Talk:Scott McClellan

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Contents 1 Old comments 2 Date of birth 3 Plame scandal 4 Would a quotes section work? 5 Press Secretary 6 Nickname suggestion

[edit] Old comments

Barr said Scott was s'posed to get married in Austin on the 40th anniversary of the JFK murder.[1] Did he go though with that? He took a break at the right time.[2]

[edit] Date of birth

He is described as age 35 in this article (10 July 2003) and this article (23 September 2003). If my arithmetic is correct, he was born between 24 September 1967 and 10 July 1968. Tim Ivorson 19:47, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

165.247.218.75. Thanks for adding McClellan's birth year to the article. I have changed the categories to reflect his date of birth. Tim Ivorson 10:44, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

That sounds right. He and I were in the same class in sixth grade; almost all children in our class were born between 1 September 1967 and 31 August 1968. We were pretty good friends; unfortunately I don't remember (if I ever knew) when his birthday is. --Angr 15:40, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Plame scandal

The article needs to be updated in light of McClellan's role in the unfolding Plame scandal, as spokesman for the White House and as a grand jury witness himself. We ought to include a few quotes from McClellan about his colleagues Rove and Libby from September and October 2003, when he proclaimed their innocence and called their involvement in the leak "ridiculous" and "not true". Contrast this to his "we do not comment on ongoing investigations" stance after July 11, 2005, and all of his hand-over-heart proclamations to the White House Press Corps from that point on that he (at least) is personally honest. Shariputra 18:19, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Would a quotes section work?

I think McClellan, who I personally think has the most thankless job in the White House, has probably some quote-worthy deflections. They're already becoming a part of the pop culture lexicon, particularly on shows like The Daily Show. Bobak 17:13, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

• He has a thankless job because he's the voice of the anti-christ.--DannyBoy7783 23:54, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Press Secretary

• Just to make it perfectly clear, Scott McClellan is still the Press Secretary until a replacement is found. Am I right? --Shawn 03:14, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nickname suggestion

Can we get a redirect from Mouth of Sauron to here?

Kidding!

Kenji Yamada 22:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)