Posted on 08/05/2009 9:30:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
On Air Force One today, Gibbs told reporters that he wanted to "correct a little bit of what I said yesterday. I denoted that Mr. Ahmadinejad was the elected leader of Iran. I would say it's not for me to pass judgment on. He's been inaugurated, that's a fact. Whether any election was fair, obviously the Iranian people still have questions about that and we'll let them decide that. But I would simply say he's been inaugurated and we know that is simply a fact.:
Asked if the White House recognizes Ahmadinehad as the leader, elected fairly or not, Gibbs said it's not "for us to denote his legitimacy, except to acknowledge the fact."
Does the White House think the election was fair?
"That's not for us to pass judgment on," Gibbs said. "I think that's for the Iranian people to decide, and obviously there are many that still have a lot of questions."
Today in Kenya, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said of Ahmadinejad, “we don't always get to deal with the government that we want to…We take the reality that the person who was inaugurated today will be considered the president.”
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
"Unless, of course, the name of the country starts with the letter 'H' as in Honduras," he did not continue to say.
Can you believe this bovine feces coming out of the White House disguised as "policy?"
Incompetent.
Idiotic.
Amateur hour at 1600 Pennsylvania continues.
One of countless things that is above his pay grade.
The President of the United States is afraid to “offend” a rabid little terrorist tyrant fraud. Pathetic.
Fixed it.
-PJ
It’s amazing how the truth of what they think slips out from time to time.
High Volume.
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Perfect, LOL!
Mr. Fibbs!
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release August 5, 2009
PRESS GAGGLE
BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS
Aboard Air Force One En route South Bend, Indiana
Q Switching topics slightly and then we might go back to North Korea. Do you have any reaction to the swearing-in of President Ahmadinejad in Iran today?
MR. GIBBS: Well, let me correct a little bit of what I said yesterday. I denoted that Mr. Ahmadinejad was the elected leader of Iran. I would say it's not for me to pass judgment on. He's been inaugurated, that's a fact. Whether any election was fair, obviously the Iranian people still have questions about that and we'll let them decide that. But I would simply say he's been inaugurated and we know that is simply a fact.
Q Do you recognize him as the leader, elected fairly or not?
MR. GIBBS: It's not for -- it's not for me or for us to denote his legitimacy, except to acknowledge the fact.
Q Does the White House believe the election was fair?
MR. GIBBS: That's not for us to pass judgment on. I think that's for the Iranian people to decide, and obviously there are many that still have a lot of questions.
And yet they're still absolutely certain about the Honduras situation being an "illegal coup".
Rumsfeld: As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might ....
Hillary you have not one original thought or idea, please don't copy off Rumsfeld's statements.
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