SCOTT-MCCLELLAN

Quotes from former White House spokesman's testimony

Some quotes from former White House spokesman Scott McClellan and members of the House Judiciary Committee during Friday's hearing about the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity:

McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust

If the nation doesn't trust the Bush White House, it's the president's and Dick Cheney's own fault, Bush's former spokesman told Congress Friday.

McClellan's book on Bush a surprise hit for many

The allegations of deceit in Scott McClellan's book have been a surprise not only for Bush officials enraged with the former White House spokesman but also for publishers who turned down what is now the industry's hottest release.

McClellan says he believed in Bush as war started

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration on Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.

McClellan: Bush should have fired Rove

President Bush broke his promise to the country by refusing to fire aide Karl Rove for leaking a CIA agent's identity, said Scott McClellan, the president's chief spokesman for almost three years.

Former Aide Blames Bush for Leak Deceit

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.

Rove Surrenders Some Control in Shake-Up

White House political mastermind Karl Rove surrendered a key policy role Wednesday and press secretary Scott McClellan resigned in an escalation of a Bush administration shake-up driven by Republican anxieties.

If Gov. Rod Blagojevich deserves impeachment, so did Pres. Bush
Source: OpEdNews.Com Progressive

As I listened to US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and others express their outrage directed at this governor, you would have thought his acts of corruption caused the deaths of American soldiers and innocent Iraqi victims.

America Reboots As G.O.P. Relegates Itself To Landfill
Source: Right & Wrong Journal

Only a moronic cleric in denial could confuse the recent seismic shift in American politics with simply a different political perspective of the future.

Prominent Republicans Cross the Aisle to Endorse Obama
Source: t r u t h o u t

Joel Haugen, a Republican fighting a tough congressional race against the Democrats in Oregon, has fallen out with his party. The reason: his surprise endorsement of Barack Obama for the presidency.

Ex-Bush press secretary McClellan endorses Barack Obama
Source: The L.A. Times

This just in: Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, announced Thursday that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president. HA!

Scott McClellan Endorses Obama
Source: The Washington Post

Well, I can think of a thousand endorsements that would have more impact but I suppose every little bit helps: Scott McClellan, former George W. Bush press secretary endorses Obama.

ABC News: Former Bush Press Secretary Backs Obama
Source: ABC News

Former Bush Press Secretary Scott McClellan endorses Barack Obama. We can now add one more to the growing list of conservatives who are now supporting Obama.

Loyal Bushies refuse to screen 'W.'»
Source: Think Progress

Yesterday, Oliver Stone's movie "W." opened in theaters nationwide, taking a look at President Bush's rise to power. However, former Bush administration staffers are in no rush to see the film, according to ABC News.

PR Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings - "White Paper" Drafted before NIE even Requested
Source: gwu.edu

The U.S. intelligence community buckled sooner in 2002 than previously reported to Bush administration pressure for data justifying an invasion of Iraq, according to a documents posting on the Web today by National Security Archive senior fellow John Prados.

McClellan: Plame leak case was turning point
Source: MSNBC

The former Bush administration pitchman making explosive election-year charges about how the White House handled the Valerie Plame case and built the case  for invading Iraq said Thursday that he went to Washington to change it and became "disillusioned" when he realized he was …

An American Pravda

On Friday, July 25, 2008 a revealing and disturbing dialogue took place on MSNBC's Hardball.

CNN Anchor Slams Impeachment As Kabuki Theatre. FIRE HER!
Source: smirkingchimp.com

Where was the journalism? Where was the reporting and analysis? Do pejoratives like "stagecraft," "Kabuki theatre," and "a waste of taxpayer money" rise to constructive criticism for CNN?

Proof Fox News Is Bush And GOP Network
Source: YouTube

Former Press Sec. Scott McClellan confirms that the Bush Admin. gives Fox News it's daily talking points pushing it's propaganda.

Sock Puppets: Former White House Press Secretary Confirms FOX News Repeats White House "Talking Points"
Source: Daily Kos

Chris Matthews on Hardball last night got former White House press secretary Scott McClellan to admit that "the nighttime guys" on Fox News routinely used White House talking points:

Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
Source: AlterNet.org

Why we can't let the Bush Administration get away with its crimes.

The Raw Story | Dem Rep. calls for impeachment at McClellan testimony: video
Source: Raw Story

After questioning former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee Friday, a Democratic congressman called for impeachment proceedings to be initiated

McClellan: Bush should tell all on CIA leak
Source: MSNBC

The �former White House spokesman told Congress on Friday the president and vice president wanted him to say Dick Cheney's chief of staff wasn't involved in the leak of Valerie Plame's CIA identity, an assertion that turned out to be false.

Bush, Cheney interviews subpoenaed
Source: MSNBC

A House committee issued a subpoena Monday for FBI reports from interviews with President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in the CIA leak investigation.

Lessons From the Edge...of Politics
Source: IncBiz.net

Lessons that every professional can learn from the recent Scott McClellan book controversy.

Scott McClellan, Roiling the Washington Waters
Source: National Public Radio

" Scott McClellan, a former spokesman for the Bush White House rocked the capital last week with a provocative memoir.

The Raw Story | Waxman wants transcript of FBI Cheney interview
Source: Raw Story

Publication of Scott McClellan's tell-all memoir last week has reinvigorated congressional inquiries into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame.

VIDEO: Release the Hounds ! | Summary of the Administration's Talking Points Against Scott McClellan
Source: veracifier.com

Here's a good summary of the Republican attack dogs and the seemingly limited list of talking points used to discredit Scott McClellan.

'What Happened' To Scott McClellan?
Source: MSNBC

Here are 10 things we know for sure following the release of McClellan's harsh new tell-all, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House And Washington's Culture of Deception."

What George Forgot
Source: The New York Times

By GAIL COLLINS Published: May 31, 2008

WH reporters not shocked by McClellan - Michael Calderone - Politico.com
Source: Politico

Even after Scott McClellan's publisher released a juicy excerpt from his memoir last November, some of his former combatants in the White House press corps remained skeptical that the longtime Bush loyalist would really open up.

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