Wednesday, February 28, 2007
“Senior Administration Official” Moron of Mystery (9:09 am)
The WSJ’s Washington Wire invites speculation about the identity of the unnamed “Senior Administration Official” speaking in this interview transcription, from the White House Office of the Press Secretary:
Interview of a Senior Administration Official by the Traveling Press
Aboard Air Force Two
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: “Let me just make one editorial comment here. I’ve seen some press reporting says, ‘Cheney went in to beat up on them, threaten them.’ That’s not the way I work. I don’t know who writes that, or maybe somebody gets it from some source who doesn’t know what I’m doing, or isn’t involved in it. But the idea that I’d go in and threaten someone is an invalid misreading of the way I do business.Doubtless the Bush White House actually thinks nobody could ever figure it out. Then again, Wolf Blitzer, David Broder, and Katie Couric may not.
posted by Brian Zick
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We all know that the Bush administration is notorious for its “background briefings” in which reporters are barred from identifying the “senior administration official” who answers questions. But sometimes there are subtle clues as to the briefer’s identity, that are caught on vivid dvds. “Senior administration official” is certainly a demotion from “Vice President”, no? I think the reference is misleading, and doesn’t convey the true authority with which the “official” is speaking.
posted by Caren on 6-18-07 at 9:29 AM