W.House reverses statement on Iran election

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug 5 (Reuters) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday said he had misspoken in calling Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran's elected leader and that Washington will let the Iranian people decide whether Iran's election was fair.

"Let me correct a little bit of what I said yesterday. I denoted that Mr. Ahmadinejad was the elected leader of Iran. I would say that's not for me to pass judgment on," Gibbs told reporters aboard Air Force One.

"He's been inaugurated. That's a fact. Whether any election was fair, obviously the Iranian people still have questions about that, and we'll let them decide about that."

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in as Iran's president on Wednesday in a ceremony boycotted by reformist leaders and parliamentarians and marred by street protests over his victory.

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[tekisui]

1. Good on Gibbs for correcting his error.

:thumbsup:

[marshall]

3. He needs to get better control of that tongue

These issues are too big to make slip ups like this.

[mopinko]

9. yeah, he should be like snotty scotty and

never say anything.
sheesh people. this is what happens when you have a spokesperson who actually wants to tell the truth and answer questions.

[marshall]

11. There's always room for improvement

Even with the best of people.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, sabra.

[rollin74]

4. Good!

[WheelWalker]

5. Kick

:kick:

[SkyDaddy7]

6. Excellent News!

I agree, Gibbs needs to watch what he says!!

[daleo]

7. The Iranians could have said the same about the U.S. elections

In 2000 and 2004.

[AverageJoe5]

10. The U.S. has a double standard on democracy in other countries

While the Obama administration harangues Iran about that country's "disputed" election, the administration has no problem maintaining the long-standing friendships with the UNELECTED rulers of the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and many others too numerous to include on the list.

[nyc 4 Biden]

8. Oops!

Gibbs is still the man though.

[twitomy]

12. Glad he did this...NT