Wingnuts Run Their Standard Attack-The-Messenger Playbook On McClellan
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 29th, 2008 4:37 am by HL
Wingnuts Run Their Standard Attack-The-Messenger Playbook On McClellan
It’s routine now. A BushCo insider (see O’Neal, Paul; Clarke, Richard; Adelman, Kenneth; Kuo, David; Wilkerson, Lawrence, etc., etc., etc.) exposes rampant BushCo malfeasance/corruption/incompetence, and instead of directly addressing or rebutting the issues raised, wingnuts break out literally the same four ad hominems in defense of the Great Leader: He’s just trying to sell books! Scott McClellan learns that the way to get good press as a Republican is to write a book burning a Republican president. He’s a liar! The question:
It’s all so predictable now. A BushCo insider (see O’Neill, Paul; Clarke, Richard; Adelman, Kenneth; Kuo, David; Wilkerson, Lawrence etc. etc. etc.) exposes rampant BushCo malfeasance/corruption/incompetence, and rather than directly addressing or rebutting the charges, the wingnuts break out the literally exactly the same four ad hominems in defense of the Great Leader: (updated)
1) He’s just trying to sell books!
Scott McClellan learns that the way to get good press as a Republican is to write a book burning a Republican president.
2) He’s a liar!
There’s always a demand for a professional liar.
3) He’s disgruntled!
“When you suck at your job, quit and write a book ripping your old boss.”
And my personal favorite — 4) He’s a liberal!!!
Bush’s legacy has been badly damaged by his staffing decisions, which included too many “loyal” Texans, too many liberals, and too many light-weights.
In this case, McClellan fits all three categories.
Hilarious.
You’d think by now the wingtards would be weary of these endless auto-da-fes. It’s not like they’re doing any good — the guy they’re trying to protect is sitting at 28%. It’s just that they love nothing more than to spew venom and point and shriek and attack, especially when one of their own turns heretic and tells the truth.
RedState sums up the entire right-wing blogosphere’s response to Scotty nicely:
What a scumbag.
Reow!
TP has more here. And the White House goes with #3 and calls McLellan “disgruntled.”
UPDATE
And now, according to the Cornerites, McClellan loves abortion and is pro-terrorist. Really.
And there’s this hilarious post from Kathleen Parker beginning,
I’m confused about Scott McClellan’s book. Without having read it…
So much fun.
