BREAKING: Scott McClellan endorses OBAMA

[Bluebear]

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.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/23/AR2008102302786.html

[Bicoastal]

1. HE'S ONLY ENDORSING HIM 'CUZ THEY'RE BOTH *BLACK!!!*

Oh, wait...

[maddezmom]

4. LOL

:D

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. LOL

:spray:

[OKNancy]

7. LOL - I know folks here will start knocking him

but I think he seems like a descent fellow

[ailsagirl]

22. He saw the light-- and he couldn't continue...

I say good for him!!

Every vote counts :eyes:

AND it's a well-deserved slap-in-the-face to bushco!! :evilgrin:

[malaise]

27. Where is he descending?

:D

[OKNancy]

50. ha ha - He is full of "s"

too late to edit and your joke would make sense if I did

[malaise]

83. Your response is a DUzy

:rofl:

[Bake]

77. Into hell, perhaps.

Scottie sold his soul long ago, and now he's trying to save himself before it's too late.

Well, Scottie, better late than never, I suppose. C'mon in.

Bake

[JHB]

79. David Brock came back from the Dark Side...

...so there's still hope for Scottie. But it's up to him to do so.

Looks like he may have taken his first step into the larger world.

[Bluebear]

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:spray:

[rzemanfl]

13. No, it is because they both wrote books. n/t

[racaulk]

20. LMAO!!!

:rofl:

[BrklynLiberal]

30. One more...LOL

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

40. .....

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

41. .......

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[SpiralHawk]

42. LOL

LOL

[Canuckistanian]

44. LOL

Suck on that, Rush

[orleans]

72. suck what? i predict rush will endorse obama before next week has

come and gone.

[ihavenobias]

54. Bicoastal, that response is

PERFECT.

:)

[prayin4rain]

82. Exactly!! n/t

[XemaSab]

2. Ice is beginning to form on the handbasket

:scared:

[SammyWinstonJack]

HELL!

:evilgrin:

[rzemanfl]

3. Sweaty Scottie has the self-respect of blue-green algae, but

we can use the vote.

[SammyWinstonJack]

31. ...

:evilgrin: I love the smell of repug rats jumping ship.

[earth mom]

6. OMFG. Who's next * & Co?!

:wtf:

[OwnedByFerrets]

17. That would be a mortal blow to BO.....

no one wants Monkeyboys endorsement.:rofl:

[SammyWinstonJack]

45. I heard that caribou barbie is a greater threat to McSame than bush so maybe gramps could use an

endorsement from george right about now. :evilgrin:

[earth mom]

52. I've got my fingers crossed that * endorses McCain = the kiss of death to the McCain campaign.

:evilgrin:

[cui bono]

68. I thought he already did?

When McCain left him waiting for him and he was doing a little dance until McCain arrived?

[earth mom]

78. Opps, guess I missed that.

:blush:

[cui bono]

80. Well, it could have been during the primary...

it was pretty funny though. The reporters and camera crews were all there waiting... McCain is late... Bush doesn't know what to do... so he started doing a little dance, literally. I know there's video somewhere because I saw it, probably on Countdown.

:)

[Hardrada]

8. Can we expect the wiesel Ari Fleisher to change sides too?

You know, some endorsements we'd rather NOT have?

[BootinUp]

18. Nah, he was just on The Daily Show, showing how much he hasn't

learned.

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Holy fuck!! Scotty the duck??

Can't wait to hear Mike Malloy's thoughts on this one tonight. :evilgrin:

[HeraldSquare212]

10. He is still so pissed about being lied to. His book was pretty much all about that.

[VP505]

11. I still think he is a weasel,

and don't know if he is seeing the light or just trying to find some forgiveness for being such a putz.

[PopeRatzo]

37. no doubt

Weasel is as weasel does.

Scott McClellan is a weak man (as are we all) who is trying to climb his way back to humanity.

Keep climbing Scott. You're not there yet, but if you don't give up, and you REALLY lay out the truth in your next book, you might just make it.

[cookiesaredelish]

12. lol.

[Bluebear]

15. A first post welcome to DU!

[Bluebear]

62. Well that didn't last long.

How did I know it wouldn't?

[wryter2000]

34. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[Geek_Girl]

35. Gee I wonder whose next Rumsfeld?

nt

[BootinUp]

14. Its like a snowball rolling downhill. :-)

[JackBeck]

16. Preemptive "making nice" with a new administration?

Shouldn't absolve Scotty from his complicity, though, if any investigations are conducted by the Democratic super majority.

[lynettebro440]

19. They keep coming out of the closet

who will be next...

[mikelgb]

21. ...

[LiberalHeart]

23. I thought he was going to endorse tonight on Larry King.

[Gregorian]

24. I was waiting for this.

It's all good. Now an Obama smear is a Powell, McClellan smear.

Plus, when there's a recount, we've got a broader base.


Weasels and war pavers, but for now...

[dkofos]

25. First a war criminal and now a liar.

I hope the days of the lying press secretary will soon be over.

[MrCoffee]

26. This doesn't make McClellan any less of a scumbag.

[BrklynLiberal]

28. I figured for sure this was a joke...

I am really taken aback by this.

He was on Jon Stewart recently and did not seem to indicate anything of this decision..

OOps...Sorry. That was Ari Fleischer.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

29. William Donaldson, Bush's former SEC Chairman has endorsed Obama

In fact, three former heads of the SEC have endorsed Obama.

http://www.newser.com/story/27468/three-former-sec-heads-to-endorse-obama.html

William Donaldson is the Republican appointed by Bush to head the SEC who generally sided with the Democrats because he wanted to impose regulations on hedge funds. He was forced to resign in order for Chris Cox to come in and toe the line for Bush and the deregulators.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

32. That's a real shocker.

He couldn't just be trying to sell more books could he.

David

[Bluebear]

33. Do you think this would sell more books? That book has been out a while

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

38. I don't think so but McClellan might think it would give him more credit with us on the left.

[AllieB]

43. Hmmmm.

No but I'm sure the rightwingers will use that excuse.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

36. Holy Shit That Shocks The Hell Out Of Me! I Didn't Expect That One At All.

GOBAMA!!!

[Unbowed]

39. Has Brownie endorse Obama too?

Wouldn't surprise me. It's like revenge of the nerds.

[pirate_satellite]

46. It's a trick

Next Cheney, and then Bush, are going to endorse Obama. It's their last, desperate strateregy to hurt Obama at the polls.

[blues90]

47. All these foresaken freaks are doing is

Running to the high end on a sinking ship and nothing more. As far as I am concerned they can sink with the rest of the long term criminals and their enablers.

I can't believe that there is anyone who feels these endorsements are anything other than a form of redemption just to stay in the club.

[MrCoffee]

48. :thumbsup:

Bingo

[spoony]

66. Too right

These cronies think they're going to save themselves from the just condemnation of history. They're wrong.

[Triana]

49. Does this help Obama? I'm undecided. Your opinion? n/t

[FatDave]

57. No, but it helps Scott McClellan.

And I imagine that has a lot to do with it.

[file83]

81. A lot of the rats are jumping ship - on to ours.

You are right! If McClellan announced he was supporting McCain, well then *yawn*.

But being a good "press" secretary he knows that to put himself into the spotlight this is the best move.

Then again, Obama is the best choice, so you can't really argue with that. But is motivations are most likely self-serving.

[Greyskye]

51. Hey Scottie! Watch out for that bus you're about to be thrown under!

[Last Stand]

53. Still a whore, and I still can't stand that weasel.

When a prick endorses you, is it really the endorsement you want?

[MrMickeysMom]

55. Ida know, guys...I'd be wondering about an endorsement by simple Scotty

Lie a thousand times, then write a book admitting you were the cover for the lies... You've burned too many bridges, SS.

[MiniMe]

56. Goes to show you, he is a loyal Bushie, but not necessarily a loyal republican

That's my take on it anyway. I think he would have been against the Bush policies if it hadn't been Bush putting them out there.

[RainDog]

58. screams the infinite Nelson-ness of the universe.

<<<<<<<<<HAH-HA>>>>>>>>>>

[lonestarnot]

59. I can still see his curmudgeon face lying to us! I hate liars!

[Catherine Vincent]

60. Jeff Gannon wouldn't like that. :)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

61. Good old Scotty!

[sofa king]

63. Did he say that by saying he's NOT endorsing Obama?

Because otherwise, he's lying.

[KitchenWitch]

64. Can Dana Perino be far behind???

:crazy:

[Bluebear]

70. I think she is too far gone!

[KitchenWitch]

71. You are right about that.

[RB TexLa]

65. If it were me, I'd tell Snotty no thanks.

[Elidor]

67. Wha-at?

Does not compute.

[newtothegame]

69. Sweet :)

[Quantess]

73. Ouch!

Scott McClellan has been consistent over the past year.

[no limit]

74. I smell a right wing conspiracy. get all the fuck ups of the bush administration to support Obama

I bet Karl Rove is not far behind :).

[ogneopasno]

75. Too little, too late, McClellan.

You opportunistic little sock.

[AmyCamus]

76. The Bush people hate McCain.

This won't be the last.