Breaking:
By on Apr 19th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Breaking:
Scott McClellan has resigned.
UPDATE: Holding back tears, McClellan announced the decision alongside President Bush this morning on the White House lawn. Bush: “One of these days, he and I will be rocking in chairs in Texas talking about the good old days of his time as the Press Secretary, and I can assure you, I will feel the same way then that I feel now that I can say to Scott: job well done.”
UPDATE II: “Also, longtime confidant and adviser Karl Rove is giving up oversight of policy development to focus more on politics with the approach of the fall midterm elections, a senior administration official said Wednesday.”
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I’ll reserve my right to say ‘good’ until we know who is replacing him… :)
April 19th, 2006 at 9:36 am“I can no longer stand here and lie to you all and be convincing” – Scottie, to the press corps, 6/19/06.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:37 amI’ll bet he’s lying.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:38 amI wonder if he will be giving the WH Press Corps a ‘Farewell Address’? Gonna miss your lying ass, Scotty! Buh-Bye!
April 19th, 2006 at 9:39 amYippee! Yet another inconsequential player takes the fall for the sake of trying to sway public opinion (it, of course, won’t work). Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld, Rice. The rest are window dressing.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:39 am“Puffy Mc Moon-face?”
Now who is Stephanie Miller going to torture?
Oh Well. Rats off a sinking ship…
April 19th, 2006 at 9:39 amso what they’ll just stand up another ottomaton
April 19th, 2006 at 9:41 amso what they’ll just stand up another ottomaton
April 19th, 2006 at 9:41 amWhat a whiny little twit. He was almost crying. You know, like he was in pain because someone had stabbed him in the back numerous times for a period of years….
He talked about working with Dubya again when they were both back in Texas … and said he hoped he’d get there before the preznit. I disagree.
Cheers,
April 19th, 2006 at 9:44 amI am sorry to see him go. He was such good comic relief in these depressing times!
April 19th, 2006 at 9:45 amWouldn’t it be cool if he started to sing like a bird now that he’s out of the cage?
Yeah, I know better but a guy can dream, can’t he?
April 19th, 2006 at 9:45 amI think they should get Limbaugh for the job.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:46 amJosh B most likely gave him his walking papers. What he fails to understand is that Scotty was not really the problem. No one is able to bamboozle on their level in the face of overwhelming evidence. Dan Senor (or whoever) will have a little honeymoon period, but the lies will be plain to see and hard to defend no matter who is at the podium. In fact, some of the better journalists may hit him on a variety of fronts pretty quickly to see how his bamboozlement style contrasts with Puffy’s.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:47 amSays he’s “ready to move on.” Bush says it’s gonna be hard to replace him.
I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but where you gonna find someone like Scottie who can stand up in front of the nation and tell such whopping and bald-faced lies without taking a deep breath?
April 19th, 2006 at 9:50 amTo possibly be replaced by the Minister of Disinformation, Tony Snow.
We’ll now have the direct connection between FOX news and the White House.
“Fair and balanced,” bullshit.
April 19th, 2006 at 9:51 amScotty Boy does not want to have to explain Bush calling himself “The Decider” > lol. George has put his silver foot into his mouth again and Scott can’t deal with that crap!
April 19th, 2006 at 9:55 am#14 – Joe, I hear Tom Delay is available
April 19th, 2006 at 9:58 amI think they should dig up Max Headroom and have him serve as a WH Press Secretary.
For those of you who don’t remember the Reagan years, google it.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:00 am“You did a heck of a job, Scotty!”
April 19th, 2006 at 10:00 amThe Whitehouse is pulling out all the stops to push the coming war with Iran and to prevent an embarassing landslide loss in the coming mid-term elections.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:00 amThey shoot the lying messenger… Bring on a new liar.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:02 amSpokesperson for that which cannot speak for itself … or is that spokesperson for the unspeakable? I forget.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:05 amWhat scares me is that Rove is “focusing on the mid-term elections. Here we go again. More swift-boating of democracts. More outright lies coming from that weasel.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:07 amEnjoy the knife in your back,Scotty.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:08 amScotty is a worthless lump of ass, but he’s not the real problem… he represents the problems… get rid of Rove, Cheney and Chimpy and you’ve really done something… this change in focus for Rove isn’t really that; he’s always been a part of the Republicant smear machine at election time, whether it’s McCain’s lovechild or Kerry’s swiftboat… business as usual…
April 19th, 2006 at 10:10 am[...] [Think Progress] [...]
April 19th, 2006 at 10:12 amWell now I guess he can work on his mom’s campaign for Governor of Texas against Bush buddy Rick Perry….
Dont worry Scott you too will soon be thrown under the bus by Rove et al.
buh-bye
April 19th, 2006 at 10:13 amI think they should dig up Max Headroom and have him serve as a WH Press Secretary.
For those of you who don’t remember the Reagan years, google it.
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What a “blast from the past!”
April 19th, 2006 at 10:14 amThat was funny!
Looks like another floater got flushed. Have fun on the fecal flume ride Fudgie! You did a heckuva job lying to us Americans day in and day out, you should be proud.
Have you taken up the job offer as the spokesman for the Duke Lacrosse Team?
-GSD
April 19th, 2006 at 10:16 amDon’t think of it as resigning Scotty think of it as “Moveing foreward”.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:25 am(Just for kicks folks do a google for “Scott McClellan moveing foreward” without quotes…theres a bunch.)
It truly feels like spring time:)
Good day all!
Michael
Personally, I would like to see Baghdad Bob get the job.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:26 amHere is the test for tony snowjob to get the job: ‘Can you lie?’…answer ‘yes’….YOUR HIRED.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:27 amSee ya Scotty. Thanks for all the lies.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:42 amThey are 2 peas in a pod. Neither has a problem lying in their day job.
Holy Smoly! You mean he can do more on politicizing everything everywhere… Hang on baby, Karl Roves malicious Swift Boating machine is coming to town.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:43 amGuess Scotty is going to have to find his own bunker to survive Bush’s upcoming nuclear war. Also, I suspect Scotty was tired of being Bush’s pinata.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:44 am“1/3 of the people still like me. Mission accomplished, Scotty!”
April 19th, 2006 at 10:49 amTalking about Scottie, shrub said “One of these days, he and I are going to be rocking in chairs in Texas and talking about the good old days.” How about next Monday?
April 19th, 2006 at 10:59 amThat live CNN still makes me think of some tubby nerd at school who is trying so hard to hang out with the cooler, more popular kid. He looks affraid, yet in love, and in complete awe of his self described “hero.”
Poor little tubby nerd. If only he had a better hero. A better idol. Perhaps Scotty will find his way. Or perhaps he is just a lost cause.
April 19th, 2006 at 11:06 amApparently Karl will find it muuuuuch easier to lie to the press than Scott did.
I have to wonder what “Good old days” bush is referring to when talking about while sitting in his rocking chair someday? Someone needs to start checking bush’s water glasses, especially when addressing the press – it looks more like he’s drinking vodka in there.
April 19th, 2006 at 11:08 amAfter having essentially shitcanned Scottie, it was nice of Georgie to say all those sweet things about him. *gag*
April 19th, 2006 at 11:23 amOngoing Investigation. Rewriting History. The President Knows Rove Wasn’t Involved. Crass Politics. These are just some of:
April 19th, 2006 at 11:31 am“Scott McClellan’s Greatest Hits.”
If he starts World War III by using nuclear weapons on Iran I guarantee those two won’t be sitting down in Texas in rocking chairs.
Mr. McClellan must have used up his lifetime quota of lies.
April 19th, 2006 at 12:05 pmwhile they replace snotty ~ lets replace the white house press core with molly ivans, maureen dowd, david cole (he’s sometime there?), wayne madeson, steve clemmons, atrios, reddhead at fire dog lake, billmon, ohh and lets include the rude pundit! he/she should be very articulate with some juicy questions!, i’m sure you guys can come up with a whole list of folks who can ask real-life questions! sooo let’s get going!
April 19th, 2006 at 12:12 pmFarewell, Shoddy McClellan! Goodnight and goodluck! Not!
April 19th, 2006 at 12:26 pmBye, PORKY! Now I’ll have to find someone to harass. :) Porky, if I ever see you on the street , I’ll just come up and slap your fat face all over town, you fat little bitch.
April 19th, 2006 at 1:07 pm*sniff* *hiccup* *blubber*…… does anyone have a hanky?????
April 19th, 2006 at 2:18 pmGood for Scottie!
He can devote the rest of his life trying to find his personal integrity.
April 19th, 2006 at 2:21 pmFrom a yahoo article – ‘”It is an opportunity as we continue to work through this transition to bring new faces and new members to the team to help enact the president’s agenda,” a senior White House official said.’
Will they never realize that Bush’s poll ratings and image don’t have anything to do with the administration’s public face. It’s more to do with the lies coming out of the public face. Well here’s an idea, bring on new members who DON’T LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!
April 19th, 2006 at 2:42 pmI’m sure they’ll be having a little makeup “tete-a-tete” in the Lincoln bedroom tonight. Anybody seen that male escort/reporter scumming around?
April 19th, 2006 at 3:26 pm[...] Think Progress has the story: Holding back tears, McClellan announced the decision alongside President Bush this morning on the White House lawn. Bush: “One of these days, he and I will be rocking in chairs in Texas talking about the good old days of his time as the Press Secretary, and I can assure you, I will feel the same way then that I feel now that I can say to Scott: job well done.†[...]
April 19th, 2006 at 6:36 pm[...] Think Progress has the story: Holding back tears, McClellan announced the decision alongside President Bush this morning on the White House lawn. Bush: “One of these days, he and I will be rocking in chairs in Texas talking about the good old days of his time as the Press Secretary, and I can assure you, I will feel the same way then that I feel now that I can say to Scott: job well done.” [...]
December 20th, 2006 at 10:03 pm