WH Conference Call On Executive Privilege For Right Wing Bloggers

[kpete]

White House runs conference call on executive privilege for right-wing bloggers Michael Roston
Published: Friday July 27, 2007

At the urging of top conservative bloggers, the White House set up a Friday morning conference call to promote its message on the subject of executive privilege, RAW STORY has found.

"The White House hosted a blogger conference call to discuss the issues surrounding the Bush administration's use of executive privilege in the probe of the firings of eight federal prosecutors," wrote Ed Morrissey, who produces the blog Captains Quarters. "The White House arranged the call based on a recommendation by this blog, in order to familiarize the blogosphere with the legal and political arguments on which the administration will rely to prevail in the upcoming fight regarding the contempt citations Congress seems likely to approve."

The White House did not immediately respond to queries about the conference call from RAW STORY.

Morrisey did not name any other participants in the call or identify the administration official who spoke to the assembled bloggers. But he showed that the message being delivered by the White House was short and to the point.

"The power to hire and fire federal prosecutors belongs exclusively to the executive branch," Morrissey wrote. "Congress has no particular oversight in these matters, and so the executive privilege claim is very compelling in this instance."

more here:
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/White_House_runs_conference_call_on_0727.html

[Uncle Joe]

1. Firing a federal prosecutor is one thing, however firing a federal prosecutor

to impede a criminal investigation is another.

[Donnachaidh]

2. yep -- them bloggers are a DANGEROUS bunch

unless of course, they are repukes.

[RobertSeattle]

3. Typo - I think you meant RW STENOGRPAHERS... Not RW Bloggers

:evilgrin:

[truedelphi]

6. Or maybe "Jeff Gannonographers!" n/t

Conference call?? Conference Call?

Was it really necessary to send out boxes of Pampers to every blogger on the RW Conference Call?

[ProgressiveAmPatriot]

9. Good one n/t

[debbierlus]

4. So, pathetic!

[Imagevision]

5. The white house should respond to Bush's phoning Ashcrofts wife the day

Gonzo tried to get Ashcroft to "just sign on the dotted line" scheme!

[glitch]

7. How insulting to the WH Press Corpse. Don't they trust them to get out the message anymore?

Except Helen who never did carry their water.

[TwilightGardener]

8. Gotta get the lies (er, I mean, talking points) to the disseminators!