Breaking: Bush Ducks Question on Rove
Breaking: Bush Ducks Question on Rove
President Bush just held a media availability in the Oval Office with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore. Bush took only one question from the U.S. press — a question about his meetings with Senators this morning to discuss the pending Supreme Court nomination (the same reporter was allowed a follow-up on the Supreme Court question).
The fact that Bush only took one question upends his customary practice of taking two questions per side (2 for the U.S. press and 2 for the press of the visiting dignitary) — examples here, here, and here.
Why was a second question not allowed today?
UPDATE: Bush specifically said “We’ll answer a question apiece.” Why was there only one allowed when the customary practice is for two? Was the White House aware beforehand that the question it was going to be asked had nothing to do with Karl Rove or the leak investigation?
UPDATE (2): A White House reporter who was present during the question and answer session reports that at the end of the session, Bush ignored a reporter’s shouted question about whether he intends to dismiss Karl Rove.
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July 12th, 2005 at 11:06 amPress Briefing by Scott McClellan
Keeping in mind that in this world today and, more specifically, in the United States, the issues that most concern people are (not in any particular order except for 1 and 2):
July 12th, 2005 at 11:28 amMark in Mexico – these issues are at stake here:
Issues:
(1)Terrorism – Americans support having better intel on WMD.
Rove – May have blown a CIA WMD operative’s cover.
(2)Iraq – More Americans today believe we were wrong to invade Iraq because we know now there were no WMD.
July 12th, 2005 at 11:42 amRove – People who knew then that Iraq had no WMD were victims of political vendettas and silencing, possibly by Rove.
It looks like the pResident was asked directly about Rove:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050712/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_investigation_14;_ylt=Ap20n_SfDy1jDFJSmq5E37RZJ_wA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Duck. Duck. Duck the question. Goose?
July 12th, 2005 at 11:47 amThese kinds of questions are frivolous. Why did Bush decide to wear a new tie we haven’t seen him wear before?
Rather than wasting time dribbling so lovingly over Bush’s dropped ear wax, let’s focus on putting pressure on the media to cover the IMPORTANT facts of the story. When is Rove getting the slip?
July 12th, 2005 at 12:12 pm[...] (via ThinkProgress.org) [...]
July 12th, 2005 at 12:21 pmFor more of President Bush being a man of his word:
- “I don’t know if we’re going to find out the senior administration official. Now, this is a large administration, and there’s a lot of senior officials.” October 7, 2003
- “So when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not only uphold the laws of our land, I will swear to uphold the honor and dignity of the office to which I have been elected, so help me God.” August 3, 2000.
July 12th, 2005 at 12:38 pmThey asked about it at today’s press briefing too. Scotty shook but stayed mute.
July 12th, 2005 at 4:06 pmSaniNation,
Bush not answering questions about Rove seems pretty significant to me.
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