McClellan Apologizes to O'Reilly, Bill Wasn't Sent Talking Points

July 30th, 2008 10:31 AM

If former White House press secretary Scott McClellan had any credibility left, he certainly lost it on Tuesday when he admitted to Fox New's Bill O'Reilly that he was not aware of talking points being sent by the Bush administration to the "Factor" host.

This of course was a flat out contradiction of statements made by McClellan on last Friday's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews.

Not only did McClellan retract his accusation that while he was in the White House talking points were being sent to O'Reilly, but under what turned into almost a cross-examination on Tuesday's "Radio Factor," the former press secretary apologized (audio available here, h/t Hot Air via NBer Thomas Stewart, photo courtesy TVNewser):

The truth is I messed up. I was specifically not trying to single anyone out, including you. But the way a couple of the questions were phrased in that interview along with my response left things open to interpretation and I should not have let that happen.

Listen to the whole thing, for O'Reilly completely nails this guy.