Game, set, and match to The Onion.
Childish? Yes. But it's the perfect response to such a stupid request. Plus jokes about shitting blood are always funny.
I think the White House will just let this one go now.
Could you imagine them holding a press conference on this?
Reporter: What is your response to The Onion's portrayal of Laura Bush as someone who is shitting blood?
Scott McClellan: I'm going to be happy to talk about this at the appropriate time. You and everybody in this room, or most people in this room, I should say, know me very well, and they know the type of person that I am. And I'm confident in our relationship that we have. But I will be glad to talk about this at the appropriate time, and that's once the investigation is complete. I'm not going to get into commenting based on reports or anything of that nature.
Reporter: So, can you confirm whether or not the First Lady's anus is actually bleeding?
McClellan: Well, those overseeing the investigation expressed a preference to us that we not get into commenting on the investigation while it's ongoing. And that was what they requested of the White House. And so I think in order to be helpful to that investigation, we are following their direction.
Reporter: Is the Laura Bush's bleeding from her ass or not?
McClellan: Again, I appreciate the question. I know you want to get to the bottom of this. No one wants to get to the bottom of it more than the president of the United States. And I think the way to be most helpful is to not get into commenting on it while it is an ongoing investigation. And that's something that the people overseeing the investigation have expressed a preference that we follow.
And that's why we're continuing to follow that approach and that policy.
Reporter: Can you at least confirm that you have been talking to outside consultants about Laura Bush's alleged bleeding problem?
McClellan: Well, we are listening to what others have to say, not only the United States Senate, but outside as well. And there are a lot of people expressing their views right now. There are suggestions that, sure, people are going to make as we move forward and we'll look at and consider those suggestions. The president also met with the Congressional Black Caucus and said he would take their views into account as we move forward as well.
Thank you.
(Thanks to Thinkprogress.org for the McClellan quotes)
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Friday, October 28, 2005
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