Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan turns against Bush

Los Angeles Times

[kelsiejackson]

On accepting Scott McClellan's resignation as his press secretary two years ago, President Bush predicted that he and the outgoing aide some day would be "rocking in chairs in Texas and talking about the good old days."

But maybe their days in the White House together weren't so happy after all.

Next week will bring the publication of McClellan's 341-page tome, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception." It is described by Politico's Mike Allen as "surprisingly scathing."

[kelsiejackson]

"Isn't it amazing how quickly everyone can turn against you?"

[JaneNC]

Anything to sell a book...what a piece of turncoat crap

[traderrob6]

This coming from probably the most inept Press secretary of all time.

[sarasota]

This guy has lost all credibility. What a putz.

[avacado]

"Isn't it amazing how quickly everyone can turn against you?"

If McClellan wrote a book called "Bush: The Greatest President" it would sell zero copies. McClellan is a punk!

[avital2]

how big of a dollar advance did this guy sell out for? do we know what his price was?

[Dr. Ursus]

Your right. The only way he could get a large advance was
to trash the Bush adminstration.

[Jaxter]

"do we know what his price was?"

If they paid him more than 30 pieces of silver they got robbed.

[AppyPappy]

I was reading the article and it sounded like the reporter was projecting his opinion into the article rather than telling us what the book said.

[Jaxter]

"do we know what his price was?"

If they paid him more than 30 pieces of silver they got robbed.

[A.A. Cunningham]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/05/beware-of-the-s.html

[linn37]

Stuttering Scott, I don’t miss him. He was lousy and I always wondered how he got that job.

[kenmcg]

Wow!!! What a back-stabbing piece of human debris!!

[SampleMan]

McClellan certainly didn't do anything for the family name.

He always looked like he was sweating bullets and trying to remember the answer. I would have fired him on day 2.

It is now the custom of Washington failures to write whiny books bemoaning everyone about them as flawed.

[kb2614]

This guy has lost all credibility.

You must have something before you can lose it.

[RangerMoon]

Is it interesting that we don’t find any tell all books about the Clinton administration? The people that worked for them are true loyalists. I just don’t understand it.

[Thrownatbirth]

Guy does a lousy job and then blames his boss. Move along, folks...

[WayneS]

George Bush’s fault!

;^)

[stratboy]

Maybe they were loyal, maybe they feared Arkancide.

[WayneS]

Maybe Bush didn’t send him the reinforcements he was demanding.

[newfreep]

McClellan was pathetic in his presentation style and bush made a terrible mistake in not recognizing this deficiency.

That said, bush has been a diaster by pushing his big gov't liberalism and leading the turn against limited gov't conservatism. Nov elections will be a massive defeat for pubs and reflect what bush has done to Reagan legacy.

Sigh.

[Nervous Tick]

Yet another impressive Bush administration “public serpent”.

Must be something in that inside-the-beltway water.

[period end of story]

When he does his book tour, and is inevitably asked who he’ll support in November, I wonder who he’ll pick.

[kelsiejackson]

Looks like it's spreading:

From the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7423099.stm

[normy]

This guy's momma ran for Governor against Perry, Bush's boy and got thumped. She comes across as bitter and he was pretty much a joke.

It seems one of Bush's biggest flaws is thinking he can convince everybody to go along with him.

[tobyhill]

McClellan was always the inside turncoat and that’s why he got booted.

[libs_kma]

I used to hope everyday that McClellan would be replaced, because the cretin liberal media used to play him like a fiddle and make him look like a fool daily.

It even made me feel sorry for him sometimes.

Not anymore.

He drops from sight with his tail between his legs and now comes back and kisses the same @$$ that used to make him look like a fool.

Whatta Putz....

[DogBarkTree]

Must be something about the name.

[King Hawk]

I don’t understand how anyone, even McDonald’s, could consider hiring Scott in the future knowing every decision made would pass through his notebook for public airing. This smells like a former disgruntled employee taking a few shots about things he wasn’t fully informed about.

[PurpleMan]

Lest we forget Dee Dee Myers, Ron Nessen, Ron Ziegler, Bill Moyers, Jody Powell

[vetvetdoug]

Its sickening on how Russert and the MSM talkers are salivating at the statements made by McClellan in the book. I believe this is going to set off a feeding frenzy by the Bush hating MSM that will reverberate the next six months. It won't be McCain in the news, the book will give the left a flag to wave at the Republicans and further destroy any credibility we have left.

[traderrob6]

“Lest we forget Dee Dee Myers, Ron Nessen, Ron Ziegler, Bill Moyers, Jody Powell”

Sorry, Scott McClellan still tops the list.

[McGruff]

Et tu, McCainClellan?

[NavyCanDo]

“Anything to sell a book”

And could he pick a better time? - going into an election season where everyones thoughts are on politics.

[mimaw]

I suppose President Bush was responsible for the Randy Cunninghams and all the other crooks in the congress. If they get their a$$es handed to them in Nov. it has far more to do with their own foibles than anything Bush did. They are out of touch and have no plan of action.

[fortheDeclaration]

McClellan is a punk!

I second that!

[fortheDeclaration]

Is it interesting that we don’t find any tell all books about the Clinton administration? The people that worked for them are true loyalists. I just don’t understand it.

The death penalty works!

[tiredoflaundry]

Hmmmmmm, Such timing. I wonder if Scott is in cahoots with Soros?

Moveon.org has a new commercial about President Bush & McCain, and describes them like the "twins" from the Patty Duke Show, The "Bush 3rd term " theory.

Now "deer in the headlights" Scott comes out with a book with some serious accusations. Such timing..

[fortheDeclaration]

One of our worst generals!

Nothing worse than a timid general.

[Rational Thought]

I agree. Let’s wait to see what’s truly in this book before coming to conclusions.

[fortheDeclaration]

Its sickening on how Russert and the MSM talkers are salivating at the statements made by McClellan in the book. I believe this is going to set off a feeding frenzy by the Bush hating MSM that will reverberate the next six months. It won't be McCain in the news, the book will give the left a flag to wave at the Republicans and further destroy any credibility we have left.

Being attacked by the MSM might actually help Bush!

[Proudcongal]

I was reading the article and it sounded like the reporter was projecting his opinion into the article rather than telling us what the book said.

Alot of "he suggests" this and that. I have no doubt what we've seen so far is the very worst from the book, if there's any accuracy at all. Apparently, the rest of the book is friendly toward Bush.

[Blue Turtle]

Betrayal...the worst kind of character trait. No soul...

[carola]

Bush isn’t mean and vindictive like the Clintons, who love to exercise their power. People were always afraid of them until Hillary started to crash and burn.

[sarasota]

As if he was privy to the inner circle.

[Vermont Lt]

OK, I will put on my flame suit now...

Is it possible that things are that great in the White House? I think its damned likely that things are held so tightly that the press secretary would be extremely frustrated.

I’ve seen this type of thing in my own business. People mistrust the media, and in turn, we mistrust our own PR people. In the end, it hurts the company.

In the end, it hurts Bush.

[RaceBannon]

The McClellan family name??

Have you read any Civil War histories??

That name was tarnished completely after Chancellorsville!

[SolidWood]

McClellan was a lousy speaker. He couldn’t sell anything... so he should know about that. He was a stuttering bore... yeeeek. A far cry from Tony Snow or Ari Fleischer.

[reefdiver]

Well Scott - I know you’ll read this. You sold out for what? $3.00 per book. What’s next, a seat in Denver with Michael Moore , Jimmy Carter ? Do you think you’ll have the balls to be interviewed live by some one who might drill into your “fact’s”?

[tirednvirginia]

Yes, it is betrayal but also he’s a very bitter ex-employee. He was so bad at his job, I think he was booted and Tony Snow came on the scene.

Its called REVENGE.