GOOD FOR YOU SCOTT MCCLELLAN!

[rndmprsn]

this is almost unbelievable and so surreal...he is throwing bushco waaay under the bus and seems genuinely disillusioned.



oh my god...get this man in congress and under oath!

[Catch22Dem]

1. Certainly doesn't appear to be pulling any punches. nt

[galaxy21]

3. Maybe his conscience finally got to him

[Warpy]

4. He's painted Stupid as an idealist

who wanted peace and freedom and lollipops for all the kiddies and thought it would come from the barrel of a gun.

Uh, Scott, imperialism is imperialism. He might have fooled YOU, but he sure as hell hasn't fooled US.

[Swamp Rat]

22. What kind of idealist commits mass murder?

[Warpy]

29. Most mass murderers were idealists of one sort or another

Pol Pot wanted a Utopian social order that would occur after all the people who had been educated the wrong way were gone.

The Indian War generals just wanted everybody to live in peace and harmony in a wide open west and thought that would happen after the Indians who were causing trouble were gone.

Hitler wanted a stable and glorious German empire for his people, something he thought would naturally occur once he'd rid the master race of all undesirables.

I suppose Stupid is an idealist, too, but his idealism focused on the control of the Middle Eastern oil tap, something that would put this country in control of the industrialized world.

I just seriously doubt his idealism had anything to do with spreading freedom, not even at the barrel of a gun.

[Swamp Rat]

31. I wonder what kind of "idealist" is McCain?

Or maybe he's a "realist?"

[Warpy]

32. He's the kind who thinks all that GOP economic horseshit

will start to work if we do it long enough.

He's also the kind who thinks the US should rule the world and that the military is the way to make it happen.

[Swamp Rat]

34. you know it!

[JDPriestly]

36. McCain is an opportunist

And in my opinion, so is Bush. Bush is not an idealist. McClellan may have been an idealist -- and may have projected his own idealism on Bush, but Bush, like McCain, is an opportunist.

[Segami]

25. Maybe we'll see TONY SNOW get some courage and come out and spill some Bush beans also

Aahh,....maybe not. I have to say, regardless of whatever Scott McClellan's reason were for writing this book, I applaud his courage when he knew all too well that the republican attack machine would have mobilized to take him down once his book was released. I would like to see him before Congress under oath giving evidence.

[NightWatcher]

2. the "left" thanks you for verifying everything we've said for 7 years

dont vote rethuglican again. we were right once and we are right this time too

[malaise]

6. Ditto

This is scathing condemnation of Bush and Cheney.
We have lived for this day - let them devour each other and they are frog marched to prison.
As my nephew says 'who would have thunk' Scotty, the wimp would start the feast.

[roguevalley]

26. he made it sound like voting repug was last on his life. john dean

says he sounds independent.

[Patchuli]

28. Yes thank you, and Scott?

please avoid small planes!

[Maureen54]

5. good indeed

He's one of my liberal co-worker's new hero and the talk around the water cooler today!

[greenbriar]

7. hope you enjoy your short stay

we catch on pretty quick when you use "liberal co-workers"

[CatWoman]

11. lol

is the water cooler liberal too?

:rofl:

[greenbriar]

17. hehe

too funny

[Catch22Dem]

You sure?

I have liberal co-workers. I'm someone's liberal co-worker. Maybe this poster meant one of my fellow liberal co-workers. Eh...I'll give the benefit of the doubt.

[CatWoman]

16. but do you have a liberal water fountain?

:)

[Catch22Dem]

33. I think it's an independent water fountain

Fucker never can choose sides.

[Maureen54]

15. what?

I'm not sure what you're implying. "Liberal co-worker",I live in an area dominated by conservative Republicans. A liberal co-worker is rare. That's the only reason I used that descriptive.

[greenbriar]

18. maybe it was the wording a "fellow liberal co-worker"

would have given a different impression


I am sorry

[pacalo]

23. Liberals are a rarity where I live, too, so I got what you meant the first time.

Welcome to DU, Maureen.

:hi:

[Ilsa]

8. There are still political differences, and KO won't question him on

that (NCLB). This is good because he is keeping the subject on track with the Bush lies, propaganda, secretive govt, et, all the stuff that Bush should be impeached for.

I give SMcC credit for coming to this show and speaking openly. I think he may be one of the few real patriots in that organization. He seems to care more about the country than politics now.

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. What Katrina part???

Scotty just said that in an earlier interview w/someone else, that person wanted to set aside "the Katrina part" as it's still in the courts... Huh???

What Katrina part???

damn! Now am going to have to read this book. x(

[rndmprsn]

10. yeah...i'm actually going to read this one...

[Canuckistanian]

12. This is Impordant!

Pay attention.

K&R

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I absolutely agree. K&R.

An eloquent and forthcoming Scottie McClellan. I never thought I'd see the day. Kudos to him!:yourock:

[rndmprsn]

14. GOOD FOR YOU KO!

this has to be the scoop of the year so far...

[malaise]

19. Were the critics right?

Great question

[malaise]

20. The best part of this book and this amazing interview

is that it will prevent an other war of choice. Bushco is totally fucked and M$M know they don't have one shred of credibility left.

[pacalo]

24. You nailed it. I couldn't be happier that Keith asked about that.

[rndmprsn]

21. ...once again, wow...that was amazing.

i must have dreamed of something like this breaking almost every night for the past 7 years...

[sfam]

27. I love McClellan's "permanent campaign" notion...this really answers a lot

It really does answer in an interesting way why things have happened over the past 7 years.

[EFerrari]

30. He's right about that. I can't believe I'm agreeing with him.

:crazy:

[shugah]

35. Scottie, the worst liar of them all

i used to actually tune in for the Scottie show from time to time - Ari and Snow, not so much - they were so smooth and comfortable it was never interesting to watch. Scottie tried so hard, and did the press secretary gig so poorly...

i have to agree with his detractors on one thing - this is NOT the Scott McClellan i knew either. he looks comfortable in his own skin, for one thing. it was kind of funny watching him on KO tonight. i don't think he is as removed from the DC bubble as he thinks yet - for a lot of the questions there was a second where it seemed he was searching for the talking point, or the "...ongoing investigation..." response, but then had a mental slap-the-forehead and just answered as best and (zOMG!) honestly as he can.

i'm going to buy his book, tho i probably won't read it. i don't think i could stand any "bush the idealist" rhetoric. :puke:

i'm glad ol' Scottie has decided to come clean(ish). there was something sincere about him in the interview that i had never seen before. and i thought it was a total hoot that he is considering Obama!