Reply #17: I thought Milbank worked way too hard to downplay this story. [View All]

[Nothing Without Hope]

I thought Milbank was over-the-top in trying to downplay the importance of the "Gannon" WH visits story. When I saw in the newsletter that Keith would cover this story tonight, I suspected that his bosses would receive a call from the WH demanding that the story be suppressed or downplayed in some way. I wonder whose idea it was to invite Milbank? I thought he worked hard to deliberately project "nothing here, move on, move on." I mean, at the very least this is a truly BIZARRE and UNIQUE situation, and Keith forced him to admit the latter at least.

I suspect Milbank's motives.

I LOVED the fact that the previous graphic, the photo of the White House with the letters

FRIENDS

written across the front was still up behind Keith while he was talking bout the mysterious and numerous visits of JimmyJeff. I wonder if that was his way of leaking what he really thinks about this - maybe not, but I like the thought.

I hope Milbank didn't succeed in his clear goal of squashing this story. He reminded me of Rosemary Woods leaning over an impossible distance to show how she could ACCIDENTALLY erase the Nixon tape whle her foot was on the pedal of her machine.

Recommended. This is an important video clip. Thanks, dzika!

(edited to correct some sloppy editing in the first paragraph)