VIDEO-Countdown on the transcription alteration

[liveoaktx]

Say Wha?

[medeak]

1. that was fast! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

2. Thanks, liveoaktx!

May I cross-post in the Keith Olbermann/Countdown Group?

[liveoaktx]

3. Sure

He's the man!

[Patsy Stone]

10. That he is, doll.

Come by anytime, we'd love to have you over for drinks and snark. :)

[jayfish]

4. Sorry To Say Folks, But In The Interest Of Truth...

and fair play it looks and sounds to me like he said, "that's inaccurate". Lets try to keep it clean.

Jay

[Straight Shooter]

6. Yes, but at this point that's not even the point.

The point is that the White House insists that the transcript be changed to something which Scotty-Mouth most definitely did not say.

I agree, it could be, "That's inaccurate." OTOH, I don't have state-of-the-art equipment which will allow me to slow down the video and watch his mouth while the sound is coming out s-l-o-w-l-y.

[jayfish]

8. It IS The Point.

Because it's starting to look like a game of tit-for-tat, gothca. You don't need a machine to see him shake his head no and say "that's inaccurate" in a hurried, crescendo fashion. We don't need to go after these little things when we have then by the balls on the big things.Both the transcript and the White House are wrong so lets just call offsetting penalties and move on.

Jay

TYPO EDIT

[Straight Shooter]

14. It's beyond tit-for-tat and gotcha.

The White House wants the transcripts changed to something which was most definitely not spoken. Surely they have reviewers of video who can look at Scott and come up with the same thing you saw/heard. So, why didn't they go with "That's inaccurate"?

AFAIC, there are two points, anyway:

1. Scott did not say "I don't think that's accurate;
2. The White House is trying to manipulate the truth.

Yes, there are many issues on which to hang them. But the biggest issue is their credibility. Does this not go to the heart of their credibility, that they cannot even say perhaps that Scott misspoke but are actually trying to create words which never existed?

[jayfish]

16. We Disagree.

:shrug:

Jay

[Straight Shooter]

21. I guess we do.

But it's okay, that's what we're here for. ;)

[JWS]

7. "That's accurate"

He said that, he didn't nod. It was as clear as day...

[tuvor]

11. Well, no one's saying he used those words.

If it were that simple, you'd think the WH would want the transcript to read as such.

But no, they want to cram three extra syllables in, before Scotty even opens his mouth.

[jayfish]

17. Man, John Belushi Would Be Proud.

I can see him saying the whole bit. Please don't take that as a slam. The point is salient, but just think about how petty it seems. Let's let the two parties work it out and not turn it into a national incident.

Jay

[tuvor]

20. No slam perceived.

As someone who prefers to be as certain as possible before weighing in, and isn't worried about saying so, I appreciate where you're coming from.

Otherwise, it's all just preaching to the choir, isn't it?

Cheers!

[Straight Shooter]

5. Scotty-Mouth slipped on a Freudian banana peel

"That's accurate."

But as Keith pointed out, it seemed Scott was shaking his head rather than nodding it. BTW, at one point it sounded like Keith phrased Scott as saying "That's inaccurate." Somewhere before the 3-minute mark. Does anyone else hear him say that?

Thanks, liveoaktx.

[Mme. Defarge]

9. Sorry,

but every time I have watched this, it looks to me like McClellan is ever so slightly nodding his head in agreement. Then, he looks like he is listening intently, and ultimately mutters, as if to himself, "That's accurate."

I think his body language actually matches what he says, which is "That's accurate."

[Straight Shooter]

12. Maybe I should watch it again.

But that means I'll have to watch the whole thing, and I can't stand to look at Scotty. Maybe it was my own head shaking side to side, LOL.

[Patsy Stone]

15. And as Greg Mitchell of E&P said:

Scotty "committed truth". Oopsie. :)

[buzzard]

13. Liveoaktx I am having trouble viewing anything at canofun any tips?

[CBHagman]

18. Disconnect between movement and words.

If you read McClellan's lips, you can see him form the words "That's accurate." As he says that, though, he gives a little shake of the head. Oddly, just before that, he's nodding slightly at what David Gregory is saying.

McClellan should have just said, "Whoops! Didn't mean to say that." Then the incident would be over. Instead, the White House is trying to throw its weight around. Give it up, clowns.

[Patsy Stone]

19. These aren't the 'droids you're looking for.

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...
Nothing to see here, just move along, now...