Hilarious Flacky McFlack Spin Attempt

From a story about the Pentagon failing to meet its (lowered) recruiting goal for May.

The Pentagon has delayed until Friday the public release of May recruiting figures for all the armed services, a decision some military officials say is an effort to minimize what has become a drumbeat of bad news for the Army and the Marine Corps at the beginning of each month. Previously, each service, as well as the National Guard and the Reserve, released their monthly figures on different days at the start of each month, with each gaining some media attention.

But a Pentagon spokesman, Bryan Whitman, said, "Any large organization with data that is of public interest would want to present it in a way that makes sense and is complete for the entire organization."

That is truly hilarious spokesmanship. Whitman is scoring major points in the race to join the Reason Gone Mad Botox Club -- the soon-to-be-announced award for public officials who make outrageous statements with a straight face.

CUT TO: Bryan Whitman in the Pentagon press briefing room at 4:59.59 on Friday afternoon...