Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 23, 2002
Transcript:
Rick: Ari, could you walk us through the "principle" the president kept referring to? Ari Fleischer: Yes. The president has a core belief that he's entitled to unvarnished opinion from a diverse group of campaign contributors. He refuses to settle for opinions that have been sanded down and varnished for public consumption. Roland: Even if he takes a shellacking? Mark: Hey! A veneer of civility, please! Ari Fleischer: you all have a good day.