Clarke: I’d rather kill myself than be Bush’s press secretary.
By on Sep 10th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Clarke: I’d rather kill myself than be Bush’s press secretary.
In Robert Draper’s new book Dead Certain, he writes that chief of staff Josh Bolten’s first choice to replace Scott McClellan as press secretary was Donald Rumsfeld’s former spokeswoman in the Pentagon, Torie Clarke. Clarke informed Bolten that she would “rather commit suicide” than take McClellan’s job. Bolten’s second choice, Tony Snow, was given the job despite the fact that he “botched his three run-throughs — failing to even recite the White House’s Iraq talking points.”
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I find it hard to believe that being Bush’s press secretary would be worse than being Rumsfeld’s — in both cases, you would be required to parrot lunacy with a straight face and sell absurdity as if it made sense. My guess is that Torie Clarke had had enough of that working for Rummy and could not even fathom more of the same. Which goes to show that some people managed to emerge from the Bush crowd retaining their ability to think for themselves.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:09 amBut now it’s Dana Perino, who obviously was everyone’s first choice from the beginning. But seriously, Bolton must be very concerned about how well Perino will perform, her meek little presence being somewhat out of place in that crowd.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:13 amI can understand where the woman is coming from; I would rather commit suicide than be a liberal.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:15 amI can understand where the woman is coming from; I would rather commit suicide than be a liberal.
Comment by LoPo
Now who’s playing the “professional victim”?
September 10th, 2007 at 10:18 amLOL
Maybe Tony took the the job thinking he could kill two birds with one stone.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:21 amI think over the past 3 years 75% of posts have been aimed at Mr P, rather than the topic
ever wonder why Mr P is here all day and night is because , you feed him
September 10th, 2007 at 10:21 amNow who’s playing the “professional victim�
LOL
My GOD, youre right! Perhaps Im already a liberal…consigned to whining and blaming everything bad that happens on the nearest republican.
I need a gun, quick!
September 10th, 2007 at 10:21 amLOL
I can understand where the woman is coming from; I would rather commit suicide than be a liberal.
Comment by LoPo
You would have to grow a brain first, before you could become a liberal. So don’t worry, you won’t ever have to kill yourself.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:22 amStrawman! Strawman! Not worth a response!
I wonder where my links are?
September 10th, 2007 at 10:24 amever wonder why Mr P is here all day and night is because , you feed him
More likely its your inability to stay on topic, understand simple conversation and inability to keep from regressing to adolscent slander.
I suppose you CAN blame the Jooos for your condition, they get blamed for everything else. Right Ace?
September 10th, 2007 at 10:25 amat least Torie Clark wears those colorful clown suits.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:26 amI need a gun, quick!
LOL
Comment by LoPo — September 10, 2007 @ 10:21 am
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Nope thats just Republican politicians in Florida who adopt and then molest kids….but he was just misunderstood like all Republicans, we’re not really that bad.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:26 amI can understand where the woman is coming from; I would rather commit suicide than be a liberal.
Comment by LoPo — September 10, 2007 @ 10:15 am
It’s nice to see you’re half-way to your goal. Clearly you’re already brain-dead. If you want someone to pull the plug, just let us know. We’d be gald to help ya out!!!
September 10th, 2007 at 10:26 amYou would have to grow a brain first, before you could become a liberal. So don’t worry, you won’t ever have to kill yourself.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:27 amHey guys, hate to break up the fistfight, but…
TP editors – spelling error in the post. ‘throughts’
September 10th, 2007 at 10:30 amO wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us, to see oursels as others see us!
September 10th, 2007 at 10:32 amIt’s nice to see you’re half-way to your goal. Clearly you’re already brain-dead. If you want someone to pull the plug, just let us know. We’d be gald to help ya out!!!
Im glad youre gald. As I stated earlier, perhaps Im already a liberal and just dont know it, that would explain the brain-dead condition.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:34 amIs the quality of comments always so dreadful around here?
September 10th, 2007 at 10:39 amSnow, was given the job despite the fact that he “botched his three run-throughs — failing to even recite the White House’s Iraq talking points.â€
Yes, and look what taking that unhappy job did to his health.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:41 amTorie Clarke wouldn’t lsast a week anyway. she’d be caught out in so much lying and spinning she’d end up working for Gonzales.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:42 amsee, it’s Tony Snow’s fault they lost the war. Preznit Bush is all-omnipotent!
September 10th, 2007 at 10:43 amFinally, a Bushie with an exit strategy.
-GSD
September 10th, 2007 at 10:44 amIt seems like Tony Snow was a quick learner. He became an absolute master of regurgitating the adminstration’s talking points.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:48 amWell, to be perfectly clear, Bush had a great exit strategy for Viet Nam…
September 10th, 2007 at 10:48 amIt seems like Tony Snow was a quick learner. He became an absolute master of regurgitating the adminstration’s talking points.
Comment by Menehune — September 10, 2007 @ 10:48 am
years of practice on FAUX SNOOZE
September 10th, 2007 at 10:49 amWow, this is huge news. Im glad TP is brave enough to cover this momentous event.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:59 amI miss Scott McClellan.
He always got the cutest look of eye-darting terror when he lied.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:16 amI heard Tony got the job because they wouldn’t have to close up the floor drain installed behind the podium to catch Scotty’s sweat.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:34 am———-
Torie Clarke represents the worst of American Women (not hard to find; any American Woman will do).
Why the worst? Because she represents what American Women have become: a creature that’s taught from day one that instead of being feminine she needs to behave and act like a man.
American Women act & behave how they perceive men act and it’s terribly unattractive & they get it wrong.
Feminism is the cause of this.
Seriously, have you noticed how masculine American Women are these days?
It’s disgusting!
Enough of the social engineering.
America is simply a big social engineering experiment.
Sickos!
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September 10th, 2007 at 11:48 amThere there now, logan, go get another beer from the fridge and play the MTV awards show over again, you’ll feel better….
September 10th, 2007 at 11:59 amWhere do these loonies come from? Logan, go crawl back into your cave or whatever rock you managed to crawl out from under. You’re embarrassing yourself.
September 10th, 2007 at 12:06 pmDid you see the posting about the Neuroscience magazine article showing that liberal brains are wired in such a way that they can accept new information better? Conservative brains are shut tight.
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2007/09/10/neuroscience-study-smart-brains-have-liberal-bias/
September 10th, 2007 at 12:14 pmTorie Clarke represents the worst of American Women (not hard to find; any American Woman will do).
Why the worst? Because she represents what American Women have become: a creature that’s taught from day one that instead of being feminine she needs to behave and act like a man.
American Women act & behave how they perceive men act and it’s terribly unattractive & they get it wrong.
Feminism is the cause of this.
Seriously, have you noticed how masculine American Women are these days?
It’s disgusting!
Enough of the social engineering.
America is simply a big social engineering experiment.
Sickos!
Comment by logan — September 10, 2007 @ 11:48 am
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Somebody sounds VERY threatened by intelligent women who can think and speak for themselves. What in the world are you afraid of?
September 10th, 2007 at 2:16 pmYes, FGF, it is generally a mud fight all the time, the repukian trolls state something off topic to take the thread off topic, then the Libs respond to the asshat, then the troll takes it lower and responds with more stupidity, then the Libs go berserk and respond in kind. Happens every day, all day long. Just read some of Mr. P’s or Dean CT’s comments and you will see what I mean. Stupid is as Stupid does.
September 10th, 2007 at 5:18 pmTony Snow flunked the test three times and got the job anyway. Sounds like the Whitehouse is working just the way the RNC wants it to. Sweet Government jobs for the kiss asses and frat brothers. Isn’t America great?
September 10th, 2007 at 7:13 pmfootsore
Did you see the posting about the Neuroscience magazine article showing that liberal brains are wired in such a way that they can accept new information better?
Comment by GT3T — September 10, 2007 @ 12:14 pm
I saw that. Explains why libs are so much more likely to absorb the garbage taught in philosophy classes and why they live in the land of make believe instead of the real world. ;)
September 11th, 2007 at 4:22 pmTorie Clarke was once the head of the D.C. PR firm that made up the story of the Iraqis throwing the babies out of the incubators in Kuwait. The false testimony to Congress of this fiction helped lead the country into Gulf War I.
September 11th, 2007 at 7:43 pm