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The Final Spin

Ari Fleischer, dana perino, Howard Kurtz, PR, Robert Gibbs, Scott McClellan, sperson, White House spokesperson / By Peter Himler

This blog has frequently looked at the succession of White House spokespersons over its three+ year run. A persistent theme centered on how the public faces of this administration — Fleischer, McClellan, Snow and Perino — have sold their souls to blindly advance the political POVs of their bosses. Most people today acknowledge that these […]

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Flack Helps Pack Crack Hacks

“Don’t take the bait.” This was the advice former Bush flack Ari Fleischer gave to a Green Bay Packers gathering yesterday on how to deal with journalism’s offensive line. “They [the media] are also going to stir the pot.” (Apparently not enough.) But, Ari, how should one behave when he’s caught lying? And what should