McClellan: Hagee Had Influence In Bush White House, Could ‘Quickly Get Someone On The Phone’

Well, well, well....

Thinkprogress:

In an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air on Monday, host Terri Gross asked former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan if controversial pastor John Hagee had “much sway within the Bush administration.” In response, McClellan said

Hagee was just “one of a number of evangelical pastors, social conservative” that “had a heavy influence on some of the White House policies.”

Pressed by Gross about Hagee’s specific influence, McClellan acknowledged that “yes,” he “certainly had some influence“:

GROSS: So Pastor Hagee was influential within the Bush administration?

Mr. McCLELLAN: I’d say he was one of a number that certainly had some influence and was able to quickly get someone on the phone at the White House. So yes.

And look for the book made into a movie real soon...:

Politico reports today that “buzz is already beginning to build” about a possible film based on former press secretary Scott McClellan’s tell-all book. “We’ve been talking to TV people, and interest is starting to come, but it’s too early to say anything,” McClellan’s literary agent told Politico. The film could compliment other Bush-based movies, including Oliver Stone’s “W”, starring Josh Brolin as the 43rd president.