ARI FLEISCHER: I’ll try to let you know. I think it’s going to be midday, midday-ish.
Q. Do you mean noon, or 2:00 p.m. or –
MR. FLEISCHER: Noon is a good description of midday. (Laughter.) That’s why I said it as artfully and as accordion-like as I could: midday-ish, i-s-h.
Q. What’s your broad definition of midday, Ari?
MR. FLEISCHER: Generally, it begins sometime in the mid- to late morning, and travels through to the early to mid-afternoon, with the forefront being clearly in the center. (Laughter.)
Q. Ten to 2:00 p.m., or would it be more like 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.?
MR. FLEISCHER: Ten to 2:00 p.m., working hours for West Wing staff; 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. is OEOB staff. (Laughter.)
Q. — wise-ass portion of the briefing? That’s wise-ass. (Laughter.)
