I had a niggling thought in the back of my head the other day, “I wonder who the new White House press secretary is?” but never got around to looking it up. Anyway:

Corner - The White House on Columbia, by Kathryn Jean Lopez

From today’s press briefing:

Q Thank you, Dana. Two questions. The head of the Institute for Holocaust Studies, Dr. Medoff, has compared Columbia University’s speaking invitation to Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Columbia’s hosting of Nazi speakers and Columbia faculty members attending Nazi ceremonies in Germany in the 1930s. And my question, does the White House agree or disagree?

MS. PERINO: Look, it’s a free country. We wish the same were true in Iran. And if people want to attend and listen to a person who has advocated the destruction of Israel and treats his people terribly, then that’s their business.

So, here she is, Dana Perino, born in Wyoming. Grew up in Denver, but we won’t hold that against her. Young and blonde, though.

Date: Sep 22nd, 2007 · Comments RSS · Tags: People and Current Events