The Out Of Touch Media

4:08 pm EST August 17th, 2005 | Media | 1 Comment

Washington Post’s Jim VandeHei talks

San Francisco, Calif.: Why doesn’t the press refuse to take briefings from Scott McClellan, who either lied to them about the Plame incident, or was lied to by the administration? Isn’t his credibility shot?

Jim VandeHei: Scott took a good beating when it was learned that the White House knew much more about the Plame leak than he and others let on last year. It’s not entirely clear how much he knew about the involvement of other officials. But Scott has a lot of credibility with reporters. He is seen as someone who might not tell you a lot, but is not going to tell you a lie. more broadly, we go to the briefings if for no other reason to hear the White House spin on world events. they rarely figure into our daily reports because we will talk to Scott and others one on one and not in front of a crowd.

What world do we live in where the media believes that a press secretary, let alone the White House press secretary doesn’t lie? These people… I swear.

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