Dee Dee Myers is striking back, and she's getting a kick out of it.
"The press never hesitates to pontificate about what's wrong in Washington," President Clinton's former press secretary said. "Now that I'm on the outside, I can pontificate about what's wrong with the press, and I'll tell you, I'm having a great time."Myers, who resigned in December, proceeded to pontificate about what she called an increasingly negative media. In a speech at the University of Nevada, she recited what she sees as the rules of the trade:
"No. 1: Be first rather than right. No. 2: Never let the facts stand in the way of a good story. No. 3: When in doubt analyze, and No. 4: Good news is no news, so create conflict."
Myers has a stint on CNBC's "Equal Time" show this month with one-time nemesis Mary Matalin, of President Bush's 1992 re-election campaign.