Over here, Holden has a delightful excerpt from another Scottie gaggle, at which Scottie ends up being totally illogical. Let's watch:
Q There are news reports this morning that parents and children who were guests of the President, when they visited Congress, wore stickers with the wording, "I was an embryo." And my question is, since all of us were once embryos, and all of us were once part sperm and egg, is the President also opposed to contraception, which stops this union and kills both sperm and egg?
MR. McCLELLAN: I think the President has made his views known on these issues, and his views known --
Q You know, but what I asked, is he opposed -- he's not opposed to contraception, is he?
MR. McCLELLAN: Well, and you've made your views known, as well. The President --
Q No, no, but is he opposed to contraception, Scott? Could you just tell us yes or no?
MR. McCLELLAN: Les, I think that this question is --
Q Well, is he? Does he oppose contraception?
MR. McCLELLAN: Les, I think the President's views are very clear when it comes to building a culture of life --
Q If they were clear, I wouldn't have asked.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and if you want to ask those questions, that's fine. I'm just not going to dignify them with a response.
Now, what's wrong with this exchange? What's wrong is how Scottie continually claims that El Presidente has made his views on contraception clear, then blows off poor Les by saying that the question is somehow beneath his dignity.
Memo to Scottie: You can't have it both ways. If Commander Chimpy has addressed the issue and allegedly made his views on it "clear," you can't now claim that it's beneath your dignity to respond. It's too late for that.
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