WASHINGTON - Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan blames President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for efforts to mislead the public about the role of White House aides in leaking the identity of a CIA operative.
In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, McClellan recounts the 2003 news conference in which he told reporters that aides Karl Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby were "not involved" in the leak involving operative Valerie Plame.
"There was one problem. It was not true," McClellan writes, according to a brief excerpt released Tuesday. "I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice president, the president's chief of staff and the president himself."
2007-11-20 09:39:11 · 9 answers · asked by rhino9joe 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Smart people already know Bush and Cheney are bald-faced murderous liars.
2007-11-20 09:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
It was bound to happen. Only those people walking around with blinders on or desperately needing to believe in fairy tales bought any of that crap about how it was just a liberal smear story. Anyone who has a nodding acquaintance with reality already knows that this White House administration is the most corrupt and secretive since Tricky Dick's. Scott McClellan has a conscience, who knew. Too bad for Bush and the rest of his cronies. It will be interesting to see exactly how the Bush Bots spin this one. But they'll likely wait until tomorrow so they can get their instructions from Rush and Faux News as to how to respond. Right now they'll just do a lot of name calling and call McClellan a traitor. They are something else lol.
It's only going to get worse from here, wish I was sorry to see it. But this particular group of crooks has had this coming for a very long time.
2007-11-20 17:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
As someone asked before where is the outrage? From both sides of the aisle? From the American public?
2007-11-20 17:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by Steam 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No shock at all. Rats usually desert sinking ships.
2007-11-20 17:50:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm about as shocked as I was when he pardoned Scooter.
2007-11-21 12:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ol man Moses Bohannon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well bless my stars and garters! You get a star on your paper today Sparky! Good job! You've obviously got proof beyond a third hand account from someone whose out selling a book so let's hear it! I'm sure Dan Rather and Wolf Blitzen can't wait to get you on natl TV! Do you know how stupid you sound with this warmed over bullsh!t?
2007-11-20 17:44:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 6⤋
Too bad Plame wasn't a covert operative instead of a politico desk jockey, or you might be onto something. Val and Joe are skunks of the 1st order.
2007-11-20 17:43:26 · answer #7 · answered by booman17 7 · 3⤊ 8⤋
Umm... people who were not brainwashed already KNEW those three has something to do with it. It was the right wing who kept calling it "conspiracy theories".
2007-11-20 17:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
Whip a dead horse and drink some more lib coolaid while your at it
W might be a little short on smarts, but hes a good and decent man and your freakin leader...for now...so show a little respect
2007-11-20 17:44:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 9⤋