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More Thursday Dana Perino Propaganda
2008-11-13 18:26:00 She?s getting a little more clever anymore as opposed to merely telling outright lies, I have to admit (from here)?Q Earlier in the administration, the President opposed stricter CAFE standards on lighter fuel -- lighter vehicles --MS. PERINO: Oh, really? When?Q It was I believe about four or five years ago.MS. PERINO: I believe not, because I was here, I worked as the communications director for the Council on Environmental Quality, and he has long championed -- and he was the first to increase CAFE standards for SUVs and light trucks for the first time in a decade.Q Well, wasn't the basis on less, smaller fuel-efficient cars weren't as safe as SUVs and --MS. PERINO: There was a National Academy of Sciences report that said that, yes. And when you are working on CAFE standards, one of the things that you take into account is the safety of the vehicles. And I don't think anybody in this room would suggest that we shouldn't do that.Perino is actually right about Dubya favoring ra...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 11/12/08 VIDEO, PODCAST
2008-11-13 01:28:00 Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 22:47 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:08 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Okay, hello. Before I begin, I would like to welcome two people to the briefing room. One, we're happy to welcome back Helen Thomas. We're glad to have you here. We missed you a great deal, and we'll let the sparring begin here in just an instant. (Laughter.)And we are also honored to have Zina Bhaia with us today. Where is she? There she is. Hi. Zina is a 2002 graduate from Baghdad University. She came to the United States in December of 2007 to continue her education, and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in broadcast journalism at the University of Illinois, which happens to be my alma mater where I got my graduate degree, as well. So, welcome to you. We're glad you're here.A couple of things today. One thing the President and Mrs. Bush did this morning that you might be interested in is ...
A Performance Review For Dana Perino
2008-10-09 20:40:00 Think Progress tells us the following from here?During today?s press briefing, White House press secretary Dana Perino suggested the Bush administration would oppose any effort to extend jobless benefits ? a stance the White House has taken before. She explained their position by saying, ?we want people to be able to return to the workplace as soon as possible.? The suggestion was that extending benefits somehow prevents people from returning to work.She concluded by saying that ?the best way to help? the economy and unemployed people is for unemployed people to simply ?get back to work.?I?ll tell you what, Dana: drive down to the Home Depot near you (assuming such a place for what you would call the ?blue collar rabble? actually exists in the posh Maryland suburb where you no doubt live) and ask the store manager what the chances are of hiring a ?white collar professional? during these tough times to help him or her get by until they find a better job.If this person were honest, wh...
Today's Housing Lies From Dana Perino
2008-09-18 21:11:00 You can always be assured of a trip through fantasyland with Bushco?s favorite PR snowflake (from here)?Q Well, I want to give you a chance to respond to what Speaker Pelosi is saying, because it really seems like the -- at least the sort of finger-pointing is ratcheting up, accusing Republicans, and it sounded like the White House, of mismanagement of financial-market regulation. It really seems as though there's a accusation that the White House is to blame in some way, or the Bush administration policy is to blame in some way. Your response?MS. PERINO: Well, unfortunately -- unfortunately, I don't think that the reaction of finger-pointing from Democrats to the White House is anything new.I would ask you to go back and look and ask Speaker Pelosi or any of the other Democrats who are pointing fingers, what specific regulation did they want that we blocked? What specific regulation did we eliminate?This may be factually true as nearly as I can determine, but for Perino or any ot...
Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson V
2008-09-16 01:13:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson FULL STREAMING VIDEO James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:42 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Good afternoon. Obviously, one of the biggest stories of the day is what's happening in our financial market. Secretary Paulson has graciously given us some of his time today -- he doesn't have an endless supply of it, so please keep that in mind, and we'll try to let him answer as many questions as he can before he needs to go. And then I'll come back up and finish up the briefing.SECRETARY PAULSON: Good afternoon, everyone. And I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. (Laughter.)Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past excesses. But the American people can remain confident in the soundness and the resilience of our financial system.I commend the SEC and the Fed for their work over the weekend, convening leaders of ...
The Latest Lies From Dana Perino
2008-07-30 20:54:00 On the one hand, I suppose it?s pretty miraculous that our lap dog White House press corps (with the notable exception of Helen Thomas) even bothered to ask Bushco about the internal investigation that discovered the long-known-but-not-quite-so-tho-roughly-proven politicization of the Justice Department under Abu Gonzales and his mindless functionary Monica Goodling at all (here).However, that in no way excuses the following?Q Dana, what's your reaction to the Justice Department report where they -- the report essentially says, yes, that there was inappropriate influence on politics and ideology that was part of our hiring and firing practices?MS. PERINO: Well as I have read the coverage of it -- I haven't read the report, but as I read the coverage of it, there's obviously information in there that would cause concern to anybody. And we agree with Michael Mukasey that -- the Attorney General -- that there was concern. There should be concern any time anyone is improperly using po...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 05/30/08 VIDEO, PODCAST
2008-05-31 03:51:00 Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 21:13 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:42 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Okay, I've got two things for you -- I said I would have the radio address preview and tomorrow's commencement address. In this week's radio address the President will outline several important legislative matters pending in front of Congress and note the dwindling number of days they have left in session to get this work done.He will call on them to pass a war supplemental that focuses on the needs of our military; to support our military families by passing an extension of the GI Bill that makes it easier for our troops to transfer unused education benefits to their spouses and children; ensure that our intelligence professionals have the tools to monitor terrorist communications effectively and quickly -- that's the FISA law; approve the Colombia free trade agreement, which would open a growing ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino and OMB Director Jim Nussle 05/21
2008-05-22 03:36:00 Briefing by Dana Perino and OMB Director Jim Nussle FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 18:10 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:42 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE and Press Briefing Slides (PDF, 318 KB, 3 pages)MS. PERINO: Hello. I have one announcement. First of all, we wish Deb Riechmann a happy birthday. (Applause.) So I guess I have two announcements.Today the President will sign the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that will prohibit health insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic information. And I have one update -- this will now be open to pool coverage in the Oval Office. The legislation will ensure that health plans and health insurance insurers would not be able to deny coverage to individuals or charge higher premiums based solely on a genetic predisposition to developing a disease in the future.The President will take time to especially thank and recognize the leadership of Senator Kenned...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 04/24/08 VIDEO, PODCAST
2008-04-25 03:14:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 18:10 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:40 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello, everyone. I don't have anything to start with, so we'll go straight to questions.Q Does the information that's being released today about North Korea and Syria help or hurt the administration's argument that North Korea is going to fully disclose its nuclear activities?MS. PERINO: As I said this morning, there are many things I'm not going to be able to comment on in today's briefing, which I know is very frustrating, not just for you but for me, too.Q I'm not talking about the information itself, but I'm talking about --MS. PERINO: But commenting on -- by answering that question I would be also answering the previous question. There are Hill briefings that are ongoing right now. Out of respect for that process, and for the members of Congress to be able to hear this from administr...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 04/23/08 VIDEO, PODCAST
2008-04-24 02:38:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 11:23 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:45 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello. Three announcements for you, and then I'll go to questions. Today, as you saw, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary Gates has recommended, and the President has approved and will nominate, General David Petraeus as the new Commander of Central Command. In addition, he will withdraw the nomination of Lieutenant General Ray Odierno to be the Army Vice Chief of Staff, and nominate him instead to return to Baghdad as the new Multi-National Force Iraq Commander, replacing General Petraeus. And finally, the President will also nominate Lieutenant General Peter Chiarelli as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.As Secretary Gates said, he does not anticipate General Petraeus leaving Iraq until late summer or early fall. We expect to move the paperwork on these n...
Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 04/14/2008
2008-04-15 23:45:00 MS. PERINO: The President this morning spent time in his Cabinet meeting talking about his ongoing concern about people who are suffering in the world, especially when it comes to those that are hungry. The United States is the largest food provider for
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Dana Perino on the meaning of ?So??
2008-03-20 23:32:00 During today’s White House press briefing, Dana Perino was asked about Dick Cheney’s disregard for the opinion of the American people: Q …is the Vice President saying it really doesn’t matter what the American public thinks about the war? MS. PERINO: No, I don’t think that’s what he’s saying… [blathers on about Bush doing what he ...
More Housing Lowlights With Dana Perino
2008-03-18 18:34:00 (By the way, before I get to the substance here, I want to point out that I care less than nothing about hearing politicians talk about religion regardless of their affiliation. I give Barack Obama credit for trying to reach out to people if this apparently is what it takes to make them understand and support his candidacy better, but I care about politicians who are going to craft legislation and support policy that actually helps me and my family on a day-in, day-out basis?you know, silly stuff like authoring spending bills that balance our budgets, advocating policy that supports our environment and passing legislation that properly funds our schools. And I know Obama supports all of this too as well as HRC, but I would only waste calories over what they think of religion if they were running for Pope, which they obviously aren?t.)Update: And yes, I realize that Obama gave his speech in Philadelphia, but nonsense like this is why I don't care; I was tempted to compliment Smerky ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 03/12/08 VIDEO
2008-03-13 02:28:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino FULL STREAMING VIDEO, running time 15:00 min, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:44 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hi. A couple of announcements. President Bush has asked Secretary Rice and Secretary Gates to travel to Moscow on March 17th and 18th for two-plus-two consultations with their Russian counterparts. The Secretaries held similar consultations with those individuals back in October -- October 12, 2007. And as in October, the agenda will cover a broad range of bilateral, strategic issues, including missile defense, post START arrangements, cooperation on nonproliferation, as well as counterterrorism.The President and President Putin discussed this possible meeting in last week's phone call and both agreed it would be a good idea.In addition, regarding Egypt, we are concerned by a continuing campaign of arrests in Egypt of individuals who are opponents of the current governing party and are involved ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 03/06/08 VIDEO
2008-03-07 02:42:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 20:29, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:34 P.M. EDT. Press Briefing Slides (PDF, 571 KB, 2 pages)MS. PERINO: Hello. Just a few -- couple of announcements for you. Today USA Freedom Corps launched the Financial Literacy Volunteer Initiative, to mobilize volunteers who can help homeowners improve their financial literacy and avoid foreclosure in the wake of America's transitioning housing market. The new initiative provides tools and resources for Americans who are interested in sharing their financial services, nonprofits in need of skilled volunteers, and homeowners who are seeking financial guidance. And more information can be found at their website, at volunteer.govAlso this morning, the President met with a visiting group of Shia councilmen from Sadr City and a Sunni Arab group of Adhamiyah city councilmen here as part of a State Department international visitor leadership prog...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 02/26/08 VIDEO
2008-02-27 01:44:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 20:29, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:55 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello, everybody. A couple of announcements. One, the statement on housing, just an update. As the housing market continues to transition, President Bush is helping responsible homeowners across America through a series of targeted actions. This past fall, you may remember, he announced the creation of FHASecure, which is a program giving HUD's Federal Housing Administration greater flexibility to help Americans by offering more home mortgage financing and also refinancing options for people who need it.Today the President was pleased to learn that that program has reached a milestone of helping over 100,000 Americans who have turned to FHASecure to refinance their homes and avoid foreclosure since it was launched last fall. And HUD says they are on track to help 300,000 Americans by the end of ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 02/25/08 VIDEO
2008-02-26 01:38:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 24:57, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:31 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. A couple of announcements. One thing, earlier today the Treasury Department issued sanctions against some elements of the regime in Burma. And the President will have a statement about that after this. I won't read it for you here because it's quite long -- I'll spare you that -- but it will be released soon.Q Do you mean a written statement?MS. PERINO: A written statement, yes; sorry.Also, tomorrow President Bush will deliver remarks to the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, which works to promote political, entrepreneurial and intellectual leadership of the African people and to advocate on behalf of Africa. As the President said in his roundtable interview on the flight back from Africa last week, that was one of the most exciting trips he and Mrs. Bush have ever taken. They were touched by the reception and they...
Contenders' wives and Dana Perino
2008-02-06 04:33:00 Since I've become an election junkie a few weeks ago, I've been watching more and more political news. I soon discovered the political scene has its own set of hotties.Although incomparable to let's say, FHM's 100 sexiest women, these "gray foxes" can hold their own ground, especially when you begin perusing through their credentials.I can imagine them being hotties in their youth. Well one of them, though not a presidential contender's wife but moves within the halls of power, is still young. And hot.She's Dana Perino, the current White House Press Secretary. Below are the contender's wives and Dana Perino.Cindy McCain was a former Rodeo queen and highschool cheerleader and has a masters degree in special education from USC Mostly a stay-home mom, Ann Romney has a Fench language degree from Harvard Extension SchoolMichelle Obama graduated cum laude from Princeton University, before obtaining her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law SchoolDana Perino, current White House Pres...
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White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 01/23/07 VIDEO
2008-01-24 00:04:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Running time is 22:08, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 1:49 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: First, a note for Connie Lawn, who is celebrating 40 years in the business. And she brought treats for everybody in our office, which you're welcome to partake in. (Applause.) Yea for Connie.The President is currently meeting with the U.S. -- some representatives from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. They have their meeting this week in Washington, D.C., so the President is meeting with them, talking to them about free trade agreements and about the economy. And you'll have his pool remarks in a little bit. I sort of waited to see if I could wait for him, because he's usually running early, but it didn't work, so I'm a little bit late. I apologize for that.Q News flash. (Laughter.)Q Senator Reid wants the President to support a one-month extension of FISA. Is he okay with that?MS. PERINO: Well, the Senate has had six ...
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2008-01-10 21:49:00 Maybe I have liberated us to actually let women be human beings in public. … There was just a really wonderful moment there when, you know, people I think got a sense of why I do what I do. ? Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in a Jan. 9 interview with CNN. It’s my party, and I’ll cry if I want to Cry if I want to, cry if I want to You would cry too if it happened to you ? lyrics to “It’s My Party” sung by Leslie Gore, 1963. My own favorite theory is that this week, Hillary was a stand-in for every woman who?s overdosed on multitasking. They grabbed at the opportunity to have kids/go back to school/start a business/become a lawyer. But there are days when they can?t meet everybody?s needs and the men in their lives ? loved ones and otherwise ? make them feel like failures or towers of self-involvement. And the deal is that they can either suck it up or look like a baby. ? Gail Collins, op-ed columnist for The New York Times; Jan. ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 12/19/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-12-20 03:38:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE MP3, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:31 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. I have an update for you on the fire. Today, at 9:15 a.m., the D.C. Fire Department received a call about smoke in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building -- that's also known as the EEOB. Firefighters arrived and found that the second floor through the fifth floor of the EEOB was fairly filled with smoke. They located an area on the second floor of the EEOB. Initial reports is that it appears to be an electrical room, a closet -- or a telephone bank, they're not quite sure and we'll get more information from the U.S. Secret Service and D.C. firefighters later, I'm sure. But they do believe that that area is the origin of the fire.President George W. Bush thanks firefighters from the District of Columbia after they battled an early morning blaze Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at the Eisenhower Execu...
What did she study in High School? Dana Perino
2007-12-17 00:50:00 by William Fisher Maybe the story is apocryphal, maybe not, but here it is anyway, courtesy of the Republican National Convention blog: When Dana Perino was six years old, she stood on a milk crate in her Denver house, held up an American flag, and told her parents, "I'm gonna work in the White House." By third grade, she and her father, Leo Perino, were debating the news of the day at the dinner table. "He wanted me to have read the newspapers and to have picked out one or two articles to discuss by the time he got home and then we always watched the evening news together and my Dad and I would always watch the Sunday shows as well," said Perino. Which makes it even more bizarre that the president’s press secretary never heard of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After all, she’s an educated person — Ponderosa High School, the University of Southern Colorado, grad school at the University of Illinois, work on the Hill, and so forth. And the event...
No news to report from the Bali climate conference
2007-12-14 05:59:00 Over the course of the last two weeks, nothing has happened at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. Negotiations haven’t occurred. There have been no heated policy debates. 10,000 delagates from 190 countries did show up, but they’ve just been sitting around, twiddling their thumbs. The press conferences held by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer have all been boring, uninformative things. All in all, no real news has come out of Bali over the last two weeks. After all, it’s hardly news to hear that the governments of the United States and China are doing everything they can to eviscerate meaningful international action on global heating. China has again rejected mandatory carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions cuts even though they’re the largest or second-largest CO2 emitter in the world. The United States proposed text for the agreement, introduced late at night the night before the conference closed, “uses phrases such ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 12/13/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-12-14 01:38:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE MP3, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:45 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. I realize I don't have anything to start with, because we released the President's statement on Lebanon. So I'll go to questions.Q Senator Reid says that they're going to remove the tax title from the energy bill. Does that lift the White House veto threat?MS. PERINO: Well, we'll have to -- there's a series of votes happening right now on the energy bill. We're pleased that they decided to take out the tax title, because that was one of the ones that the President said he would veto the bill over. But there's a long day ahead of them. They're going through a lot of amendments, so we'll have to see the final bill. But things look promising.Q And are there other instances -- as you look across what Congress has got left, do you see other signs of compromise coming?MS. PERINO: Well, we were e...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 12/07/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-12-08 03:14:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE MP3, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:42 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I don't have anything to start with on this Friday, so I'll go straight to questions. Jennifer.Q Thanks. On these CIA videotapes, did either the President or Vice President or Condoleezza Rice, when she was National Security Advisor, or Steve Hadley, see them before they were destroyed?MS. PERINO: I spoke to the President, and so I will have to defer on the others. But I spoke to the President this morning about this. He has no recollection of being made aware of the tapes or their destruction before yesterday. He was briefed by General Hayden yesterday morning. And as to the others, I'll have to -- I'll refer you to the Vice President's office and I'll see if I can get the others.Q Was there any White House involvement in approving or commenting upon their destruction?MS. PERINO: As ...
Press Secretary Dana Perino: Spinning Lies for the Butcher of Baghdad
2007-12-06 10:08:00 by Walter C. Uhler Every American of conscience should read Michael Massing's latest article in the New York Review of Books. It's titled, "Iraq: The Hidden Human Costs." As Mr. Massing makes clear, the human costs of Bush's butchery in Iraq have remained hidden largely because there are "limitations imposed by the political climate in which the [mainstream] press works." Massing attributes the reluctance of editors and producers to print and broadcast news about Bush's butchery in Iraq to the fact that "most Americans simply do not want to know too much about the acts being carried out in their name." Or, as Scott Ritter has put it, "very few Americans function as citizens anymore." But, quoting from Generation Kill, by Evan Wright, Massing describes the initial American onslaught on Nasiryah: "During our thirty-six hours outside Nasiryah they [Marines] have already lobbed an estimated 2,000 [artillery] rounds into the city."...
How Many Killed In Iraq? Dana Perino Refuses To Say
2007-12-03 03:03:00 Helen Thomas rocks Doyen White House reporter Helen Thomas stuck her neck out against Bush spokesperson Dana Perino on Friday, Nov. 30th, 2007. See the video. http://garlinggauge.com/videos/-danaperino.flv White House briefing This isn’t the first time Thomas acted as the voice of America. http://garlinggauge.com/videos/-perino1.flv “It is not accurate to say the United States is occupying Iraq.” Regular Americas are also ...
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Dana Perino Slams Helen Thomas During White House Press Briefing
2007-12-02 16:11:00 Helen Thomas is an embarrassment to the White House press corps. Of course most of the White House Press Corps is an embarrassment. What is amazing isThomas’ position in a front row seat. She should be banned from these televised press conferences. Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it. Bookmark to:
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Mohammed the teddy bear case: Christian critics need to shut up
2007-11-30 19:06:00 First off, let’s not shed any tears for Gillian Gibbons, the British teacher sentenced to 15 days in a Sudanese prison for naming a teddy bear “Mohammed.” Any woman who chooses to go live in a nation with Sharia Law, where you can be jailed for allowing yourself to be raped, deserves no sympathy. More interesting to me are the curious responses from a couple of prominent Christian spokespeople. First, the Archbishop of Canterbury condemns the Sudanese court’s decision: The spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, Archbishop Rowan Williams, says Sudan’s reaction has been absurd.”I can’t see any justification for this at all,” he said. “I think that this is an absurdly disproportionate response to what is at best a minor cultural faux pas and I think that it’s done the Sudanese Government no credit whatever.” Then Dana Perino, speaking on behalf of the United States’ highest-ranking religious leader, President Geo...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 11/28/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-11-29 00:22:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:22 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have two statements. Today the President will release a statement regarding the Energy Information Administration's Final Report, which includes U.S. greenhouse gas emissions for 2006.The President is pleased that the report shows that emissions declined 1.5 percent from the 2005 level, while our economy grew at 2.9 percent. That means greenhouse gas intensity decreased by 4.2 percent, and that is the largest improvement since 1985. This puts the United States well ahead of the President's 2002 goal to reduce greenhouse gas intensity by 18 percent by 2012. And the administration looks forward to making more progress on this important issue at the upcoming U.N. meeting on climate change, which will take place in Bali, Indonesia in December.In addition to that, today President Bush signed an executive order creating ...
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2007-11-28 23:51:00 The issue of separating yourself from a harmful environment is a recurring theme in the life of black men. It has nothing to do with football, or Sean Taylor or even sports. To frame it as a sports issue is as insulting as it is naive. Most of us, perhaps even the great majority of us who grew up in big urban communities, have to make a decision at some point to hang out or get out. ? Washington Post sportswriter Michael Wilbon on the death of NFL player Sean Taylor, Nov. 28. The best part: Through the whole nutcracking process, her smile doesn’t change a bit. East or West, right or left, right or wrong for that matter, you gotta love this one. Hillary the Thighmistress has rock-solid stainless steel thighs for getting the job done; details are sculpted in resin. 9″H x 3″W. $24.95 ? sales copy at What On Earth for the “Hillary Nutcracker.” The new two-year cooling off period is encouraging people who have been around for a long time, especially in th...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 11/14/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-11-15 02:16:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:43 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. I have two announcements. The first one is that President Bush welcomes the agreement by the International Monetary Fund shareholders to finance debt relief for Liberia. The United States, in partnership with the G8 and the management of the IMF, the World Bank, and African Development Bank, worked hard to secure the funding necessary for 100 percent multilateral debt relief. This follows our commitment to provide $391 million in bilateral debt relief for Liberia. And collectively, this will unlock significant resources in support of the economic turnaround begun by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. We'll have a statement out on that shortly.In addition, today the House of Representatives will take up an emergency supplemental bill to fund the global war on terror, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanis...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 11/01/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-11-03 01:58:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:12 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello, everybody. I do not have anything to start off with, so I'll go straight to your questions.Q What does the White House think of the proposal by Senators McCain, Warner and Graham to have Judge Mukasey, if confirmed, say that no U.S. agency will use waterboarding?MS. PERINO: What Judge Mukasey said in his letter to the Senate is that he will, if confirmed, thoroughly review all the legal opinions and all of the classified programs that he will then be read into. And I think that's a very reasonable position. And he said that if confirmed he would do that, and I think that's what the senators are saying in that letter, "as Attorney General." And I think that bodes well for his nomination, that they intend for him to be confirmed.Q Well, what their letter says is, we urge you publicly make clear that wat...
Countdown - Dana Perino the world?s worst
2007-10-30 03:19:00 Glenn Beck is just a mental light-weight. It is unclear to me why he is still on the air. He states that the hottest year on record was 1934. Here’s the temperature graph for the US. Glenn Beck because he isn’t a scientist and isn’t that bright has confused the warmest temperature for the US ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 10/19/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-10-20 02:26:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:32 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: It's Friday; I have two announcements and then will take your questions.Later this afternoon, the President will announce additional sanctions against the leaders and cronies of Burma's dictatorial regime. He is taking this action because Burma has failed to show progress towards easing restrictions against the peaceful people of Burma who long for freedom and democracy. Additional details will be available after his statement that detail out those sanctions and other actions.And then tomorrow, the President will be heading to the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland. He will focus on a conservation message tomorrow in taking two actions -- let me detail them just a little bit, and then I'll turn you over to Jim Connaughton; at 3:45 p.m. he'll have a conference call to give you more information.The President...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 10/11/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-10-12 03:28:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:35 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have a couple of announcements -- well, three announcements. Shortly you'll hear from the President about the deficit numbers that have come in. It is significantly narrowed from last year. And today's results are further proof that tax relief, combined with spending restraint, leads to economic growth. You'll hear from the President about that, as well as his commitment to making sure that we keep good economic policies going, and don't allow Democrats in Congress to run wild with the nation's checkbook as we go through the appropriations bills fights this fall.On Monday, October 22nd, the President will present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, U.S. Navy, for conspicuous gallantry, is the term. As you may know, the Medal of Honor is the highest award that ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 10/04/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-10-04 23:07:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:42 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I do not have anything to start with, so we can go to questions.Deb?Q Just generally, does the administration -- does the President believe that head-slapping and simulated drowning are necessary tactics to use against suspected terrorists to keep America safe?MS. PERINO: Let me take a step back. In the days after 9/11, when we were getting a steady stream of intelligence about potential new attacks, the President faced a lot of challenges. And he asked his national security team to make sure that we designed and made sure that within the laws we had all the tools that we needed in order to keep this country safe and to prevent another attack.In this new war, which is an unprecedented war, facing an enemy unlike we've ever faced before, sometimes -- oftentimes the best information that you get is from the terrorists t...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 10/01/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-10-02 02:57:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:53 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have a statement on Burma, before taking your questions.The President and Mrs. Bush remain concerned about the reports of violence and intimidation that continue to come out of Burma. The United States is pleased that U.N. Special Envoy Gambari was able to see Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr. Gambari remains in Burma in order to see the top junta leader, Than Shwe. We think it is important that they meet and that a process of national reconciliation can begin.The United States is committed to working with countries around the world and especially those in the region to move Burma to a peaceful transition to democracy. President Bush had a good meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang last week. And today Jim Jeffrey, the Deputy National Security Advisor, will meet with Chinese Ambassador Zhou to the Un...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 09/27/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-09-28 03:05:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:46 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hi, everybody. Welcome back to the briefing room.I have a statement by the President on Burma that I will read out for him, and then a statement about the FAA actions, and then I'll go to questions.This is a statement by the President. "The world is watching the people of Burma take to the streets to demand their freedom, and the American people stand in solidarity with these brave individuals. We feel admiration and compassion for the monks and peaceful protesters calling for democracy. Every civilized nation has a responsibility to stand up for people suffering under a brutal military regime like the one that has ruled Burma for so long. I call on all nations that have influence with the regime to join us in supporting the aspirations of the Burmese people and to tell the Burmese Junta to cease using force o...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 09/19/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-09-20 02:41:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:46 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. I have two statements, and then I'll go to questions.Regarding the bombing in Beirut: We strongly condemn the assassination of a Lebanese member of parliament, Antoine Ghanem. He was viciously murdered today in Beirut, along with several other innocent persons.Since October 2004, there has been a pattern of political assassinations and attempted assassinations designed to intimidate those working courageously toward a sovereign and democratic Lebanon. The victims of these cowardly attacks have consistently been those who publicly sought to end Syria's interference in Lebanon's internal affairs. It is no coincidence that this attack comes as Lebanon prepares to elect a new President. And the United States will continue to stand by those Lebanese who continue to courageously stand up for democracy and i...
Press Briefing Tony Snow 09/12/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-09-13 03:29:00 Press Briefing by Tony Snow, FULL STREAMING VIDEO. file is windows media format, running time is 48:54. James S. Brady Briefing Room. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow briefs the press and answers questions. 09 12 2007: WASHINGTON, DC: 12:38 P.M. EST.MR. SNOW: (Enters to applause.) Well, let me say, back at you. Let me start on an unusual note for a press briefing, just to give a lot of thanks to a lot of people, and I want to start with you.This job has been the most fun I have ever had, the most satisfying, fulfilling job. I'm sorry I have to leave it, but I have got to say it has been a real honor and a pleasure working with everybody in this room. And I'll miss it. You know, everybody talks about what a horrible job it is to brief the press -- I love these briefings and I'm really going to miss them. On the other hand, it's left in Dana's capable hands and the business of keeping the press informed will continue to be the object of the press office and life will continu...
President Announces Resignation of Tony Snow Names Dana Perino VIDEO PODCAS
2007-09-01 01:43:00 President Bush Announces Resignation of Press Secretary Tony Snow, and Names Dana Perino as Press Secretary, James S. Brady Briefing Room 12:45 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good afternoon to you.Tony Snow informed me he's leaving. And I sadly accept his desire to leave the White House, and he'll do so on September the 14th. He is -- it's been a joy to watch him spar with you. He's smart, he's capable, he's witty. He's capable of -- he's able to talk about issues in a way that the American people can understand.And I don't know what he's going to do -- I'm not sure he does yet, either. But whatever it is, it's going to be -- two things: One, he'll battle cancer and win. And secondly, he'll be a solid contributor to society.I do want to thank Jill and Kendall, Robbie and Kristi. They have watched a man they love take on a big job, and at the same time, fight disease -- with a lot of courage. And so I accept, I love you, and I wish you all th...
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White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 06/25/07 VIDEO PODCAST
2007-06-26 02:29:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 1:17 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. A schedule update for you from this morning.The President spoke this morning with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki via secure video teleconference from the Situation Room. The Prime Minister provided an update on the status of several important measures before the Iraqi parliament, and he reemphasized the importance of advancing these measures and of making progress on political reconciliation within Iraq.Welcome, Jim.Q Welcome, Dana.MS. PERINO: Your teachers used to do that to you, I'm sure. (Laughter.) And with that, I'll go to questions.Q Dana, there were a series of 5-4 decisions from the Supreme Court today -- campaign finance, student speech, faith-based matters -- they all went the way the conservatives wanted. Is this the kind of pattern that the White House had in mind when the President no...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 06/22/07 VIDEO PODVAST
2007-06-23 03:01:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 1:26 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Happy Friday. One quick announcementToday the governor of Wyoming appointed John Barrasso to fill the vacancy caused by the unfortunate death of U.S. Senator Craig Thomas. The President looks forward to working with Mr. Barrasso as he begins his work on behalf of our nation and the people of Wyoming. I should say Senator Barrasso. If there is more to update on that later, we'll get it to you.Q Does the President think that the Information Security Oversight Office should be abolished?MS. PERINO: No, and I don't think that anyone has suggested that. I went back and I looked at this EO -- I don't know if anyone else had a chance to actually read it. I think one thing is clear: first of all, it's the President of the United States who is the author of the EO, and is the sole enforcer of the EO, the executive or...
Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Dan Bartlett
2007-06-02 02:38:00 Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Dan Bartlett, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, 9:56 A.M. EDT. MS. PERINO: We've brought a special guest with us today. Let me start off with acknowledging our good friend and colleague, Steve Holland. Today is his last day at the White House after 16 years. While covering President Bush, he's seen much of the world, and a lot of Crawford.A couple of points -- he was with the President -- the press corps that was stranded in Florida on September 11, 2001. I'm sure you'll never forget that. You covered the President's trip to New York to see the Twin Towers destruction later that week. He went on the two secret trips to Baghdad that the President has taken. He also went to Kabul. I think I speak on behalf of all of us when we say that you are our most favorite colleague here in the press briefing room, and we are going to miss you greatly. We look forward to seeing all the great things that you're going to do. (Applause.) Let me run th...
White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino?s husband jailed for leash l
2007-05-05 02:54:00 Property Sign, uploaded by easement.White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino?s husband jailed for leash law violation.Last November, Ms. Perino?s husband, British businessman Peter McMahon, was walking their dog Henry, unleashed, in Lincoln Park, 10 short blocks east of the Capitol.According to the original complaint, obtained by Yeas & Nays examiner.com, Park Police Officer Stephen Smith asked Mr. McMahon to ?gain control? of Henry, an 8-year-old Vizsla, and ?put him on a leash.?Mr. McMahon replied that he didn?t have a leash, so Smith issued a violation which carries a $25 fine. ?Why don?t you go chase down some squirrels,? Mr. McMahon allegedly asked the officer.According to representatives of the Park Police and D.C. Superior Court, you have 15 days to pay such a fine, request a court date, or a warrant can be issued for your arrest.Sources familiar with the case say Mr. McMahon tried to pay the fine, but the ticket didn't note an address where it should be sent. Mr. McMa...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 05/04/07 VIDEO
2007-05-05 01:06:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:27 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Hello, good afternoon. A few announcements, and then we'll go to questions -- for Friday.MS. PERINO: Hello, good afternoon. A few announcements, and then we'll go to questions -- for Friday. The Iraq Neighbors Conference just concluded in Egypt, and I'd like to echo a few of the things that Secretary Rice discussed in her press conference. These things are something that the President has talked about since he launched the new strategy on January 10th, and that is the importance of not only a political, economic and military surge, but a diplomatic surge, as well.The first is that the Iraqi government spoke to its own responsibilities to foster national reconciliation and to create an Iraq for all Iraqis. Second, the neighbors spoke to their desire to foster an environment in which that national reconciliati...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 04/25/07 VIDEO
2007-04-26 02:22:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:10 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have no opening statements, I'll just go straight to questions. Terry. Q The House Judiciary Committee took another step today in its investigation of the firing of the eight U.S. attorneys. They voted to grant immunity to Monica Goodling, the former aide to Attorney General Gonzales. Does the White House think that's a good strategy?MS. PERINO: That's up to the committee; it's not something we're going to comment on.Q But you don't object to them trying to force her testimony through an immunity --MS. PERINO: I'm going to let the committee make those decisions for themselves; I'm not going to comment on it from here.Is that it? (Laughter.) I shut that train down. (Laughter.)Helen.Q Is the President still going to veto anything from the Hill that sets a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, despite the belief of...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 04/18/07 VIDEO
2007-04-19 00:56:00 Press Briefing by Dana Perino, White House Conference Center Briefing Room, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:38 P.M. EDT . PODCAST OF ARTICLEMS. PERINO: I have a few announcements, and then we'll get ready to answer your questions.The President and Mrs. Bush were greatly moved at the ceremony yesterday in honor of the Virginia Tech students. They offered the prayers and support of a grieving nation. They spent a lot of time with many family members, family of the victims who had lost their lives. He also met with at least one person who had been shot, but had survived. And one of the things that the President and Mrs. Bush said to them is that they should know that the power of prayer is strong, that there are people all across the world that they will never meet who are praying for them and that they should take comfort in that.One note that I wanted to highlight is something that Mrs. Bush said yesterday, and I think it's important -- possibly some of your chil... |
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