Can someone enlighten me as to where this "pre-screened" thing came from? I tuned in late, only to see GWB call on a reporter and say something about the thing being "scripted," and everyone laughed. Later, while the tube was providing only background noise, I think I heard one of the talking heads mention some allegation of the press conference(s) being scripted/pre-screened.
So, what did I miss? With his "this is scripted" jibe, was GWB referencing something in yesterday's news? (I don't find a good answer to this at news.google.com.)
I tuned in late, only to see GWB call on a reporter and say something about the thing being "scripted,"...The 'scripted' remark refers to the order in which the reporters were called on. One reporter tried to ask a question, and GWB made that remark to him. Ari Fleischer today said that he provided the president with the list of reporters to call on.