The PR firm founded by Ari Fleischer, President Bush 43′s first Press Secretary, is handling the Mark McGwire “rehabilitation” propaganda putsch. AMAF, the firm had Mac sit down with Bob Costas, because (WARNING: FULL INCEST ALERT AHEAD) Costas’s own PR handlers owns a fraction of Fleischer’s firm. I also tend to think that Costas got this interview b/c both he and Mac have tangential links to St. Louis.
And just what did Fleischer’s once upon a time boss say about steroids and other PEDs?
The use of performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in baseball, football and other sports is dangerous and it sends the wrong message: that there are shortcuts to accomplishment and that performance is more important than character. So tonight I call on team owners, union representatives, coaches and players to take the lead, to send the right signal, to get tough and to get rid of steroids now.
That was from President Bush’s 2004 State of the Union.
What President Bush forgot to call for his for his former employees not to take up for known steroid cheats.
[...] damage control for Ari Fleischer — He’s taking on Tiger Woods. He’s already got Mark McGwire as a client. Get Fleischer, Woods and Mac in the same room, and Fleischer will be the only one not shooting [...]