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Bush to WND 'No, No, No'
WorldNetDaily ^ | July 29, 2003 | WND

Posted on 07/29/2003 3:29:59 PM PDT by joesnuffy

AT THE WHITE HOUSE Bush to WND: 'No, no, no' President cuts off correspondent's query during scripted news conference

Posted: July 29, 2003 5:40 p.m. Eastern

Editor's note: Each week, WorldNetDaily White House correspondent Les Kinsolving asks the tough questions no one else will ask. And each week, WorldNetDaily brings you the transcripts of those dialogues with the president and his spokesman. If you'd like to suggest a question for the White House, submit it to WorldNetDaily's exclusive interactive forum MR. PRESIDENT!

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

President Bush today cut off WND's White House correspondent in mid-sentence as he began to question the chief executive at a Q and A session in the Rose Garden with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

After Sharon and Bush made opening remarks about their meeting in the White House, the president announced to several gathered members of the press: "I'll call upon two members of our press corps. We'll alternate," meaning each leader would recognize two reporters from his respective country.

After one American and one Israeli reporter were recognized, WND White House correspondent Les Kinsolving, who was standing near the front of the press pack, said: "Why do you criticize, Mr. President …"

Bush then jumped in, saying, "No, no, no. Hold on. Not you. Steve. Maybe some other time, but not now."

Like other Bush press conferences, it appeared the event was scripted and that Bush was to call on two pre-determined American reporters.

WND was able to fully question White House presidential press secretary Scott McClellan at the regular press briefing on the issue he planned to ask Bush about: The security fences Israel is erecting to protect its citizens from terrorism.

WND: Scott, while the president said that Israel's border wall or fence, which is now 85 miles long, is "unhelpful," U.S. Border Patrol said yesterday that there are 68 miles of our Mexican border that are also fenced or walled. My question, first of two: Will the president, as an example to Israel, order that the Mexican border walls be removed? Or does he recognize a deep concern of Texans, New Mexicans, Arizonans and Californians about the millions of illegal aliens that keep crossing there?

McCLELLAN: Well, first, let me speak to the issue of the Texas-Mexico border. Because when the President was governor, he made it very clear that he was opposed to building a wall along that border, that walls tend to separate people. And he made his views very clear on that issue as governor. And so that was a view he expressed as governor.

In terms of the security fence in Israel, he's also made concerns known about how, over the long-term, that he hopes that that can end, as well, that terrorism will no longer be there and that the security fence will no longer be needed. But he has continued to make his views known in the meeting earlier today.

WND: Page 1 of the Washington Times reports "U.S. reverses its position on Hamas. Powell says nonviolence key to new role." And my question: If this is done, despite Abbas' total violation of the road map's requirement that Hamas be disarmed, why should al-Qaida not be extended the same olive branch?

McCLELLAN: I'm sorry, I didn't hear the first part of your question. But the road map makes very clear that terrorist organizations need to be dismantled. And that's –

WND: He has to disarm Hamas. He has not disarmed Hamas.

McCLELLAN: That is the president's position. But he also made it very clear that Prime Minister Abbas is someone who is committed to peace, someone who is committed to –

WND: – when?

McCLELLAN: – committed to addressing security situations. They had a good visit about some of these issues.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abbas; arafat; bush; fence; hamas; homelandsecurity; illegalaliens; israel; palestinian; plo; sharon; southernborder; terrorist; usmexico
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To: Howlin
“It's a helicopter, and it's coming this way. It's flying something behind it, I can't quite make it out, it's a large banner and it says, uh - Happy... Thaaaaanksss... giving! ... From ... W ... K ... R... P!! No parachutes yet. Can't be skydivers... I can't tell just yet what they are, but - Oh my God, Johnny, they're turkeys!! Johnny, can you get this? Oh, they're plunging to the earth right in front of our eyes! One just went through the windshield of a parked car! Oh, the humanity! The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement! Not since the Hindenberg tragedy has there been anything like this!”

21 posted on 07/29/2003 3:51:08 PM PDT by rockprof
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To: Howlin
"Oh, the humanity!"
22 posted on 07/29/2003 3:51:16 PM PDT by Orangedog (Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
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To: Howlin; sheltonmac; JohnGalt
Exactly. He asked the questions everybody else would be embarassed to ask.

I don't know. I'd like an answer to this question right here. Of course we shouldn't expect any answers, just do what we're told

WND: Page 1 of the Washington Times reports "U.S. reverses its position on Hamas. Powell says nonviolence key to new role." And my question: If this is done, despite Abbas' total violation of the road map's requirement that Hamas be disarmed, why should al-Qaida not be extended the same olive branch?

Hmmmm, now why would the administration change its position on a terrorist organization and especially Hamas?

More than 50 percent of Hamas's current funding comes from Saudi Arabia and is increasing despite US President George W. Bush's call to the kingdom to halt aid to Palestinian terrorist groups, Dore Gold, a former Israeli ambassador to the UN and a researcher of terrorist financing, said Tuesday in Washington.

"The Saudi share of Hamas funding is growing, not declining. We're getting no change in Saudi behavior," Gold said at a roundtable on Saudi terrorist financing and September 11 organized by Reps. Ileana Ros Lehtinen (R-Florida), chair of the House International Relations Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, and Gary Ackerman (D-New York), the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee

Saudi Provides Most Of Hamas Funding: Dore Gold

Oh, but I forgot, no one in the 'official' Saudi government knows anything. And the same official Saudi government refused last week to condemn Hamas. And Saudi Arabia is an 'ally' on the WOT.

Reminds me of the firefighter (Saudi Arabia) who start the fires just to call other fire departments (the Western World) in and appear as the hero

23 posted on 07/29/2003 3:51:23 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: joesnuffy
This is on about the same level as him rebuffing the Enquirer or Weekly World News.

In short, who really cares if he blows off a 4th rate flunky reporter from a 5th rate hysteria rag?

24 posted on 07/29/2003 3:51:53 PM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine (.....always remember that in any barnyard full of talking animals, sheep lie.....)
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To: rockprof
LOL!
25 posted on 07/29/2003 3:52:10 PM PDT by Dog (Drove my Jagwire to the Quagmire but the Quagmire was DRY!!!)
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To: joesnuffy
So let me get this straight. The President agrees to take questions from the press. He tells those assembled that he and Sharon will alternate CALLING on a member of the press for a question and then Les Kinsolving rudely ignores the President's stated guidelines and blurts out a question and WND gets po'd because the President refuses to let Kinsolving finish his question. Is that the gist of this story?

Sounds like the President was pretty tame in his response.

26 posted on 07/29/2003 3:52:26 PM PDT by pgkdan
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To: joesnuffy
it appeared the event was scripted...................

Keep this thought in mind..............
27 posted on 07/29/2003 3:52:40 PM PDT by WhiteGuy (Deficit $455,000,000,000 + MY VOTE IS FOR SALE)
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To: Howlin
"I swear to God I didn't know turkeys couldn't fly."


Shhhhhh..... don't tell no one that them turkeys climb up those trees to roost..... Heck if they knew that they'd be setting traps on the ground for them.....
28 posted on 07/29/2003 3:53:38 PM PDT by deport
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To: redlipstick
The only other that comes close was where they booked "Scum of The Earth" for a concert. Whenever they asked someone what the time was, the runt of the group would say "That's it for him, then!" and throw them out the window was a scream. But yes, "Turkeys Away" was the king.
29 posted on 07/29/2003 3:55:25 PM PDT by Orangedog (Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
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To: Sir Gawain
McCLELLAN: Well, first, let me speak to the issue of the Texas-Mexico border. Because when the President was governor, he made it very clear that he was opposed to building a wall along that border, that walls tend to separate people. And he made his views very clear on that issue as governor. And so that was a view he expressed as governor.

My only question is why are there only 68 miles walled up? Sheesh, 68 miles?!? That's it? When is he planning to do something on immigration? When the entire country of Mexico gets up here?

30 posted on 07/29/2003 3:56:41 PM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: joesnuffy
McCLELLAN: Well, first, let me speak to the issue of the Texas-Mexico border. Because when the President was governor, he made it very clear that he was opposed to building a wall along that border, that walls tend to separate people.

We are a separate people with a separate country and a separate culture. I don't want my culture merged with the Mexican culture as is happening now. We need a huge wall that's actually watched and protected. Legal immigration is one thing, but we're being invaded and nobody cares.

31 posted on 07/29/2003 3:58:55 PM PDT by Reagan is King
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To: joesnuffy
>>...McCLELLAN: Well, first, let me speak to the issue of the Texas-Mexico border. Because when the President was governor, he made it very clear that he was opposed to building a wall along that border, ...<<

Well duh, there weren't any Mexicans coming across with bombs strapped to their bodies and blowing up Americans.

32 posted on 07/29/2003 4:01:39 PM PDT by FReepaholic (My other tag line is hilarious.)
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To: Sir Gawain
Thanks for the ping. I saw that incident on MSNBC earlier. Kinsolving always tends to ask the hard questions Bush loves to hide from, but this time he did it in a real nasty way. Very telling.

Helen Thomas was right about this guy all along, IMO.

33 posted on 07/29/2003 4:10:01 PM PDT by Tancredo Fan (Stop the invasion. Put the military on the borders, round up illegals, and tell Fox to shove off.)
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To: Orangedog
"Hello, mummy? You naughty girl... don't come home if you know what's good for you!"
34 posted on 07/29/2003 4:18:08 PM PDT by niteowl77 (If you aren't still praying for our troops, then you had best take it up again.)
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To: My2Cents
"Hubba Hubba"

I always felt she was much prettier than Lonnie.


Yhwhsman
35 posted on 07/29/2003 4:19:41 PM PDT by yhwhsman ("Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small..." -Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: joesnuffy
The only people standing in the way of the Road Map are fundies. Polls show that over 80% of Arabs and Jews support it. Bush is trying to create peace but there are some who apparently favor Jewish-Muslim violence and NO road map to peace would be acceptable. They know no compromise.
36 posted on 07/29/2003 4:30:16 PM PDT by jagrmeister
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To: yhwhsman
Well, yes and no.


37 posted on 07/29/2003 4:30:17 PM PDT by budman_2001
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To: onyx
Why call on WND's reporter when reporters from the alphabets and cable TV are present? The aforementioned have a much larger audience!

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On the contrary. Why not? Makes little sense that he play to the major networks (who trash him daily).
38 posted on 07/29/2003 4:36:53 PM PDT by BenR2 ((John 3:16: Still True Today.))
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To: jagrmeister
The only people standing in the way of the Road Map are fundies. Polls show that over 80% of Arabs and Jews support it.
Where are you getting you information?
The PA refuses to live up to prior agreements. It has once again agreed to crack down on Hamas and Islamic Jihad (and Fatah Tanzim) only to renege.
Meanwhile as a precondition for doing nothing, they are demanding that Israel surrender terrorists in jail.

80% of Israelis do not support any of this.

39 posted on 07/29/2003 4:37:04 PM PDT by rmlew ("Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.")
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To: Moonman62
Well, duh. They also tend to separate the criminals from the law abiding.


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Good point. I don't recall his tearing down any prison walls here in Texas during his time as Governor!
40 posted on 07/29/2003 4:38:20 PM PDT by BenR2 ((John 3:16: Still True Today.))
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