not what i daid
He could have gotten his breifings by video why did HE have to travel?

S: He has to watch...(?)

[annabanana]

19. what's he doing tomorrow that necessitates travel?

He has to go look at some the damage himself and "provide encouragement" to those working around the clock

[Norquist Nemesis]

20. Oh, the spin, spin, spin, reverse, spin, spin, spin

'it was important for the President to get firsthand observation on how things are going' vs. getting briefed from the WH.

I guess Scottie forgot how they told the American people that the President is fully equipped and able to run everything from the Bush Estate; that the President is fully equipped to take the office with him where ever he goes. :rofl:

[Rose Siding]

57. Sorta puts that whole "working vacation" concept to bed

Is he saying bush needs to pysically be where the action is now, but not during his uber-frequent vacations?

[Norquist Nemesis]

82. They change spins more frequent than their underwear

and they're having to change their undies more frequently every day!

[skooooo]

21. woot Helen Thomas in the house!

[VolcanoJen]

23. Woooot!

:-)

[annabanana]

22. more power for the military

would he bypass constitutional rule to get that authority?

Scotty:he has the Insurrection act

but these hurricanes need their own "bypass" authority//
an "automatic trigger" a "major catastrophic event"

bypass civilian control?
S:Katrina is a lesson learned.. civilians are overwhelmed.. how do you quickly immed. establish control?

[MADem]

25. Helen is spanking the little shit, love that woman! nt

[annabanana]

24. he's positively drooling at the prospect

of military takeover

[Norquist Nemesis]

28. Yep! Commander in Chief and all that comes with it. n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

26. Helen: Wouldn't the President know immediately if there was

a catastrophe or disaster?

Scottie: That's why we need to look at it. The way it's set up now is... (basically, they're totally incompetent!!!)

[annabanana]

27. "we couldn't even reach him during Katrin"

"that's not so"..

I lvoe Helen

[annabanana]

29. fewer cars in the motorcade?

not telling you

how much gas the motorcade uses

i'll get back to you

[MADem]

33. Oh, boy, JIMMY CARTER REDUX!!!

When will the odd even rationing start??? America, put on your sweaters!!! Conserve fuel!!!!

This, from the oilman president...what ever happen to JAWBONING the Saudis to open them there spigots???????

[Skidmore]

38. Why the heck not. He's tried to be Churchill and Roosevelt and

even a little bit like Clinton. Why not Carter?

[MADem]

47. More social programs and spending than LBJ!!

Even his quagmire is more expensive than LBJs!!!!

[skooooo]

30. asking about the protests......

[annabanana]

31. asked about protest

evade evade
"recognized differences of opinion" some want us to withdraw.. well-intentioned but wrong blah blah

[Norquist Nemesis]

35. You can tell when he's practiced his responses

He fillibusters and talks forcefully with his usually broken sentences while trying to drum up the rote answers/phrases.

take the fight to the terrorists
free societies are peaceful societies
blah blah blah

[annabanana]

34. " the nature of the enemy"

global war on terrorism.. take the fight jto the enemy... change the status quo in the ME

same old crap

"advance of freedom & democracy"

[annabanana]

36. use of military

things they could have done BESIDES "enforcement" role..
Current law is about protecting civil rights!?!?!?!?!

Jesus the balls..

[Skidmore]

41. Suppose that *#$(*Y#$ Congress will wake up now?

[chat_noir]

37. The Insurrection Act

§ 332. Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority

Whenever the President considers that unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State or Territory by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, he may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as he considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion.

‘…make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States…’

‘…to suppress the rebellion…’

In other words, President Bush was ready to declare New Orleans an outlaw city in open rebellion against the authority of the US.

Because it had been hit by a devastating hurricane.

Because some of the people trapped without food or water or medicine or help for days had broken into stores to steal—food and water and medicine.

Because of unconfirmed reports of snipers and roving bands of armed looters that now appear to have been wildly exaggerated or even made up out of whole cloth. (Sound familiar?)

Use of this law exposes Bush and his administration for what they are: would-be aristocrats who see in any gathering of the poor a potential uprising against their privilege and wealth, even when that gathering is the natural result of a natural disaster.

http://matewan.squarespace.com/journal/2005/9/7/the-insurrection-act.html

[Skidmore]

39. He's got 3 more years and a lot of unhappy people

who don't like him or the policies he pushes. How else is he going to control the nation?

[chat_noir]

64. race

In 1992, President George H. W. Bush, who liked to build alliances before invading, sent federal troops to quell the Los Angeles riots after the governor requested him to. In 1957 and 1963, however, Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy sent troops to the South to enforce the civil rights of African-Americans without gubernatorial invitations. It’s no accident that all three invocations of the Insurrection Act had to do with the American dilemma: throughout our history, the moments of greatest contention about federal power have involved race. (emphasis mine)

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/050926ta_talk_lemann

[annabanana]

40. should we establish an "automatic trigger"

talking about "stabilizing the region".. (I don't like the sounds of that)

What about their use in the Earthquake.,.. that didn't require "special trigger"
(Who brought up the earthquake at how the military was used-- brilliant)

[annabanana]

42. 4th time mentioned "automatic trigger"

to start Federal takeover of everything

[me b zola]

45. It is worrisome to say the least

:scared:

[Norquist Nemesis]

49. Automatic Trigger, Nuclear Option

wait!!! Just asked about Cindy Sheehan being arrested!

[annabanana]

43. Why ahsn't the president

engaged any of the protesters.. even the Pro-war?

blah blah

[The Witch]

44. "Why are there arrests going on right now?"

"Uh, I don't know anything about right now..."

[annabanana]

46. they are working him over pretty good..n/t

[El Supremo]

48. What did "Connie" ask about the demonstrators getting arrested? n/t

[MADem]

50. I thought I heard Cindy Sheehan arrested....!!!

[Atman]

56. Yup, reporting it now on CNN

Sheehan and protesters arrested in front of WH.

Scotty claims they know nothing about it.

[Norquist Nemesis]

61. More BS from Scottie

Bush probably ordered the police to get them at the first opportunity. Funny timing that it's while Scottie's talking.

[Norquist Nemesis]

51. Just asked about Cindy getting arrested! n/t

[annabanana]

58. came and went really quick

[Atman]

52. Is it just me, or are the reporter's mics extremely low?

I can hardly hear any of the questions, just Puffy McMoonface's billowing.

[Norquist Nemesis]

54. Mine are fine. Watching on RealPlayer cspan3 link. n/t

[MADem]

65. I hear them fine, turn up your volume

[annabanana]

53. "no one in the military thinks this automatic trigger is a good idea"

He's spoke to Adm Keating Rumsfeld - state offficials

legal issues involved.. katrina had unique considerations...robust discussion...

"stabilize the situation"

Would pres go over the heads of civilian leaders?

needs robust discussion

[Lerkfish]

79. Am I the only one who finds the term "automatic trigger" ominous?

extremely ominous.

I see very bad things on the horizon, my friends.
To even use the term "automatic trigger" means they aren't even trying to come up with a cutesy name for this stuff anymore. We have already been tagged and sold, we just don't know it yet.

[annabanana]

55. review is already underway

according to Scotty.. He is continuing to discuss.

[Norquist Nemesis]

59. Which means the only thing left to wrap up is the legal language

and with Roberts being confirmed, well...no problem!

[annabanana]

60. talk of anwar drilling "small footprint"

ri-i-i-ght

[Skidmore]

63. I could think of a few behinds I'd like to leave my

small footprint on.

[annabanana]

62. re"Robust discussion"

Was there at least a diversity of opinion about military takeover?

S keeps talking about how good the military is at moving a lot of stuff quickly

[MADem]

71. Robust discussion is code for shove it down their throat

The military DOES NOT WANT THIS. They KNOW their role, and it is not as storm troopers for an unpopular pretzledunce.

[annabanana]

66. i have to leave.. someone take it up

[Norquist Nemesis]

67. How soon before Les gets called on?

5, 4, 3, 2...

[Norquist Nemesis]

68. Speaking of which...where's David Gregory? n/t

[Skidmore]

69. Oh, about post # 80 on the thread.

[annabanana]

70. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

you nailed it!!

[Norquist Nemesis]

72. Hahahahah! He's on now! ROFL!

[MADem]

73. Loved the "don't you read the paper???" remarks!!!

[Norquist Nemesis]

75. That was a good one! n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

74. Iran bash opportunity!

Mr. Goyal giving Scottie a chance to talk tough! Ohhhhh, he's sooooo tough and uhh resolute!

[Norquist Nemesis]

76. What's the President asking Americans to do?

Take steps to conserve?

S: Well, we put steps in the Energy Bill. We're looking at the Energy Bill, <insert the remainder of comments with talking points on the Energy Bill>

[MADem]

80. Didn't EvilDick say conservation was a PERSONAL VIRTUE???

Will the monkey be personally virtuous, spending a small fortune every time AF1 gasses and goes?????

[Norquist Nemesis]

77. Reading prepared remarks about question concerning IRA

Yes, READING!

[Norquist Nemesis]

78. Did they ban Gregory for a day?

I didn't see him and I missed it with Gregory a few days ago (what so many people have been talking about)

[Twist_U_Up]

81. Hi Scotty ,one question ......

How does the president explain all the innomallies in the 2004 Elections all of which but a few, I`ll add if I may, went in dubyas favor and how do you feel about diebold`s Wally Odell promising to deliver the state of Ohio to GW?

grow some balls corporate press :puke: