Bam! CNN’s Jake Tapper let DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse have it. And for good reason. As Twitchy reported, the Obama administration is now trying to summon journalists for an off-the-record meeting with Attorney General Holder. Funnily enough, some journalists are refusing. Whatever happened to the most transparent administration evah?! And why would they want to privately meet with the James Rosen-targeting Holder? Would they be next?
The DNC’s Woodhouse decided to spin by douche-tweeting. It’s totally the journalists’ fault, you see.
POTUS asked AG to review how leak investigations are done but some in the media refuse to meet with him. Kind of forfeits your right gripe.
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) May 29, 2013
Totally asking for it, right Brad?
@woodhouseb Jesus, Brad.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) May 29, 2013
Seriously.
Ace of Spades also took to Twitter to slam Brad Woodhouse’s outrageous off-the-record Holder-spinning idiocy.
incredible MT @woodhouseb POTUS asked AG to review leak investigations but media refuse to meet with him. [media] forfeits right to gripe.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
@JohnEkdahl just saw it. speechless.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Thankfully, he wasn’t really speechless. Take it away, Ace!
@JohnEkdahl you know I just discovered he's blocked me from RT'ing his messages
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
The media is balking at a briefing on the "unfettered right of the press to report" which is itself… secret @verumserum @woodhouseb
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Holder/Woodhouse: We support the unfettered right of the press to report the facts.
Media: May we quote you?
H/W: No. Off the record.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Media: You are accused of being too secretive.
H/W: That's absurd.
Media: May we quote you?
H/W: No. National security.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Media: Some say you are too arrogant in your dealings with the press.
H/W: Speak up, it's hard to hear you from the closet.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ If someone leaks his comments, LOOK OUT!
— Michael Dahmke (@michaeldahmke) May 29, 2013
great q from @michaeldahmke: if someone leaks Holder's off-the-record, confidential comments, will there be an investigation?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Bingo.
Citizens are rightly outraged and disgusted.
@AceofSpadesHQ H/W: "I had very good reasons for seizing those phone records."
Media: "What are they?"
H/W" I can't tell you."— Brian Cates //Flynn & Breitbart's Army! (@drawandstrike) May 29, 2013
But seriously, this is incredibly disturbing https://t.co/SWM5dm67ku
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) May 29, 2013
https://twitter.com/michaeltams/status/339864070557675522
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/339864431540453376
apparently @woodhouseb is planning to re-run Spiro Agnew's playbook against the liberal establishment media #genius
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
If the idea to only have a press meeting actually came from POTUS, as @woodhouseb indicates, we deserve an explanation.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 29, 2013
Somebody from @AP needs to call @woodhouseb on @JamesRosenFNC cell so we can read what they talked about in an IG report later.
— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) May 29, 2013
Ace continues his brilliant analysis.
that @sharylattkisson was obviously paranoid and silly when she claimed this WH pressured her to lay off stories
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Why, this deference to quasi-religious political Messiahs and the enabling of all the President's Heresy Hunters isn't creepy in the least!
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Winner RT @JohnEkdahl: From @thefix tomorrow: @woodhouseb is well-known for his vast collection of faux-leather belts.
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 29, 2013
Secret remorse RT @JohnEkdahl So, @woodhouseb, is this some of that heartfelt remorse we’ve been hearing so much about?
— DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) May 29, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ @JohnEkdahl On the record remorse looks kinda braggy. This way we know he really means it
— DaveinTexas (@DaveinTexas) May 29, 2013
Heh. Fox News’ Martha MacCallum slammed the “creeping remorse” pro-Holder spin yesterday.
.@daveintexas nailed it: If Holder did his Remorse Tour bit on the record, it would look "braggy." Off the record, we know it's for realz
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Holder is, you see, just trying to keep politics and manipulation out of this. He just wants the unalloyed truth to out.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) May 29, 2013
Serious You Guys!
Unbelievable. Yet, totally believable with this disgrace of an administration.
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