2008-05-27 White House 'puzzled' by ex-spokesman's book bashing Bush

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  • Date: 2008-05-27
  • Topics: \43rd US Presidential administration\Scott McClellan\US-Iraq War\Dana Perino
  • URL: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/27/mcclellan.book/
  • Title: White House 'puzzled' by ex-spokesman's book bashing Bush
  • Text: “The White House Wednesday said it was "puzzled" by a former spokesman's memoir in which he accuses the Bush administration of being mired in propaganda and political spin and at times playing loose with the truth. .. In excerpts from a 341-page book to be released Monday, Scott McClellan writes on the war in Iraq that Bush "and his advisers confused the propaganda campaign with the high level of candor and honesty so fundamentally needed to build and then sustain public support during a time of war." ... White House spokeswoman Dana Perino called McClellan's description of his time at the White House "sad." .. "Scott, we now know, is disgruntled about his experience at the White House," Perino said. "For those of us who fully supported him, before, during and after he was press secretary, we are puzzled. It is sad. This is not the Scott we knew."” Of course they're puzzled; they didn't realize that reality might apply to them. Also, the pseudo-pity attack against McClellan is a completely typical authoritarian defense, all ad hominem and no substance (much less acknowledgement).
  • Topic pages: 43rd US Presidential administration Scott McClellan US-Iraq War Dana Perino
  • Topic categories: 43rd US Presidential administration Scott McClellan US-Iraq War Dana Perino
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