Not Exactly Cool Under Pressure
You'd think Matt Blunt would be prepared to answer questions about the Eckersley scandal since it's been a top news story for more than two weeks, and particularly since the Associated Press ran a story on Saturday which proves Blunt has been lying about the existence of memos written by Scott Eckersley.
Yet Blunt was like a deer in the headlights today, able to do little more than stammer through reheated non-answers to questions about the scandal. Things got so bad for Blunt as he wilted under the questioning of the KC Star's three-headed reporting team that his security detail actually stepped in, shoving reporters away from Blunt and then speeding the helpless governor away from the scene.
ÂConveniently, the KC Star crew captured the stammering, shoving and speeding on camera, and then posted the resultant video on the Star's website. Have a look at Shovernor Blunt's performance...
