Bush spokesman insults the press; gets called a jerk in return

[Grimmlok]

I hate this puff pastry, he's so rude.

NBCNEWS chief White House correspondent David Gregory warned President Bush's spokesman on Monday not to be a "jerk!"

The heated exchange came during a press gathering at the White House.

Gregory asked White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan about the Cheney hunting accident.

'David, hold on, the cameras aren't on right now,' McClellan replied. 'You can do this later.'

'Don't accuse me of trying to pose to the cameras,' Gregory said, voice rising. 'Don't be a jerk to me personally when I'm asking you a serious question.'

'You don't have to yell,' McClellan said.

'I will yell,'' said Gregory, pointing a finger at McCellan at his dais. 'If you want to use that podium to try to take shots at me personally, which I don't appreciate, then I will raise my voice, because that's wrong.'

'Calm down, Dave, calm down,' said McClellan.

'I'll calm down when I feel like calming down,' Gregory said. 'You answer the question.'

'I have answered the question,' said McClellan, who had maintained that the vice president's office was in charge of getting the information out and worked with the ranch owner to do that. 'I'm sorry you're getting all riled up about.'

'I am riled up,' Gregory said, 'because you're not answering the question.'"

[LynnieD]

Well, the cameras did catch quite a heated press conference, I think it was yesterday, and David Gregory was all riled up then, as were several other reporters, including one from CBS. It was beautiful to see that they weren't going to take shit from that weasel, and demanded true and accurate answers to their legitimate questions. The CBS reporter was just asking the approximate time of the 'shooting' and they couldn't/wouldn't tell him and he's like WTF????
LOVES IT!

[AliceInWonderland]

oh Man I hate this guy; everytime I see his squirmy chub ass on t.v. talking down to everyone I just wanna strangle him! but I don't think my hands would fit around his fat neck!!
but yeah white house reporters are so chickenshit now b/c this administration is so censoring on everyone, I love Helen Thomas b/c of her outspoken-ness and vast knowledge, but the Bush administration has sent her from the front row to the back!!!

sick 'em Ellen!