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Press Briefing by Dee Dee Myers THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 23, 1993 PRESS BRIEFING BY DEE DEE MYERS The Briefing Room 1:21 P.M. EDT MS. MYERS: Class, there's going to be detention if you don't come to order. I have no news. Q Thank you. (Laughter.) Q That hasn't stopped up before. (Laughter.) Q There are 84 Democrats in the House who were -- who want the First Lady to consider a single-payer health care system. What is the White House reaction to that? ~ snip ~ MS. MYERS: Again, we...

For the benefit of our country, I hope and pray respect for the office of the president returns with the new president in 2009. The abuse the presidency of George Bush was forced to tolerate has been nothing short of obscene. Just last week, someone referred to the president as "that bastard Bush." The former first lady, senator and presidential candidate gently nodded her head in approval and answered the foul mouth with, "Well, there is a lot of truth in that." For years now Mr. Bush has been called a liar, betrayer, dummy, bastard, fear monger, murderer … just...

WASHINGTON - Talk about an inconvenient truth. l Gore finally won his place in the Oval Office on Monday — right next to George W. Bush. Forever linked by the closest and craziest presidential race in history, the two men were reunited by, of all things, White House tradition. Gore was among the 2007 Nobel Prize winners who were invited in for a photo and some chatter with the president; Gore got the recognition for his work on global warming. The two men stood next to other, sharing uncomfortable grins for photographers and reporters, who were quickly ushered in and...

"It is a real beauty" - that's President George W. Bush's verdict on the brush cutter he was given by Fredrik Reinfeldt during the Swedish Prime Minister's visit to the White House. In a letter dated June 18th and released to journalists on Wednesday, Bush tells Reinfeldt that he has already put the brush cutter to use on his Texas ranch following the prime minister's visit in May. "Dear Fredrik: I was honored to welcome you to the Oval Office," the president writes. Reinfeldt was slammed by opposition politicians at home for not using the meeting to criticize US policy...

Welcome to Sanity Island, where only adults are allowed. President Bush Named Bob Dole And Donna Shalala To Serve On The President's Commission On Care For America's Returning Wounded Warriors and he met with them in the Oval Office today. He Signed An Executive Order Creating A Bipartisan Presidential Commission To Conduct A Comprehensive Review Of The Services America Is Providing Our Returning Wounded Warriors. In total, the President will announce nine members to serve on the Commission – including the two co-chairs. The President Also Directed U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Jim Nicholson To Establish An Interagency...

On Tuesday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann fretted about an Oval Office meeting of President Bush and several conservative talk radio hosts -- verbally tagged by Olbermann as "right-wing radio yackers" and labelled on-screen as the "Legion of Doom" -- as the Countdown host contended that Bush was devoting "90 minutes worth of your taxpayer dollars" to the meeting. And in an amusing faux pas, Olbermann's staff, for the second time in less than a year, accidentally displayed a photograph of former liberal Democratic Senator Max Cleland instead of conservative talk radio host Neal Boortz. During the show's opening...

President Bush discussed his policies with conservative radio hosts last month at the White House, including, from left, Mike Gallagher, Neal Boortz, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Michael Medved. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — On an overcast Friday morning last month, White House aides ushered an influential group of conservative radio hosts into the Oval Office for a private audience with the president. For an hour and a half, Mr. Bush discussed his case for the war in Iraq, his immigration proposals and even the personality of his Scottish terrier Barney, who scratched on the door during the session until the...

Today, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan joined President Bush for a press conference in the White House East Room. Click here for video and a complete transcript. Vice President Dick Cheney spoke at a campaign fundraiser in Rochester, NY. And Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld addressed a town hall meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Enjoy your Friday visit to Sanity Island

WASHINGTON — President Bush will address the nation Monday on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The White House requested network time for the speech from the Oval Office. The speech will begin at 9 p.m. EST and could last up to 18 minutes. Bush is expected to reflect on the lessons learned from Sept. 11 and the future of War on Terror. It is not considered a political speech and will not be used to call on Congress to do anything specific. "It will not be a political speech. It will not be calls to...

WASHINGTON - NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart has had such a successful racing career that he's becoming a regular at the White House. Stewart said President Bush recalled his two previous visits to the Oval Office — one for his first Cup championship and another with other top drivers — when he came in for a third on Tuesday. "It's a real big honor to be able to come here and have the president remember you," Stewart told reporters as he left the West Wing. "He said, `I'd like to see you back here next year.' So I'm definitely on...

Hurricanes, turned tropical depressions, swirled all over the North American continent. England was still recovering from a chilling terrorist attack. Gasoline prices stood at all-time highs. And yet the world did not fall apart over the past week. In fact, our stock markets have risen, housing markets remain strong and growing government revenues have even started to trim our nation's deficit. These developments, and the public's reactions to them, demonstrate a major shift in the way the public responds to events. It is perhaps the dawning of a new day. America has joined other nations, more accustomed to acts of...

Ed Klein's New York Times best-seller "The Truth About Hillary" has been trashed in the media as too salacious to be taken seriously, with reporters highlighting allegations that Klein never made about Mrs. Clinton's sexual orientation and being raped by her husband. But the real trouble for Hillary is hinted at in the book's subtitle: "What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President." What critics seem to want to avoid is Klein's claim that Hillary knew all along that her husband was carrying on an affair with Monica Lewinsky - and even approved...

THERE has probably never been a president, there may not have been a human being, who observes punctuality with the sort of fanaticism that President George W. Bush brings to every aspect of his life. If you are on time for a meeting with the President you are late, we were told as we prepared for our interview in the Oval Office yesterday to preview the G8 summit at Gleneagles next week.   Sure enough, a full nine minutes before the allotted time for our appointment, the door of the most famous room in the world opens and a genial...

NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton sat down with Underneath Politics for an exclusive interview on his thoughts on the Lewinsky scandal and how it affected his presidency. When asked about his actions during that time, he offered us a very simple explanation: “What can I say, I’m a Leo.” “Leo’s are people who revolt against the status quo, having sex in the Oval Office is not something presidents do. By having sex in the Oval Office, I was revolting against the status quo, which is not my fault, because I’m a Leo and that’s what Leo’s do,” the...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 19 - With its sleek horizontal form hovering at the edge of the Arkansas River, the new William J. Clinton Presidential Center has been called by promoters a "bridge to the 21st century," a trite allusion to one of the former president's favorite themes. Locals snicker that it looks like an enormous double-wide trailer. Actually, its best elements fall somewhere between those two extremes. Designed by James Polshek and Richard Olcott of the New York-based firm Polshek Partnership, the library has moments of genuine architectural power. Its sleek cantilevered form thrusts out aggressively toward the river,...

In every presidential campaign, there is an issue which rises to the surface and dominates the debate. In 1992, it was the economy. In 1980, it was inflation, unemployment, and a tarnished national image. In 2004, it is the war on terror, and in particular, the Democrats are attempting to make this election a referendum on the war in Iraq. Time and time again, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry has said his opponent has "misled" the American people on Iraq.

Once again, the MTV Video Music Awards is near us, August 29 at the American Airlines Arena. Once again, the material is smut-laden and is not appropriate for the family. Nominee: Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!" Comment: Men are on the prowl at a nightclub. There’s talk of getting women naked and wanting It seems there is an excess of smut here. “A lady in the street, but a freak in the bed.” Nominee: Britney Spears, "Toxic" Comment: Sexually explicit content. What do you expect from the maggot no-talent? Dr. Laura would gong her. Nominee: D12, "My Band"...

Is he an international man of mystery? Does he have psychic powers beyond the realm of mere mortals? Could it be possible that John Kerry truly knows the innermost secrets and desires of all world leaders? Or, is he just a self-serving politician of the Kennedy brand who will do anything, say anything, obfuscate and deceive with abandon in his quest to occupy the Oval Office? Frankly, I'd bet on the latter. As time goes on, John Kerry seems to be exhibiting traits frighteningly similar to the delusions of Al "I invented the Internet" Gore. In truth, I suspect many...

<p>WASHINGTON -- In Scott Stevens' assessment, President Bush would likely be a centerman if he played ice hockey. President Clinton, on the other, would be better as a defenseman.</p> <p>Stevens, the Devils captain, made the remarks yesterday outside the White House, where the team was recognized by Bush for skating to its third Stanley Cup championship in the past nine years.</p>

PRESIDENT CLINTON: Good evening. Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors. Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world. Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons. I want to explain why I have decided,...