Jon Stewart Interviews Scott McClellan

In what I promise will be my last posting of former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan's What Happened interviews, the best has been saved for last. Leave it to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to ask the questions we really want to know. . .

The Movie Version of McClellan's What Happened?

With all of the Bush scandals receiving new attention, thanks to the publication of Scott McClellen's tell-all book, What Happened, I am reminded of a little art project I slapped together a few years ago, covering a couple of them.

Here's the original post as it appeared in the early days of this blog (June 15, 2007):

Here is another of my creations, from a couple of years ago. Picture it: Spring 2005, and revelations about a man named Jeff Gannon were setting the blogs (but sadly not the mainstream media) on fire. Also, there were rumors that the man the Freepers called "Rove, you magnificent bastard!" was possibly--just maybe--gonna be implicated in the Plame affair. I didn't have an outlet yet for my political and artistic frustrations, but that didn't stop me from creating. So without further ado (and with apologies to and appreciation for John Waters), I bring you Pink Elephants!

Keith Olbermann Interviews Scott McClellan on Countdown

Outstanding interview with the man of the news-cycle, writer of What Happened, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan. The interview ran for most of the episode, and has a follow-up with Watergate figure, John Dean. If you missed it, here it is, in its entirety.

White House vs. Scott McClellan (Yes, More)

Photo from source, Huffington Post

Last one, I promise. And this one is mostly for the photo.

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White House Responds To Scott McClellan's Accusations

In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly every level _ from too much secrecy to a less-than-honest selling of the war to a lack of personal candor and an unwillingness to admit mistakes.

In the first major insider account of the Bush White House, one-time spokesman Scott McClellan calls the operation "insular, secretive and combative" and says it veered irretrievably off course as a result. . .

Read more at: Huffington Post

Republicans vs. Scott McClellan

At the risk of wearing you out, here's another Scott McClellan story. I'll try to lay off it a bit after today, at least until a new wrinkle appears. But in my own defense, this is pretty huge news. The Bush Administration--current and former--tend to mindlessly stay on point, as this video from Countdown with Keith Olbermann shows, down to the same words and phrases. So when one of their own--the White House Press Secretary during some of the biggest scandals no less--starts singing, it's hard to not provide him a stage.

Rove Compares McClellan to Liberal Bloggers

Perish the thought! In my previous post, I noted that prominent Republicans are throwing for White House Press Secretary under the bus, after revelations from his book, What Happened became public. Here's one of those prominent Republicans, Karl Rove, on Hannity & Colmes doing just that. I so hope Rove ends up tripping himself up on one of these shows. I really, really do. . .

Wexler Wants Scott McClellan to Testify

Image from source, Raw Story

Yes! Testify, brother! And why wouldn't Scott McClellan comply? The Republicans have been quick--in fact, eager--to throw Scotty under the bus since excerpts of his tell-all (tell-some?) book, What Happened have gotten out. I can't tell you how much I want this thing to snowball.

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Dem congressman calls on McClellan to testify about book's revelations

Already getting grief from his former White House colleagues, former Bush spokesman Scott McClellan is now being asked to testify before Congress about the revelations contained in his scathing new memoir.

Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), a key Bush antagonist and member of the House Judiciary Committee, says McClellan needs to tell Congress the full story about potential White House conspiring around the leak of a CIA officer's name and propaganda efforts that preceded the invasion of Iraq. . .

Read more at: Raw Story