In the 6:40 AM News Pile on Friday had a story about the Associated Press report that "Bush Teleconference With Soldiers [was] Staged:"
Leslie: Critics were saying, you know, the event was more of a stage show than hard news. But, uh, in his defense, they said that they wanted to let the soldiers know in advance what the questions were so they would be prepared to answer them.
Jimmy: And I don't have a problem with the fact that the, you know, they're making a big deal about the fact that the soldiers knew what the questions were going to be or whatever, ok fine, you know, I understand that. But I mean, it's still a big publicity stunt.
Toucher: [unintelligble]
Jimmy: They're not going to get anybody up there who's going to say anything other than tow the company line.
Yet what Leslie failed to report is that Whithouse Press Secretary Scott McClellan had previously denied that the officers' "comments to the president [were] pre-screened."
Thanks to Chris from Kennesaw for his contribution to this post.
