Bush to WND 'No, No, No'

WorldNetDaily ^ | July 29, 2003 | WND

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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!

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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.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Les also won the Silver Sow Award, if I'm not mistaken...

[far sider]

Silver Sow award. Yes. That's what it was. Thanks.

[Hatteras]

"I was a Bailey man myself...:

I still am...

[far sider]

[yonif]

Check this out.

[MissAmericanPie]

Regarding the border, who all here plans to attend the Sept. 10-11 demonstrations in D.C. to protest our open borders at which Tom Tancredo will be one of the speakers? Who here, who cannot attend in D.C., is going to organize sister demonstrations in their own cities?

[MissAmericanPie]

Regarding the border, who all here plans to attend the Sept. 10-11 demonstrations in D.C. to protest our open borders at which Tom Tancredo will be one of the speakers? Who here, who cannot attend in D.C., is going to organize sister demonstrations in their own cities?

[MissAmericanPie]

Eventually it's time to stop talking peace and pick up a gun. That time is way past due in Israel.

[Publius6961]

Gee, there's a shock. A presidential press conference that's scripted?

Must be.

Otherwise no one would laugh a the mention of "Helen Thomas"

[goldstategop]

WND is a pain in the neck for the party in power. Now that's a tribute to a free press whose mission should be to root out fraud, waste, and abuse from government and behave like a watchdog in the people's interest. No wonder President Bush didn't call on the WND journalist. In case you're wondering, a Democratic President would given the guy the same treatment.

[NYC Republican]

Here's another good pic

[mewzilla]

Anyone else just catch Barbara Starr on CNN. Breaking news, David Kay set to report tomorrow that he's got proof of Iraq's WMD program, though no "smoking gun" as of yet. I missed most of the report. Anyone else see it?

[MissAmericanPie]

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[cc2k]

Oh, I think WKRP's star agriculture reporter knew turkeys couldn't fly. The Big Guy and Herb were responsible for that disaster.

Yes, and I think it was the big guy (Mr. Carlson?) who said "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

BTW, one of the writers for WKRP in Cincinati worked at an Atlanta radio station (WQXI AM) in the 1960's, and I think the turkey episode (and several others) were based on his experience there. That was well before I moved to the Atlanta area, so I can't confirm that the Turkey incident really happened here, but I've heard that from many different sources, some of them in the Radio biz in the Atlanta area.

[far sider]

I heard that rumor too. (That it was based on a real event.) That was one of my favorite eps. Along with the one where they're trying to get the naked picures of Jennifer back from the sleazy photographer.

[MatthewViti]

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[SJackson]

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