Acting like a jerk
Sorry for the light blogging. Been busy at work.
And no, that's not what I mean by acting like a jerk. I mean this guy. (transcript here.)
[Gregory]: “Why was the White House relying on a Texas rancher to get the word of Cheney’s hunting accident out over the weekend, asked Gregory, accusing McClellan of “ducking and weaving.'’
“David, hold on… the cameras aren’t on right now,'’ McClellan replied. “You can do this later.'’
“Don’t accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras,'’ the newsman said, his voice rising somewhat. “Don’t be a jerk to me personally when I’m asking you a serious question.'’
“You don’t have to yell,'’ McClellan said.
“I will yell,'’ said Gregory, pointing a finger at McClellan at his dais. “If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don’t appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that’s wrong.”
“Calm down, Dave, calm down,'’ said McClellan, remaining calm throughout the exchange.
“I’ll calm down when I feel like calming down,'’ Gregory said. “You answer the question.’
“I have answered the question,'’ said McClellan, who had maintained that the vice president’s office was in charge of getting the information out and worked with the ranch owner to do that. “I’m sorry you’re getting all riled up about.'’
“I am riled up,'’ Gregory said, “because you’re not answering the question,'’
McClellan insisted he understood that reporters deserve an answer.
“I think you have legitimate questions to ask,'’ the press secretary said. “The vice president’s office was the one that took the lead to get this information out… I don’t know what else to tell you… That’s my answer.'’
The left, especially the left wing media, is so desperate to stir some sort of controversy out of this non-issue they've driven themselves to complete childishness.
People have a right to know, sure, and they were notified. The media's problem is they weren't notified within minutes of the incident. There's no cover up here. The incident was investigated by local authorities who determined this was an accident. The story is over, but the MSM keeps pushing because of the "delay" in reporting.
The mainstream media is losing it. It's both funny and sad to watch.
Hat tip Sister Toldjah.
And no, that's not what I mean by acting like a jerk. I mean this guy. (transcript here.)
[Gregory]: “Why was the White House relying on a Texas rancher to get the word of Cheney’s hunting accident out over the weekend, asked Gregory, accusing McClellan of “ducking and weaving.'’
“David, hold on… the cameras aren’t on right now,'’ McClellan replied. “You can do this later.'’
“Don’t accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras,'’ the newsman said, his voice rising somewhat. “Don’t be a jerk to me personally when I’m asking you a serious question.'’
“You don’t have to yell,'’ McClellan said.
“I will yell,'’ said Gregory, pointing a finger at McClellan at his dais. “If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don’t appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that’s wrong.”
“Calm down, Dave, calm down,'’ said McClellan, remaining calm throughout the exchange.
“I’ll calm down when I feel like calming down,'’ Gregory said. “You answer the question.’
“I have answered the question,'’ said McClellan, who had maintained that the vice president’s office was in charge of getting the information out and worked with the ranch owner to do that. “I’m sorry you’re getting all riled up about.'’
“I am riled up,'’ Gregory said, “because you’re not answering the question,'’
McClellan insisted he understood that reporters deserve an answer.
“I think you have legitimate questions to ask,'’ the press secretary said. “The vice president’s office was the one that took the lead to get this information out… I don’t know what else to tell you… That’s my answer.'’
The left, especially the left wing media, is so desperate to stir some sort of controversy out of this non-issue they've driven themselves to complete childishness.
People have a right to know, sure, and they were notified. The media's problem is they weren't notified within minutes of the incident. There's no cover up here. The incident was investigated by local authorities who determined this was an accident. The story is over, but the MSM keeps pushing because of the "delay" in reporting.
The mainstream media is losing it. It's both funny and sad to watch.
Hat tip Sister Toldjah.
posted by CT at 2/16/2006 09:50:00 AM
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