Posted on 05/28/2008 3:55:14 PM PDT by newbie2008
Before he wrote his own memoir, White House press secretary Scott McClellan was rather critical of those who did the same.
In fact, some of the same language now being used to trash McClellan he himself used to trash previous administration authors.
On the book critical of the Bush White House written in cooperation with former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, "The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill," McClellan said on January 12, 2004:
McCLELLAN: "It appears to be more about trying to justify personal views and opinions than it does about looking at the results that we are achieving on behalf of the American people."
McClellan also took issue with the book by former Bush White House counter-terrorism czar Richard Clarke, "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror," on March 22, 2004:
McCLELLAN: Well, why, all of a sudden, if he had all these grave concerns, did he not raise these sooner? This is one-and-a-half years after he left the administration. And now, all of a sudden, he's raising these grave concerns that he claims he had. And I think you have to look at some of the facts. One, he is bringing this up in the heat of a presidential campaign. He has written a book and he certainly wants to go out there and promote that book. Certainly let's look at the politics of it. His best buddy is Rand Beers, who is the principal foreign policy advisor to Senator Kerry's campaign. The Kerry campaign went out and immediately put these comments up on their website that Mr. Clarke made. ...
Q: Scott, the whole point of his book is he says that he did raise these concerns and he was not listened to by his superiors.
McCLELLAN: Yes, and that's just flat-out wrong. …When someone uses such charged rhetoric that is just not matched by the facts, it's important that we set the record straight. And that's what we're doing. If you look back at his past comments and his past actions, they contradict his current rhetoric. I talked to you all a little bit about that earlier today. Go back and look at exactly what he has said in the past and compare that with what he is saying today.
NBC-TV “Today” - 5/29
MSNBC “Countdown with Keith Olberman” - 5/29
CNN “The Situation Room” - 5/30
CNN “American Morning” - 6/2
Comedy Central “Daily Show” - 6/2
NPR “Fresh Air” - 6/3
NPR “Talk of the Nation” (LIVE from the Newseum in DC) - 6/11
(Leftwing) Events
New York, NY/92nd Street Y, 8pm – 6/4
Washington, DC/Politics & Prose, 7pm – 6/10
San Diego, CA/City Club, time tbd - 6/17
San Francisco, CA/Commonwealth Club, Noon - 6/18
Austin, TX/Book People, 3pm – 6/21
Good deal.
In any case, he is a hand wringing, bed-wetting traitor to people who treated him with respect while he was snoring through his job.
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