Word: fleischered
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...know when the White House is trying to get a particular "message" out? Simple: just count the number of times Press Secretary Ari Fleischer or any other high-level official employs the same words or phrases in a single briefing, speech or interview...
...Take, for example, the roll-out of the Bush Administration's much-heralded, already-maligned national energy policy. In his regular daily briefing on Wednesday, which was dominated by discussion of the energy plan, Fleischer repeatedly used the word "comprehensive," usually in sentences like, "And that's why, going back to September of last year, the President said that the United States needs a COMPREHENSIVE energy plan...
...little White House gloating: Though Bush, perhaps realizing that his issued gloat Wednesday about bipartisanship in the House vote came off a bit over-spun, toned it down after the Senate version. "The president views this as a very important day in his new presidency," said Ari Fleischer, "and he is very pleased to thank the Democrats that helped make this possible." (Trent Lott said Bush also phoned personally...
...FLEISCHER: Last question...
...Fleischer certainly left open the possibility that the administration is indeed addicted to the up-Hill fight. Like tax cuts. Or "fast track," a battle Bush began in Quebec City with typical over-optimism. It's starting to look like a pattern: Take campaign promise. Assume mandate. Make menacing speeches in senators' home states, and then take whatever Trent Lott...