McClellan Endorses Obama

[catgirl]

Source: Huffington Post

NEW YORK — Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, says he is backing Barack Obama for president.

McClellan made the endorsement during a taping of Comedian D.L. Hughley's new show that is premiering on CNN this weekend. The former Bush administration official said he wanted to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done.

He's the second former Bush administration figure this week to publicly back Obama, following former Secretary of State Colin Powell. McClellan caused bitterness among his former co-workers with a tell-all book that criticized Bush.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/23/mcclellan-endo...

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Wow.

[VeraAgnes]

1. He knows he needs to cleanse his soul.

I'm okay with that too.

[BearSquirrel2]

24. Yes he has one ...

The key is that he actually has a soul. You could always tell because he wasn't very smooth at delivering all those lines. He was always uneasy and I've always read that as him not liking what he was doing.

Tony Snow ... he's a soul-less bastard who has no problem whatsoever as lying to the American public. He doesn't regard them as worth being honestly informed. To him, we're all just troglodites that should know and do what we're told.

Good for Scotty.

[SlowDownFast]

29. .

Tony Snow ... he's a soul-less bastard who has no problem whatsoever as lying to the American public. He doesn't regard them as worth being honestly informed. To him, we're all just troglodites that should know and do what we're told.

Same goes for that rat bastard Ari Fleischer.

[BearSquirrel2]

32. As well as the lying sack of cute ...

The lying sack of cute is really quite mesmerizing. I think this is a new play in the Republican playbook. They're really just copying a play by newsrooms. A pretty face delivering bullshit is quite mesmerizing.

[tavalon]

40. Tony Snow was a soulless bastard

He's dead.

[KingFlorez]

2. He's just a guilty white person supporting Obama because he's black

/freepermode off.

[HopeHoops]

12. Very clever sneak preview of Hannity and O'Reilly to come.

[Leo 9]

3. Great Scott!

It's already on wikipedia!

Scott McClellan
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Scott McClellan (born February 14, 1968) is a former White House Press Secretary (2003–2006) for President George W. Bush, and author of a controversial book about the Bush Administration entitled What Happened. He replaced Ari Fleischer as press secretary in July 2003 and served until replaced by Tony Snow on April 26, 2006. On October 23, 2008 McClellan endorsed Barack Obama for president on a taping of CNN's "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News" program. The interview will air on Saturday, October, 25, 2008 at 10 p.m. ET

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McClellan

[catgirl]

7. Wow, you found that one awfully quickly!

And the MSM will need to wait until Sat. with this news. LOL.

[uppityperson]

4. Great Scott(y)!

[Romulox]

5. Republican party = Stonecutters. Democrats = "No Homers". nt

[Chulanowa]

11. Who robs Cave Fish of their sight?

Who rigs every Oscar night?

[Voice for Peace]

21. Who puts up a mighty fight?

Who takes you from day to night?

[jeff30997]

36. Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?

Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We dooo!



Lol!

[MadMaddie]

6. oooh...that's another one that has to hurt!

[Trajan]

8. I am SO pleased ....

Scottie is rapidly atoning for his past sins ....

Kinda .....

Yeah ... I know .... But it's still nice he is coming around ....

[catgirl]

10. Does he have children?

Maybe he wants to change his legacy in his family tree. Or, he always felt guilty and/or suspicious
of George Bush and his motives.

[Robbien]

38. You just know that the wingnuts are going to tear into him again so this took guts

Yes, he is doing a fine job of atoning.

[onehandle]

9. Good for him. I have to say that his spots on TDS and Colbert made him seem decent.

Deep down. Thank you, Mr. McClellan.

[Lifelong Protester]

13. You had me for a minute

I thought this was a riff on Palin's mistake on the general so that what we had here was General G.B. McClellan (who was a democrat) endorsing Obama...from the grave...

[quiet.american]

14. Never in my wildest imagination (a few years ago) could I have forseen this. nt

[tblue]

33. I thought one thing the Bushies had going for them was being100% in lockstep.

Not no more!!!

I am sure that Scottie and Colin Powell will be given the cold shoulder by the r/w for the rest of their lives. Republicans really know how to hold a grudge and they are very, very vindictive. Most of them could really benefit from years of therapy.

[tclambert]

15. Roll-call of prominent Republicans defecting to Obama's camp:

Former Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell
Former Michigan Governor, William Milliken
Former Reagan adviser, Ken Adelman
Former Bush Press Secretary, Scott McClellan
Former President, Abraham Lincoln

[Jackpine Radical]

34. Former MN Governor Arne Carlson

[armed_and_liberal]

16. When the rats leave the ship...

You know the ship is sinking. Or is this "Cut and Run"?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. Really?

The former Bush administration official said he wanted to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done.

Or McClellan could talk like Larry the Cable guy and say "Git her done."

[ReadTomPaine]

18. His press conferences were affectionately called "pig roasts" for a reason...

He was the worst liar in Washington and clearly uncomfortable with his job in the Bush administration. His face would get red, he'd stammer and sweat, he'd break eye contact.. it was like watching a toddler with cookie crumbs all over his clothes. He also had the misfortune of coming after that masterful bastard Ari Fleischer, who is one of Washington's most gifted liars.

I'll never forget the press conference where McClellan resigned. Bush had a look on his face like an eager hog, he was relishing every moment of Scottie's acute discomfort. From that moment onward, I knew this endorsement was coming.

[mdmc]

19. mercy

[volstork]

20. Another rat races

off of the sinking ship!

[Nambe]

22. Now go send somebody to jail and you are forgiven.

[cactusfractal]

23. I'm not sure how I feel about this...

I hated McClellan for so long for his role in the corrupt Bu$h WH that it'll take more than a tell-all and an endorsement to restore his karmic balance. Maybe if he testifies against Bu$h/Cheney at a Hague war crimes trial...

[99th_Monkey]

25. Geez? Who will be next? Rove? Condi? This is unbelievable.

Maybe Scotty didn't have alot to loose, after kinda outing the shrub and all.

[Dangerously Amused]

26. I'm guessing Laura. And/or the twins. :D

[99th_Monkey]

31. I hear Barney (*'s dog) is barking funny these days too ...

Barack!! Barack!!

[Dangerously Amused]

39. LOL!

Good one.

[valerief]

27. Who cares about the soulless McClellan? He won't sway the morons to

vote for Obama, so who GAF what he thinks?

[Voice for Peace]

28. I was thinking today, after MC was dissing GW, that maybe GWB would endorse Obama next.

wow. totally take away mccain's base, and confuse the hell out of everybody.

[geekgrrl]

30. awwww that's nice I guess. Didn't we used to call him Puffy McMoonFace around here? nt

[tavalon]

41. I remember him being called Snotty

[JohnnyRingo]

35. Wow! This is hugh(ley)

Not McClennan so much, I half expected that, but does this mean DL Hughley is replacing Glenn Beck on CNN?
That's news I can live with.

[liberaltrucker]

37. Soooo, Simple Scottie saw the light

Good, but a bit late. Asshole should have done it in an official press conference.
Telling all and resigning in live TV. Belatedly growing a pair doesn't quite cut it.

[question everything]

42. Wow, indeed

Of course, after writing his book he is looking to find a new niche for himself

[Jennicut]

43. I am genuinely happy and surpised about this.

I know its fashionable to hate Rethugs and especially former Shrub administration ones but what is wrong with realizing you were wrong and then man you worked for, were friends with was a total A-hole and and idiot? Some people have been diehard Rethugs until Bush came along and are now voting for Obama. I don't think its just publicity he wants, perhaps his whole way of thinking has changed and when you see Bush and from the inside you know just how bad it really is. The Goldwaters, Eisenhowers, one of Richard Nixon's daughters. All Republicans, all turning away from the party. Scott, welcome to the light.

[struggle4progress]

44. I guess Scotty didn't enjoy being left to twist slowly slowly in the wind

[sabra]

45. Former Bush Press Secretary (Scott McClellan) Backs Obama

Source: ABC News/AP

Scott McClellan Is Second Former Bush Official to Back Obama


Scott McClellan, President Bush's former press secretary, says he is backing Barack Obama for president.

McClellan made the endorsement during a taping of Comedian D.L. Hughley's new show that is premiering on CNN this weekend. The former Bush administration official said he wanted to support the candidate that has the best chance for changing the way Washington works and getting things done.

He's the second former Bush administration figure this week to publicly back Obama, following former Secretary of State Colin Powell. McClellan caused bitterness among his former co-workers with a tell-all book that criticized Bush.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=6099518

[bkkyosemite]

46. Well this is a surprise. Seems many are abandoning ship.

[jobycom]

47. Have we heard from Paul O'Neal yet?

[Xipe Totec]

48. ROFL!