Scotty McClellan new book which is due out in April of 2008, has shocking information that "WE" the American people have been lied to and someone must get to the bottom of these lies. Below is some of what will be found in McClellan's book called What Happened, published by Publisc Affairs.
The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby.
There was one problem. It was not true.
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President’s chief of staff, and the president himself.
Scott McClellan served as White House press secretary from 2003 to 2006. before that he served as the principal deputy White House press secretary and as traveling press secretary for the bush-Cheney 2000 campaign.
In an appearance on CNN’s “Larry King Live” in March, the day Libby was found guilty, McClellan said Bush did not originally know about the involvement by his aides.
McClellan told King: “I spoke with those individuals, … and those individuals assured me they were not involved in this. … said what I believed to be true at the time. It was also what the president believed to be true at the time based on assurances that we were both given. Knowing what I know today, I would have never said that back then.”
They lied to us to cover up the fact that America went to war on false pretense and outed a CIA operative, which is treason. Should Congress now have the nerve to place impeachment back on the table?
What say you?
The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby.
There was one problem. It was not true.
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President’s chief of staff, and the president himself.
Scott McClellan served as White House press secretary from 2003 to 2006. before that he served as the principal deputy White House press secretary and as traveling press secretary for the bush-Cheney 2000 campaign.
In an appearance on CNN’s “Larry King Live” in March, the day Libby was found guilty, McClellan said Bush did not originally know about the involvement by his aides.
McClellan told King: “I spoke with those individuals, … and those individuals assured me they were not involved in this. … said what I believed to be true at the time. It was also what the president believed to be true at the time based on assurances that we were both given. Knowing what I know today, I would have never said that back then.”
They lied to us to cover up the fact that America went to war on false pretense and outed a CIA operative, which is treason. Should Congress now have the nerve to place impeachment back on the table?
What say you?
31 comments:
I have only one problem with his disclosures: It took him until now,
and the writing of an entire book, to figure out the biggest liar the world ever knew, lied to him?
wow...can't believe that there was a conspiracy to lie...can you ? ( yeah., shocking...right?) yeah, he sure was late to the race..geez..I just hope that Fitz was watching...
the future was yesterday, he knew all along, remember this was a year before the 04 elections.
Hi Enigma, a conspiracy just might be what it was, if someone press the issue to find out. This now comes close to treson as well.
Remember a CIA agent life and jod was put at risk and his Father, by his order made this type action treason.
It will be intersting to see if Fitz or the Congress will carry this any further.
An honest man would have come clean and resigned immediately. If Scott McClellan had come forward when he first had the information, instead of waiting until the president was a lame duck, then I might have some respect for him.
I'm amazed that he wasn't subpoenaed. In retrospect, that was a pretty glaring oversight.
I already knew where Scotty was getting his marching orders and he was marching as fast as he could. They left him out there to hang, but he gave them the rope to do it. I think he should be indicted for conspiracy to hinder an investigation, or at the very least, conspiracy to cover up a crime.
Now, he'll make tons of money on book royalties...nice for a guy who helped the people who committed treason get away, eh?
He makes me sick and I hope he pays for his lies.
I also saw that Valerie Plame was furious over this and said it will help her civil suit against this group of treasonous thugs. I think her lawyer should subpoena the transcript.
Thomaslb, when have you seen an honest man in this administration? These guys are all in a a big wash to fool the American people for this President to do as he please.
I am now believing that yes he was AWOL during Nam. and yes he to everything and all the dirt he has tried to hide from us, with the help of the Republican Congress, and all the rest.
Mary Ellen, I'm marching right along with you on this, he makes me sick as well to hide such a thing.
Mary Ellen, I thought about Valerie Plame and started to write about her as well.
There was nosense in doing so because I knew that people such as yourself would come up with this or have information about her in reference to this.
How dare they, something should be done about this and our Congress had better step up.
Yeah a real stand up guy. "I better get a book deal and squeeze every penny out of these lies as I can". Talk about taking something right out of the republican play book. I think it's republican play #1. Ask yourself "how can I make the most money off this?"
oh yeah do you know you have all kinds of "photobucket bandwidth exceeded" junk all over? Unless it's just coming up for me.
I saw that as well Parson, but it seems to have been cleared. Thanks
Hi Parson, his Book deal will cause some pain for someone if another investigation is started.
Wow another book deal, I am curious to read it but for us it is mostly second hand news, just like the future was yesterday said.
You know what that means?? Someone key up the band for Karl, I bet he could be a good blistering author.
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This was to enhance sales of his book, I'm sure, and also to cover his own ass if this ever goes to trial. I'm with ThomasLB - a decent man would have resigned and spoken out when he first learned of it.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Yes floyd, there seems to be a lot of money for these guys coming out of the Bush administration. I wonder why?
Happy Thanksgiving Laryy and to all as well.
Hi Mary Ellen and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well.
I hope that others would visit Let's Talk God and share in the coversations that we are having there.
Hi Candace, I know now that their are no decent men or women in the Bush administration.
Happy Thanksgiven to you and your as well!
Happy Thanksgiving to all and be safe!
happy thanks giving lets talk.
Hi, and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I have to echo Thomaslb when I question the length of time it took for McClellan to come out and question his integrity for the delay. Unless there were serious legal reasons for doing so, the delay raises some very serious questions about his character.
McClellan, a "good friend" of Gannon, is as dishonest as any of them. Don't look for him to ever admit to his part in ANY of this.
Thanks Emmanuel M Liu, And Happy Thaanksgiving to you and your family as well.
I agree Mandelbrot's Chaos, but what's the next step for this?
Mandelbrot's Chaos, Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family JollyRoger.
As to McClellan, and who will admit anything. I think a investigation needs to be restarted to find out what Bush and Cheney said and what actually went own.
I would be shocked to see an investigation, so we must wait for the brave ones of the future to look into this.
Scotty McMoonface handed Congress reason #468 to impeach the bastards.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks Lizzy and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well.
You make a good point, I just hope this Congress does something!
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