(Via Glenn Reynolds) Smoothness. Professionalism. Competence.
Shortly after 4 p.m., the stench of smoke began filtering back to the press booths in the White House.
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None other than Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton who — on his third day in the White House — was still having a little trouble working the door.
Trying to get into the briefing room from the outside, Burton inadvertently short circuited the electronic door opener, causing small plumes of smoke to fill into the inside of the briefing room.
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And now his credibility
woodsman (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 11:34AM EST (link)is on par with Baghdad Bob. Will he lay awake at night wondering; Why don’t they take me seriously?
Compare and contrast
bk (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 11:39AM EST (link)to that time Bush tried to open a locked door behind a podium in China. He was of course a bumbling idiot.
"So much for instilling them with a sense of awe."
6eorge Jetson (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 11:51AM EST (link)Here's the rest of the story.
I only care about black people when I can use them to attack Republicans. Sunday, January 25th at 12:57PM EST (link)Turns out Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton somehow broke the motor on the door, which has been malfunctioning all week.
So it wasn’t all his fault.
Petty, small-minded stuff.
You appear to be lost.
NightTwister (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 1:00PM EST (link)The door you’re looking for is over there to the left.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. – Winston Churchill
great defense, champ
streiff (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 1:01PM EST (link)you’ll have fun using that for the next 4 years
“What keeps me here is the reek of beer, the ladies and the craic”
This one's dropping smelly stuff all over the place.
Achance (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 1:06PM EST (link)Need a wet cleanup!
In Vino Veritas
I hate working before noon on Sunday.
HappyBunny Sunday, January 25th at 1:12PM EST (link)But OK…
Diary of the year. [nt]
Bill S (Diary) Sunday, January 25th at 2:38PM EST (link)“It’s such a fine line between stupid, and clever.” – David St. Hubbins