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May 29th, 2008McClellan says Bush administration bungled Katrina response
In his new book, Scott McClellan, chief 
spokesperson for the Bush White House from 2003 until he was forced out last year, says the Bush administration was “out of touch” and mishandled the response to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities. He also said the administration played a little loose with the truth about the Iraq War, and that he was lead to “lie” about the Valeria Plame CIA scandal.Those are just a few of the claims McClellan makes in his controversial new book, “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” which has rocked the White House and has tongs wagging in Washington. In his book, which is officially not to be released until Monday, McClellan writes that Katrina was mostly a story of misunderstood good intentions, since the White House felt that local and federal agencies could keep the devastation in check. But he adds that the White House was “out of touch,” with the reality on the ground. Further, McClellan writes that he was “encouraged to repeat a lie,” when he publically denied that vice presidential aide Scooter Libby was involved in the outing of CIA undercover operative Plame. He also calls the Iraq war a “strategic blunder,” and that the adminstration used a “political propaganda campaign” to sell the war. White House reaction was fast and furious. President Bush was said to be “disappointed” in McClellan, and current press secretary Dana Perino said in reaction Wednesday, “the Scott we now know is disgruntled…“ While others criticized his book as a publicity stunt, and said he must have been forced by publishers to write what he wrote, McClellan defended his work on NBC’s Today show this morning. “… I felt it was important to look back and reflect on my experience… to learn from it,” he said. Was he disgruntled or trying to set the record straight?
Why does it always have to boil down to white vs black.
We all live in this world no matter where you are at.
Katrina, California, TN, KY, VA, ND, NH, we all need to stop and see this is not about color it is a stupid pres. not knowing what he is doing unless it is all about a profit for him, props to the white man who blew Bush out of the race.
I am white and hate what white peeps do but i make a way for me and mine and that is what every one else needs to do.
thats a good thing he came out with this book maybe it will get some attention that bush do not belong in the white house…i just want to tell him thank you because bush dont care about us black folks anyways…so watever happen to him happen…oh well!!well its good its a white person who brought out the book cause if he was black they would of said he was doing it 4 da money!
It’s amazing how getting fired makes you bite the hand that fed you for so many years. He’s a loser!!!! Scorned and disgraced cry baby.
That man is telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Impeach Bush, Impeach Bush……
EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THIS ADMINSTRATION MOUTHS ARE LIES. I DO NOT TRUST ANTHING THEY SAY. TOO MANY LIES. HAVE YOU EVER HAERD OF ROOSTER’S COMING HOME.
AT THIS POINT IN BUSH’S SECOND TERM THERE REALLY ISN’T ANYTHING WE CAN DO BUT LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND TRY TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY A BETTER COUNTRY. TRUTHFULLY BUSH’S 2 TERMS HAS MADE OUR COUNTRY LESS STRONG. COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD DO NOT LOOK AT THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE SAME EYES THEY ONCE HAD. WITH OBAMA LEADING OUR COUNTRY WE WILL GET OUR STRENGTH BACK. REMEMBER TAHT EVERYONE’S VOTE COUNTS, IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE A CHANGE. ASHLEY STOVALL
TO VICKI ALDRIDGE – BECAUSE AMERICA IS A RACIST COUNTRY. AND EVERYTHING IS ABOUT RACE IN THIS COUNTRY, AT LEAST WHEN IT COMES TO BLACK PEOPLE BUT OF COURSE YOU WOULDN’T REALLY KNOW THAT .
ANYWAY, WE ALL KNOW THAT BUSH AND HIS CRONIES ARE HISTORICALLY ONE THE MOST CORRUPT, GREEDY, RACIST GROUP OF WASP TERRORISTS!
To Drae, I’m white and blacks didn’t start the racistism in this country, hate to say it whites did, remember kkk, corrupt politicians and police did alot of wrong to blacks in which if maybe they didn’t blacks might be in a better position today.
Both Drae and Lynn I agree. Confirmation is all we need. Michael Moore tried to tell them all this
but some kind a way the gov got people to believe
he was lying, but this man was inside and working beside Bush so they can’t call him on nothing he says, because they are afraid more stuff will come out. I’m surprised Bush did not bully him into not printing the book. I’m dying to read it.
The Repub’s say’s we don’t read,but we really did not have to read the book, we knew. We just needed someone up there in the white house to confirm what we knew.
Vicki you might be a tid-bit out of touch…this country still have racial issues..don’t get it twisted…when the fires were burning in Cali. or tornadoes in the midwest/central parts of america you did not see the media calling those folks refugees and their was a 1 day turn around to get shelter arrangements. I could go on to name RECENT issues with race and it leads and maybe start at the decisions coming out of the whitehouse. I don’t think th former speaker of the house is lying…he could make money on just giving his general account of the events in the white house.
In this world you may as well keep it real. There is racism and there always will be. know matter how hard we as black people work, no matter how smart we are, how well we do things, and how well we speak. We are always going to be looked at first by our color, and not by our accomplishments. If you are white you will never be able to see things the way we as black people do. And of course he was mad as hell because why didn’t he speak up when he was asked to lie, instead of lying, then years later decide that he’s a better man than that. And when it comes to Katrina, anyone with a little common sense knows that was a lack of concern for our people. But now we are one of the first countries offering support for the “cyclone” victims the real refugees. What Bush has done to this country is truly unbelievable.
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U know enough is enough out with the old in with the new im sick and tired of being sick an tired the trurth will set u free U know im from new orleans And it really p*** Me of when I heard that Bush iDid not Respond to KATRINA WHICH IS TRUE AND STILL NOT RESPONDING OUR KIDS R BEING TREATED LIKE KRAP CAN’T GET A JOB BECAUSE WE R THE KATRINA PEOPLE AND NOT HUMAN BEINGS MAY GOD BLESS US ALL I AM MY BROTHER WHAT ABOUT U THERE IS NO MORE DIRT ON BUSH ITS ALL MUDD LOLALWAYS@1LOVGOD
he’s tell the truth, bush aint sh**! he dont give a f**k about the people,Yell he dont even really give a f**k about his drunk a** daughter! and far a katrina everyone know that was f**k up and still is. they dont even talk about it anymore and people are getting sick,and dieing,and all sort of stuff,from that
sh**!but every dog has his day! OBAMA FOR 08″BIG BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course he’s speaking out!! George Bush and his entire administration has pulled off the biggest okey-doke!!! Why is it when someone wants to speak out, he/she is disgruntled?? Bush and his whole administration are liars, and one day they will be held accountable for everything they have done.
the thing is i know hestelling the truth.. however why wait soo long to let it out.. if he was a real sane human he would think of what is right and wrong in a situation.. if he knew what bush done is doing is wrong.. he should have stood up in the beginnin… its a question whether its for publicity but the guy just wanted ob security.. other than that.. im glad hes opening up.. by writing.. because it just shows how much this has hit him.. and it takes alot of thought and consideraion to write a book. well done
vote obamaaaaaa
Is he lying now…or was he lying then? This man’ has no credibility. We do know that the current establishment is very tainted.
Vote FOR OBAMA 2008!!!!!!!!
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