Have I missed a thread? Whitehouse press conferences

[shakran]

I'm surprised to not see any threads about the press conferences at the white house over the past couple'a days. Was just wondering what you guys thought.

I for one am glad to finally see my journalist bretheren asking the tough questions and demanding answers. IMO Scott keeps looking dumber and dumber the more he stonewalls, and I think that for once, the "stonewall and deceive" tactics are NOT working for the Bush white house.

What did you guys think when you saw the PC?

[Redlemon]

Originally Posted by shakran

I'm surprised to not see any threads about the press conferences at the white house over the past couple'a days.

Try Karl Rove Source in Plame Case?

[shakran]

well, except that's talking about Scott, and I was more talking about the journos.

See, I'm interested to see if people think the press was being biased in this case, or if they were just demanding the answers that the public deserves.

[samcol]

In my opinion he's kinda taking the blame for what Rove may have done wrong. He hasn't actually done anything wrong besides try to dodge questions that he was probably informed not to answer as far as I know. I'd like to see the reporters get this tough on Bush or anyone else in the administration for that matter. It is a breath of fresh air to see some accountability, hopefully it will continue.

[shakran]

Originally Posted by samcol

In my opinion he's kinda taking the blame for what Rove may have done wrong. He hasn't actually done anything wrong besides try to dodge questions that he was probably informed not to answer as far as I know. I'd like to see the reporters get this tough on Bush or anyone else in the administration for that matter. It is a breath of fresh air to see some accountability, hopefully it will continue.

Something tells me they will if Bush ever comes out to answer questions. . .But then he doesn't exactly do that very often so I wouldn't hold my breath on the journos getting the opportunity

[ObieX]

Hehe yea the administration sorta shot itself in the foot with the remark about firing the person or people invoved if they were members of the administration. Personally i think Rove could be wrestling with a guy named bubba behind bars and Bush still wont fire him, this administration is odd like that.

As for the journalists im glad too. Question after question Rove-a-bang! CIA agent-a-boom! And poor McClellan taking the shots like the last man left on a dodge-ball team. We won't be commenting on that on-going investiga... *BiFf* I've already answered that.. *PoOt* You keep asking me the same line of questions and i already... *BAP*

Rove should have thought twice about dissing liberals, afterall, aren't liberals the folks the republicans claim to be lords of the press in the US? Seems like basic math to me... you liberal bashing + liberal press = liberal press bashing you. This is the reason your teacher prefers that you not use a calculator in class.. you may not have one around when you're writing a speech.

And before anyone accuses me of being a gloating democrat prick, let me just say im not a (D) or an (R). I prefer to sit in the stands and watch the boxing match. I think this round went to the man in the Blue shorts. He's got a couple black eyes, though, so who'll win the bout is still undetermined.

Personally, I'm just glad the press is actually covering something important.

[roachboy]

i think white house press secretary has to be about the worst job on earth. part of your gig is to take the personal hit in terms of credibility as a function of your position as media lackey in chief for the administration. i dont know why anyone would take the job. particularly with an administration so prone to arrogance and to play fast and loose with not only the truth, but reality as other people know about it as this one. it seems like the central feature of the job description is "must be willing to be left twisting in the wind"

[Mephisto2]

I said it before and I'll say it again.

It will be a cold day in hell when Bush (and US politicians in general) fields unscripted press conferences like Blair does every week.

US politics is a whole lot less transparent that British; or parliamentary systems in general.


Mr Mephisto

[samcol]

Originally Posted by roachboy

i think white house press secretary has to be about the worst job on earth. part of your gig is to take the personal hit in terms of credibility as a function of your position as media lackey in chief for the administration. i dont know why anyone would take the job. particularly with an administration so prone to arrogance and to play fast and loose with not only the truth, but reality as other people know about it as this one. it seems like the central feature of the job description is "must be willing to be left twisting in the wind"

Ya he's basically damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. He'll either be in trouble with the media, or the administration if he answers wrong. Right now it looks like he could be in trouble with both. Definetly not a fun job.

[Paq]

man, i've only seen a bit of what the british do to the PM...yikes...i'd pay money to watch that happen to a us president.

anyway, i gotta say, i liked ari fleisher better than mclellan (sp?) as he just seemed more capable of staying under control. what's that old motto, never let them see you sweat..yea, that went down the drain.

Honestly, i think it's about 4 yrs past due.

[Astrocloud]

This title refers to "Missing a Thread" there are indeed several threads open regarding this topic. The king of all threads is here: http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=91879

Please feel free to post there.

[Locobot]

wooo listening to Helen Thomas make McLellan squirm yesterday was excellent~

[guy44]

The line from the Daily Show, when referring to the tough questions fielded by McClellan regarding the Karl Rove scandal:

"We have secretly replaced the White House Press Corps with actual reporters."