[Southack]

""The president supports the current law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said."

Who is Scott McClellan? This is the first time that I've even heard of the guy and yet we've got at least half a dozen nearly identical articles posted on FR acting as if his every word is a golden, uncontestable fact.

Isn't this guy below Ari Fleischer? Hardly the rank that one would expect to hear any major policy announcements from.

I suspect that he didn't quite get the correct nuance uttered (but hey, don't let my reservation stop the great "Sky is Falling" party by our resident Chicken Littles).

[CatOwner]

My thoughts exactly. When Ari or Bush stated publically that they will sign the ban extension, then I think the anger and disappointment will be justified. In the meantime, email the WH and your representatives to keep the pressure on.

[ApesForEvolution]

McClellan is the admin's low level trial balloon floater...now the question will be raised on Meet the Depressed, the Gore Stephalookatpuss Show and all the other communist networks...and so it goes. It's time to buy all you can, legally in private arrangements on the qt and BLOAT.

[AeWingnut]

ok,the sky is falling... the sky is falling

Help me out here...how many gun laws have been repealed?

[Steve Van Doorn]

"Who is Scott McClellan?"

Good observation. I suspect Bush doesn't even know about this. He probably has to many other things going on at the moment?

[Sandy]

Who is Scott McClellan?

He's the Deputy Press Secretary. You've probably seen him doing the press briefings in Ari's place on occasion. He was the press secretary for the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign, and he also did press work for Bush when Bush was still Governor. His brother is Mark McClellan, head honcho at the FDA.

[epow]

I suspect that he didn't quite get the correct nuance uttered (but hey, don't let my reservation stop the great "Sky is Falling" party by our resident Chicken Littles).

Where were all you guys during the campaign, and how many times does this have to be posted before you get it? During the presidential primary campaign, Bush answered a reporter's question about the AW ban, AND HE SAID HE SUPPORTED IT AND WOULD SIGN A BILL TO RENEW IT IF HE WAS ELECTED. On a later occasion when the subject was raised again, he added that when the law came up for renewal he would also ask for an additional clause prohibiting importation of pre-ban hi-capcity magazines which had been grandfathered in by the original AW law. Those are facts, and no "nuances" added by a spokesman can change them one way or the other.

Some of us, probably a lot of us, either heard or read Bush's statement back then. I still remember it very well because I was stunned to read it. I knew this over 2-1/2 years ago, how could it be that so many FR political junkies missed it? And why is it that some people here keep questioning this well known FACT on every thread regarding the matter? Wishfull thinking can't change what he said in at least two separate instances.

I voted for Bush and will probably do so again in '04. I like Bush and I NOT have conspired to concoct some dark, evil scheme to decieve 2nd amendment supporter's into not voting for him in '04. But I know that unfortunately he did say exactly the same thing concerning the ban that this spokesman is now saying. I am also scared stiff that this issue could very possibly cost him a 2nd term and give us another disasterous Democratic administration to suffer through. The way to keep that from happening is not to deny what he said, it's to let both the White house and all your representation in congress and the Senate know that you strenuously oppose what he intends to do.

[Beenliedto]

Who is Scott McClellan? This is the first time that I've even heard of the guy and yet we've got at least half a dozen nearly identical articles posted on FR acting as if his every word is a golden, uncontestable fact.

He's a bona fide White House spokesman.