What we have here is a failure to communicate

From today's White House press briefing:

Q And then the second question real quick, going back to Ohio, going back to Mark's question, you talked about conspiracy theories; people need to let go of conspiracy theories. Well, does the administration understand that the voting system still in America has problems, and that is some of the reason why there are people who consider conspiracy theories? What do you say to the fact that people are considering issues that the elections process is flawed? You have machines that are flawed, that you don't have a paper trail. What do you say about that?

MR. McCLELLAN: How many times were the votes counted in Ohio?

Q Excuse me?

MR. McCLELLAN: How many times were the votes counted in Ohio?

Q But that leads to the fact that --

MR. McCLELLAN: How many times were the votes counted in Ohio?

Q That leads to the fact there was a problem. What do you say about that?

MR. McCLELLAN: That the decision in the election was very clear. It was a decisive win, and the American people want us to get about doing their business. That's what I say.

Go ahead.

Q But when can we get the elections process right for --

MR. McCLELLAN: I'm going to move on. Go ahead.

Q -- for us not to have to keep recounting like Ohio?

MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead.

Q Scott, Chirac said today he's going to come to Washington . . .

Someone was clearly having a little cut-and-paste problem with the teleprompter over there.