Scott Mcclellan

Senator Lieberman: The Joe I Know

Jim Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Lieberman, Scott Mcclellan, Health Care, Barack Obama, Rosemary Woods, Sarah Palin, Gulf War, Anita Hill, Bob Kerrey, Right Wing, Medicare, Frank Sinatra, Democratic Party, Clarence Thomas, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Politics News

As someone who worked for Joe Lieberman for more than 17 years, I'm often asked, "What's wrong with your old boss?" Some fellow former "Lieberstaffers" have even been privately critical of his recent actions.

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Fox News "Can't Get a Straight Answer" from White House

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

The hypocritical Republican crybabies at Fox are outraged over a heated exchange last Thursday between Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs and their White House correspondent, Major Garrett.

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Cheney's "Privileged" Interview Already Leaked By Personal Lawyer

Emptywheel | Posted 05.25.2011

You know how Obama's DOJ claims that we can't see Cheney's interview with Patrick Fitzgerald because it's privileged? Well, Dick Cheney's lawyer alrea...

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Where Are They Now?

Nick Turse | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, Tom Ridge, Scott Mcclellan, Andrew Card, Michael Mukasey, Donald Rumsfeld, Ari Fleischer, John Yoo, Dick Cheney, Michael Chertoff, Bush Administration, Harriet Miers, Tommy Thompson, Henry Paulson, John Ashcroft, Karen Hughes, Alberto Gonzales, Politics News

While times are tough for most Americans, one group is doing remarkably well. For former members of the Bush administration, the economic outlook remains bright and jobs are seemingly plentiful.

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Lenin Rules!

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

It was Lenin, after all, who almost 100 years ago stated what has become the mantra of the angry Right and the deluded media nearly a century later: A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

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David Letterman: 'Dick Cheney Couldn't Care Less About Americans'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Letterman, David Letterman Cheney, Dick Cheney, Scott Mcclellan, Scott McClellan Book, George W. Bush, Video, Politics News

Former White House flack-turned-tell-all author Scott McClellan made a guest appearance on CBS' Late Show With David Letterman, whose host, is, how sh...

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James Baker Punches George Bush in the Face with New War Proposal

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War Powers Act, Warren Christopher, James Baker, Iraq, National War Powers Commission, Scott Mcclellan, George W. Bush, George Bush, Ann Richards, Texas Rangers Baseball Team, Politics News

James Baker has joined his nemesis in recommending a stunning new piece of federal legislation -- a law designed to rein in future presidents who want to go to war half-cocked.

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Listen to We, the People, Not They, the Obstructionists

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yemen, Economic Stimulus Package, American Indians, Scott Mcclellan, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Cnn, Saudi Arabia, Budget, Tony Snow, Neoconservatives, Geroge W. Bush, Media, Al Queda, Robert Gibbs, Stimulus Package, Politics News

Republicans and their war bankrupted us and put us in harm's way. Now those same Republicans are helping Rush Limbaugh get his wish by making Obama and America fail.

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Scott McClellan: White House Press Briefing Is Obsolete

Think Progress | Matt Yglesias | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Gibbs, White House, Scott Mcclellan, White House Media, White House Press Briefing, White House Press Corps, White House Press Secretary, Media News

Asked by TNR to offer some advice to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, former Press Secretary Scott McClellan makes the provocative suggestion...

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Hudson Crash Required Journalists to Collaborate

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, US Airways Hudson River, New York Waterway Ferry Terminal, Scott Mcclellan, Associated Press, Citizen Journalism, Airplane Crash Hudson River, Plane Crash Hudson River, Plane Hudson River, Airplanes, Hudson River, Plane Crash, Plane Crash in Hudson River, Citizen Photographs, New York, The White House, Mainstream Media, Photographs, Plane in Hudson River, New York Times, Hudson River Plane Crash, ABC News, Hudson River Crash, US Airways Crash Photos, US Airways Crash, Flight 1549, Media News

The photographs taken at the site of the Hudson crash may be the best proof yet that citizen journalism is not only essential, but is here to stay.

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Former Bush Aide: 'Mission Accomplished Banner Was My Fault'

CBS | Posted 05.25.2011

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At his news conference yesterday, President Bush said the decision to put a "Mission Accomplished" banner on the aircraft carrier where he gave a spee...

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A Challenge to Publishers: Say No to Gonzo

Andrew Foster Altschul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Memoir, Laura Bush, Publishing, Alberto Gonzales, Scott Mcclellan, Disgrace, George Tenet, Media News

But what if the answer to publishers' problems lies not in finding the right book to publish but in finding the right book not to publish?

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McClellan Twenty-Eighth Person to Join 'Slow Clap,' Personal Press Machine Still Popping and Locking

Desiree Burch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott McClellan Revelations, Scott McClellan Memoirs, Mcclellan, Press Secretary Memoirs, Scott McClellan Book, Scott Mcclellan, White House Scott McClellan, Scott McClellan White House, Plamegate, Press Secretary Book, Scott McClellan Karl Rove, McClellan Katrina, Karl Rove Scott McClellan, Mcclellan Iraq, McClellan Libby, Politics News

Did everyone get the press release this morning? Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has come out (don't get too excited) as the most r...

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Sarah Palin: the All-in-One Reality TV Show

Monroe Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Annenberg School, Reality TV, Poverty, Scott Mcclellan, Relationships, Obama Election Day, Oprah, Olympics, Pakistan, Rick Davis, President Obama, Paul McCartney, Recession, Sean Penn, Presidential Debates, Obama's Economic Team, Republican Convention, Religion, Rudy Giuliani, Nuclear Weapons, Richard Nixon, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Palin, Obama's Cabinet, Oil, On the Ground 2008, Pirates, Obama Transition, Obama Fundraising, Obama Family, Personal Finance, Media News

Palin is one-person reiteration of everything from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" (early round dismissal?) up through and including "Survivor."

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The Winners and Losers of Campaign '08

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Joe the Plumber, President Obama, HuffPost Election Analysis, Scott Mcclellan, HuffPost Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Katie Couric, Campaign Winners, Election Analysis, Obama President, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Obama Wins, Colin Powell, Campaign Losers, Election Results, Joe Biden, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, Presidential Results, Election Reaction, Sean Hannity, David Axelrod, Campaign Winners and Losers, Joe Lieberman, Saturday Night Live, Presidential Election, Tina Fey, Politics News

Winners: The Davids - Axelrod and Plouffe: they spearheaded a near flawless campaign. Katie Couric: her multi-part interview with Sarah Palin was the turning point in how the country saw Palin -- and by extension John McCain. And she did it in a way that left no room for accusations of being unfair or playing "Gotcha!" Michelle Obama: smarts, grace, style, charm, and a serious "good mommy" vibe -- she's got the whole package. Losers: Joe Lieberman: failed to deliver Democrats, independents, or Jews. And on the way to losing his committee chairmanships. Liddy Dole: her "Godless" ad will be taught in What Not To Do poli sci classes for a century. Joe the Plumber: the clock just hit 15 minutes, and the wakeup call will not be pleasant.

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McClellan Endorses Obama

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, says he is backing Barack Obama for president. McClellan made the endorsem...

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Ellen Degeneres Is Married. And I Don't Care.

Michael Seitzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Mcclellan, Ellen Degeneres, Gay Marriage, Sarah Palin, Proposition 8, Politics News

I'm very happy for her. Thrilled for her, in fact. But, mostly, I don't care. It doesn't change my life one bit. Not at all. And that's exactly how it should be.

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Alaska Funded Palin Kids' Travel

AP | BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE, ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and...

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Palin And Husband Will Meet With Troopergate Investigator This Week

AP | RACHEL D'ORO | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband will meet this week with an investigator determining whether she violated state ethi...

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Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Vp, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Republican Party, Scott Mcclellan, Major League Baseball, McCain-Palin Supporters, Baseball Fans, McCain-Palin 2008, Jacksonville, Mccain-Palin, Florida Polls, Sports Fan, Voter Turnout, Voters, Florida Repubican Campaigning, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Republican Voters, Republicans, Boston Red Sox, The Devil Rays, The Rays, Sports Fan Support, Alcs, Fan Attendance, Politics News

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Palin et al: Please Talk About Corn

Susan Straight | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Mcclellan, John Travolta, Sex, Corn, Economy, Motherhood, Sarah Palin, California, Home News

On Friday night, Sarah Palin appeared on television as part of her interview series with Charles Gibson. I finally sat down to watch this woman,...

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Rick Warren's Carnival of Confession

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Glbt, Social Conservatives, Homosexual, Ex-Gay, Obama, Mccain, Religious Right, Right Wing, Gay, Democrats, Presidential Debates, Wayne Besen, Evangelicals, Politics, Religion, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Same Sex Marriage, Russia, Republicans, Scott Mcclellan, Politics News

While Rick Warren is an improvement over Focus on the Family's James Dobson, he must teach evangelicals there is a better way than the selfishness of modern conservatism.

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Scott McClellan To Obama: Don't Investigate Us

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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There may not be second acts in America, but White House-press-secretary-turned-best-selling-memoirist Scott McClellan is looking for a third. ... An...

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Wrong...Wrong...Wrong: Obama Lets Muslim Advisor Resign

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zalmay Khalilzad, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalist Muslim, Zero Sum Game, Secularist, Muslim American, Mustafa Barghouti, Scott Mcclellan, Ehud Ohlmert, George W. Bush, Palestine, Keith Ellison, Robert Malley, Bill Burton, Hamas, Paul Volcker, Jeremiah Wright, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Jewish, Religion, Muslim, Ted Sorensen, Buddhist, Israel, Islamic, William Ayers, Mazen Asbahi, Head Scarves, Christian, Eric Shinseki, Politics News

Obama should convince the American public that he's not setting up a zero sum game between Muslims on one side and Christians and Jews on the other.

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CNN Anchor Slams Impeachment as "Kabuki Theatre"

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Election Center, Verdict, Carlysle Group, Scott Mcclellan, Impeachment, George W. Bush, Lou Dobbs, Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, Keith Olbermann, John Roberts, Special Comments, House Judiciary Committee, Campbell Brown, Coalition Provisional Authority, Msnbc, Dan Abrams, Cnn, Erica Hill, Sean Hannity, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Dan Senor, Countdown, Fox, Bill O'Reilly, Nbc, Media News

It seemed that most of the clearly biased shows on cable news had been publicly outed as such, but viewers learned there was yet another conservative Republican show:Election Center with Campbell Brown.

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