Dana Perino Caught Lying Again
by sarabeth at 6:00 am on April 30th, 2007 in Bush Man Date, Corruption, Podium SpinIt was on March 27 that Dana Perino decided that life as stand-in White House Press Secretary wasn’t nearly fun enough if you didn’t just totally make up things from time to time. That’s when she was asked how many White House staffers had used RNC email accounts, and as she later confessed, she “said a handful… (because) I was asked based on something that I didn’t know”.
So now that Tony Snow is slated to return this week, last Thursday Dana Perino couldn’t resist playing one last episode of “let me just make it up and see if anyone notices”.
During yesterday’s press briefing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino resisted answering any questions about why the administration thought it necessary to give political briefings to appointees at federal agencies, and whose idea it was to hold them.
When one reporter asked Perino whether the briefings were a “White House idea, initially, or was it the agencies,” Perino dodged the question and replied that “the Clinton administration had similar briefings.”
But since most people who served in the Clinton administration are not yet dead, the intrepid bloggers at ThinkProgress (not reporters, mind you) did just a little digging, and came up with:
Perino’s “Clinton did it too” is wrong. Bush White House officials went to federal agencies on at least 20 occasions and conducted private briefings for large groups of political appointees. They gave presentations focusing on “Republican electoral prospects in the last midterm election.” The Hatch Act explicitly prohibits the use of federal property for partisan political purposes.
Doug Sosnik, who served as President Clinton’s Director of Political Affairs and later as Counselor to the President, told ThinkProgress, “We never went to agencies and briefed political appointees.” Sosnik and several other former Clinton administration officials told ThinkProgress that Clinton officials never conducted similar briefings. (emphasis theirs)
Presumably Dana Perino will be looking for a new career in the not too distant future. If anyone has suggestions as to what might be suitable for a pretty young thing with a compulsive need to lie, be nice and email them to her. Or feel free to send them to us, and we’ll pass them along.
Cornelia U. Shiver wrote:
Dear Dana Perino, While intentionally patrionizing the press by lying may seem amusing to YOU, sadly, it is not funny to to me. I know I speak for many people. It is bad enough that the Bush administration is noted for “not telling the truth” to the American people and we are not amused by this. For public servents such as the White House representative, such as you to name a few individuals, I feel that you all have a higher standard of responsibility to be as truthful and honest as possible when repsenting our government at a public forum. As one who holds such a prestigeous and public figure, I feel it is incumbant that you have the responsibility to treat the press and utlimately the American people, with more courtesy, respect, and honesty at your press conferences. There may be fine line between innocent humour and putting others down by fabricating information. This administration has done more thatn enough lying to the American public and we are fed up, lost respect, and have no faith in those who hold such high public offices and abuse these positions. At least those on “Air America” or Amy Goodman in :Democracy Now” are respected for their honesty and respect they give their viewers. I was taught respect is earned and received when given. Thank you. Sincerely, Cornelia U. Shiver
Posted 04 May 2007 at 8:19 pm ¶
Mark Wallace wrote:
Dana puts all of you to shame. Maybe your a little bit jealous because she is attractive and your not. Republican women are strong and smart. Just like Arnold said all democrats are girlie men and ugly women
Posted 11 May 2007 at 4:56 am ¶
jamie beth wrote:
Why are all the haters such poor grammarians?!
Posted 11 May 2007 at 6:13 am ¶
matt wrote:
that’s not even the biggest problem. they can’t keep score or read a calendar either.
Posted 11 May 2007 at 6:21 am ¶
sac wrote:
Mark is right on one thing, Perino is smoking hot.
Posted 11 May 2007 at 9:31 am ¶
Mong Mike wrote:
Leave her alone. She appears to have nore of a clue about what;s actually going on the White House than the Incumbent
Posted 23 Aug 2007 at 2:18 pm ¶