Ari gets detention

It looks like reporters are finally getting sick of Ari Fleischer avoiding their questions :

Q Why won’t you answer the question about —

MR. FLEISCHER: Greg.

Q Hold on. We’re entitled to follow up, Ari — this isn’t homeroom.

MR. FLEISCHER: Greg.

Q Why won’t you answer the question about whether or not — he said there are going to be consequences —

MR. FLEISCHER: David, there are other qualified reporters in here, too, who can follow-up.

Q I didn’t say they were not qualified, Ari. I’m saying you’re running it like it’s homeroom, like we can’t follow-up when you’re refusing to answer a question that’s been posed twice to you, directly. The Secretary of State said that there would be consequences. Why won’t you say what they might be?

MR. FLEISCHER: Greg.

Q Do you want to elaborate on what those consequences would be?

MR. FLEISCHER: I addressed it earlier. You heard what I said about consequences.

Q You didn’t address it, which is the point. But you can’t tolerate that kind of dissent.


posted by greg on April 24, 2003 @ 5:07 pm

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