As Scott McClellen Sowed, So is He Reaping

[Lauri]

As Scottie Sowed, So Is He Reaping
May 28, 2008 3:15 PM

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.

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Ahem.

- jpt

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/05/as-scottie-sowe.html


i am pretty curious what McClellen can possibly say to that.... i guess he could say he is more important than that other guy. 

[Lord Undies]

Wexler will get to the bottom of this! 

[Tess Anderson]

I don't think McClellan even wrote most of the book with his name on it - his moonbat publisher and staff did most of it, so they could trash President Bush again while distracting others away from the Democrat Party's current problems. They must have paid Scott well with cash and other incentives, he's just a hypocrite and a sell-out.

[Airwolf]

I don't think McClellan even wrote most of the book with his name on it - his moonbat publisher and staff did most of it, so they could trash President Bush again while distracting others away from the Democrat Party's current problems. They must have paid Scott well with cash and other incentives, he's just a hypocrite and a sell-out.

Soros owns the publishing company that printed his book. That says alot.

[Lauri]

I don't think McClellan even wrote most of the book with his name on it - his moonbat publisher and staff did most of it, so they could trash President Bush again while distracting others away from the Democrat Party's current problems. They must have paid Scott well with cash and other incentives, he's just a hypocrite and a sell-out.

i havent read the book, but from a wide variety of reporting, they say there isnt anything new in the book that Fitzgerald didnt already hear the first time around.

[Rebel]

Like I said elsewhere, he is but a useful idiot to the left, and there's no way in HELL another conservative will hire him. He better make enough money off this book to retire.

[Hawkgirl]

Safe to say he's lost the respect of many conservatives.  If you want to write a "Tell All", whether it's lies or truth, you should have the common courtesy and decency to at least wait till the end of his term.  NO ONE likes a RAT.

[Wretched Excess]

Safe to say he's lost the respect of many conservatives.  If you want to write a "Tell All", whether it's lies or truth, you should have the common courtesy and decency to at least wait till the end of his term.  NO ONE likes a RAT.

he didn't have the respect of too many conservatives.  my God, he was a disaster as a white house press spokesman.  I hope his book tour goes on for quite a while longer.  watching this guy in action is the best solution to any delusion that he has credibility in the first place.

dork much, scott?