Dan Bartlett's denial of Bush's state of denial..."We worked with Bob"...

[Human Torch]

President's Advisor denies Bush in 'state of denial;' Woodward didn't 'connect his own dots'

Ron Brynaert
Published: Sunday October 1, 2006

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Presidents_Advisor_denies_Bush_in_state_1001.html

On a Sunday morning talk show, one of the president's closest advisors, Dan Bartlett, denied that Bush was in a "state of denial," and suggested that investigative journalist Bob Woodward "had already formulated some conclusions even before the interviewing began."

Appearing on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Bartlett also said that he had spoken to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier that morning about a reported "impending terrorist attack" warning she allegedly "brushed off" two months before the 9/11 attacks. Rice told Bartlett that the account by former CIA director George Tenet in Woodward's book was a "very, grossly misaccurate characterization of the meeting they had." Stephanopoulos noted that Bartlett had endorsed Woodward's previous book, Plan of Attack, then said, "I take it you're not going to do that with State of Denial."

"Well, George, it is a book that we participated at various levels within the administration, both in the White House and other parts of the administration and the Department of Defense, and State," Bartlett responded. "But I must say, George, I think as we worked with Bob on this project from the very outset it was unfortunate that we felt he had already formulated some conclusions even before the interviewing began."

"That's a pretty stiff charge," Stephanopoulos returned. "You're saying he was a biased reporter on this?" Bartlett said that he "was really struck by the fact that the central thesis of this book, the claim that the president was in a state of denial, that he was misleading the American people about what was happening in Iraq, quite frankly is not backed up with own facts of the book."

[Demit]

1. Like the man caught in bed with another woman by the wife walking in.

Just deny it. Deny, deny, deny. I saw that sleazeball Bartlett today, a little of it. Classic administration technique. They don't answer the question asked, they talk over the interviewer, they just keep talking to run out the time, and they deny deny deny. The host says thank you at the end and they smirk. God I hate these people.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. I watched him - it was all spin.

And not very good spin at that. If Cheney or Rice had been on they would have said the same thing - word for word. I'm sure memos are flying everywhere on what to say to what embarrassing questions.

[rodeodance]

5. yes, it was. I thought George s. did a fairly good job.

[speedoo]

3. Yo, Dan. They are not buying your lies any more.

Well, maybe 30% are. But the number is going down every day.

You might seriously consider resigning, Dan. While there is still a chance you can recover from your abysmal tour of duty with these monsters.

[rodeodance]

4. sob sob, bobby betrayed bushco

[keta11]

6. The idea that pasty ass Dan Bartlett and those clowns

sitting up there in DC know anything about Iraq and the Middle East and how to fix the mess they have gotten us into just galls me. These are people who probably never travelled outside this country.

Iwatched Mike DeWine making a fool of himself on MTP this morning. My God, why did we allow any of these dumb people to make tough decisions on other countries in the world.

[leftyladyfrommo]

7. Murthah was on for the Democrats - and he wasn't so good. n/t

I wish they had put someone else on. Someone a lot faster on their feet.