Reporter: Bush administration lying about Blair House booking

[Hepburn]

The Bush administration claimed on Tuesday that the reason Blair House was not available for the Obamas to live in when their daughters started school in Washington on January 5 was that former Australian Prime Minister John Howard had previously been booked to stay there overnight on January 12. However, political columnist Margaret Carlson believes this is a lie.

Carlson told MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, "I reported -- but also the Washington Post reported -- on December 11 and 12 that there were no foreign dignitaries booked into Blair House during that period of time."

When the Post reported on the rejection of the Obamas' request in December, it noted that White House spokespersons had referred to "previously scheduled events and guests that couldn't be displaced" but that "administration officials said there are no foreign dignitaries scheduled to stay there during the first two weeks of January."

"I have the feeling they actually asked to come and stay so that there might be some plausible reason for not letting the Obamas stay there," Carlson suggested.

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Reporter_Bush_lied_about_Blair_House_0107.html

I should be shocked at this story....but from the asshole Bush Admin, nothing surprises me anymore.

Total asshole stunt, IMO. The story states that Blair House has 119 rooms, with 35 bathrooms ~~ so HOW the fuck was it booked solid at the end of the Bush presidency?

Asshole....total asshole stunt. :thumbsdown:

[gratuitous]

1. Calling Bush a liar in (almost) real time?

What will we tell the children?

[Hepburn]

3. Yeah, can you imagine that?

A reporter accused Bush of lying.

IMO, the oddity would be to accuse the SOB of telling the truth!

:hi:

[madaboutharry]

2. It is simply immature.

They are indeed a bunch of assholes. They wouldn't know how to behave any differently.

[Hepburn]

5. I so agree ~~ especially under the circumstances that...

...the Obamas wanted to be there so their children could start school in a timely manner.

Totally childish act on the part of Bush ~~ not unexpected, tho.

[tblue]

4. This show of contempt for the American electorate should be exposed for all to see.

The entire Bush presidency is a lie, from the 'selection' in 2000 to this final insult. Just one big, long stomach churn.

[Hepburn]

6. And, like I said above...

...the asshole did it to spite children who needed to timely lessons at their new school.

Talk about mega petty....:puke:

[tblue]

7. Doesn't Laura have more class than that? I woulda gone around hubby's back and called

Michelle and asked her to please, please take the Blare House whenever she and her family were good and ready. If just for appearances, you do these things.

[Hepburn]

13. You would think that both of them as parents would consider...

how important it is for young children to timely start in a new school. I do agree ~~ I would have thought Laura to have had more sensitivity and class than her asshole husband. Guess she proved me wrong.

[Disturbed]

9. W & his Cabal show passive/ aggressive contempt for

Pres. Elect Obama. This is a purposeful act of mean spirited spite while in public they
pretend to be cordial to the newly elected Dem.

[indepat]

22. Holistically and in totality: one humongous ubiquitous lie

:P

[DCKit]

27. The slights aren't over.

New WH china - "The Bush China" - was just delivered today, relieving Mrs. Obama of yet another opportunity to put her own stamp on the Obama Presidency.

I hope the Obama's box it up and put it in storage, then make a big deal of the history of each of the other sets they use for various occasions.

[yardwork]

8. Another classy act from the king of class.

[Hepburn]

12. Hey, Bush has a LOT class...

...all of it is low, very low, but he does have a LOT of it!

:hi:

[yardwork]

14. LOL!

[BurtWorm]

10. We all know they really need every spare minute to remove the torture implements

from the Blair House basement. Cheney needs them back in his own residence.

[napi21]

11. I heard Margaret last night. What AH's! So much for the "I want this to be

a perfect transition and insist on everyone's cooperation!" bs from Shrub a few weeks ago. I just wondr how many others in his admin have done or are doing underhanded things that we'll never hear about?

[Hepburn]

15. Unlike the rumor about the Clinton's taking the Ws off the keyboards ~~

which, of course was not true ~~ Bush right out in the open screws with the Obamas.

[yardwork]

16. The Bushes are always doing what they accuse others of doing.

If we want to know what the Bushes are up to, just look at their accusations.

[Hepburn]

17. Excellent point and sooooooo true! n/t

[napi21]

21. I remember the "W" key story, and I was disappointed that it wasn't true!

That would have been the cleverest practical joke I'd heard about for a very long time!

[Hepburn]

24. I am glad you said that....

...because I thought it was funny as hell when I heard it! :hi:

[napi21]

25. YES! BFD it might have cost $100 to replace them all! Small price

to pay for such cleverness! Too bad it wasn't true.

[spanone]

18. it sums up the assholes last eight years perfectly.....i do hope the door hits him on the way out

[Hepburn]

20. Well, at least he is consistent....

...total asshole 100% of the time.

[benld74]

19. W just couldn't understand why,,,

Obama would want to commute from England to DC everyday. Blair's House, Tony Blair get it huh huh huh?!?!?

[young_at_heart]

23. The Bush family shows how much class it has----none!

Just when you think you can't be shocked any more by these usurpers----what unbelievably tacky, ungracious behavior!!

[Boomerang Diddle]

26. of course, it should come as no surprise

that Bush is caught lying again. has he ever told the truth?