Thursday, September 01, 2005
Where does that buck stop again? Part III
See Scott run! Run, run, run! See Scott dodge! Dodge, dodge, dodge:
Oooh, that's a good one.
Talk to the poeple who are "in charge of the operational aspects on the ground."
Translation: We don't know what the fuck's going on.
Jessica, go ahead.
Q Scott, since the briefing started, I've gotten a number of emails from people saying that correspondents who've been in Baghdad and New Orleans say Baghdad feels safer to operate in; people saying that it's absolute chaos in the streets; message boards on the Internet are going crazy. They're frustrated that you're deflecting this to FEMA. Is the White House properly, adequately concerned? And can you tell us --
MR. McCLELLAN: Deflecting what to FEMA?
Q You're deflecting all specifics to the FEMA briefing.
MR. McCLELLAN: No, I'm not. I've given you some updates, but they are the ones who are in charge of operational aspects on the ground. And the Department of Homeland Security is in charge of the operational aspects from Washington, D.C. And they're pulling together officials that will have the most updated information to you. So your characterization is just wrong, Jessica. Jessica, go ahead.
(via White House transcript)
Oooh, that's a good one.
Talk to the poeple who are "in charge of the operational aspects on the ground."
Translation: We don't know what the fuck's going on.