msnbc discussing whether troops were coached or not this am

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[ewagner]

1. kick

Keep adding comments for those of us not near a TV

thankxxxxx

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2. Jacobs Gen ret. saying prob. a little of both. as troops are committed

to getting the job done.

[rosesaylavee]

3. Discussing for the sake of broaching the topic or stating it

as fact?

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4. the anchor said there has been some discussion of possible coaching-so

she asked the guest.--the ret. Gen.

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6. actually after his response they are going onto the upcoming voting in Ira

g.

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7. now anchor says that she got a message from the female soldier that

she was not coached. so anchor said-this should put this rumor to rest.

[DistressedAmerican]

9. Wow! The Coached Deny It! There Is A Trustworthy Source!

any chance they were coached to send that message?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. oh come on. They responded like robots under orders. mechanical

What scotty called a warm, supportive meeting was a staged, scripted and bullshit event. I am so sorry for the soldiers who "volunteered" for this.

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8. well, this anchor said that since troop said she was not coached--this put

s this matter to rest.



alll done folks!!!!!

[VolcanoJen]

10. Josh Marshall has a good recap on his site vis-a-vis Scotty.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_10_09.php#006744

Another great Bush administration moment.

In this morning's gaggle, Scott McClellan got asked whether the teleconference the president had with troops in Tikrit was scripted. Here's what he said ...

QUESTION: How were they selected, and are their comments to the president pre-screened, any questions or anything...

MCCLELLAN: No.

QUESTION: Not at all?

MCCLELLAN: This is a back-and-forth.


Here's how the pool report (i.e., from the designated reporter on the scene) described what happened.

The soldiers, nine U.S. men and one U.S. woman, plus an Iraqi, had been tipped off in advance about the questions in the highly scripted event. Allison Barber, deputy assistant to the Secretary of Defense for internal communication, could be heard asking one soldier before the start of the event, "Who are we going to give that to?"

Oh well ...