I think it’s a bit scary that the official White House transcript of Ari Fleischer’s comments about Bill Maher’s now-infamous remark completely omits Fleischer’s warning that, in times like this, “people have to watch what they say.” (Multiple sources confirm that Fleischer did, in fact, say exactly that; the second of those two, the New York Times article, also contains acknowledgement from Fleischer’s own staff that he said it, and blames “a transcription error” for the remarks not appearing in their entirety on the White House website. Of course, they’re not yet fixed…)
Oct 1, 2001 | Q