So apparently some people thought that the "news" in the story about The Late Show's bored-kid-at-Bush-rally was that the White House got its panties in a bunch about the footage. And the presence of bunched underthings was, indeed, implied by the mixed messages sent between CNN and Letterman:
CNN replayed the clip Tuesday during their broadcasts. . . CNN anchorwoman Daryn Kagan reported that the White House said the clip was a total fake, it was merely the Late Show having fun with their ability to edit and do TV tricks. . . . A couple hours later, CNN anchor person Kyra Phillips reported that the kid was at the speech but not where the Late Show had him.
But CNN says it was all a huge mix-up, the White House never said anything (sort of odd, to go from claiming two different statements to nothing, but OK). And now, Little Bored Boy himself is going to be on Letterman. Said a WH flack: "He's a young person who strongly supports the president and is excited about getting a chance to talk about it."
"Excited," "awake," whatever.
Aside from David Letterman, it would be hard to find much in the media that acknowledges the fountain of mendacity pouring out of the house on Pennsylvania Avenue. Letterman himself used the L-word when CNN passed-on a White House claim that Letterman had falsified a clip of some kid yawning during a Bush speech. When Letterman insisted that was a lie, CNN backtracked, claiming it was their own error and the White House had not contacted them. (Sure, I think an anchor at CNN imagined being contacted by the White House. Yep yep yep.)
So apparently some people thought that the "news" in the story about The Late Show's bored-kid-at-Bush-rally was that the White House got its panties in a bunch about the footage. And the presence of bunched underthings was, indeed, implied by the mixed messages sent between CNN and Letterman:
