White House rips NYT for ‘misleading’ editorial

[Robbien]

Source: The Hill

The White House on Monday blasted The New York Times for “irresponsibly distort President Bush’s strong commitment to strengthening and expanding support for America’s service members and their families.”

In an editorial on a new GI Bill, which passed the Senate ahead of recess, and Bush’s opposition to the legislation as written, the paper said that “having saddled the military with a botched, unwinnable war, having squandered soldiers’ lives and failed them in so many ways, the commander in chief now resists giving the troops a chance at better futures out of uniform.”

The White House reacted quickly and strongly.

“This editorial could not be farther from the truth about the president’s record of leadership on this issue,” White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said in a statement. She added that the newspaper’s editorial board “doesn’t let the facts get in the way of expressing its vitriolic opinions - no matter how misleading they may be.”

Perino noted that the Pentagon has “specific concerns” about the legislation that was passed in the Senate, pointing out that the White House supports a GOP-sponsored version of the measure. In addition, she touted several steps Bush has taken to help service members and their families.



Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/white-house-rips-nyt-for-misleading-editorial-2008-05-26.html

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The president of the united states is now going around objecting to opinion pieces? Not news stories, opinion pieces.

Can't sink much lower.

[Musty]

1. Can't sink much lower?

Yes he can, just wait.

[PittPoliSci]

36. if time has taught us one thing...

it is that republicans are always capable of sinking lower.

we have also learned that some of us are still shocked by it.

[Joe Bacon]

63. When you think the Nazi Republicans cant sink any lower...

They always do. They have turned America into the Union of Soviet Jesus Republics and it will take a generation to wash Bush's skid marks off of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights!

[Hot Potato Mash]

66. SEE OUR SOLDIERS DISCUSS HOW WE ARE FAILING THEM HERE

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x138388

[calimary]

71. Hi HPM! Welcome to DU!

I'm glad SOMEBODY's listening to them, even if it doesn't ever seem to extend much past this.

[calimary]

69. Welcome to DU, Musty!

Yes. He certainly can. Take that one straight to the bank.

[Kierkegaard]

2. Leadership? LEADERSHIP?!?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Art_from_Ark]

35. He led us into a quagmire

To him, that's "leadership"

[trusty elf]

37. a picture of that ship

[hisownpetard]

57. That picture is hilarious!! Thanks!

:toast:

[Kierkegaard]

61. LOL!

Thank God his "leadershippin'" has about come to a close...

[Garbo 2004]

3. Any familiarity of Perino with any actual facts is purely accidental. n/t

[MadMaddie]

17. Ha...you beat me to it....she is under the impression Americans

take her seriously..

[stlsaxman]

44. but Barbie Perino sez:

"Pwesident Bush Woves The Twoops!"

[calimary]

67. How 'bout Dana Pari(sHilto)no.

She's got about as much between her ears as either Paris OR Barbie.

[Shae]

84. Umm, okay . . .

but what do you expect from the spokesperson for GWBush*?

She seems to fit pretty him pretty well; he isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer either.

[dave123williams]

80. I'm suprised she didn't try to compare Iraq to the Bay of Pigs.

Having just learned that the Bay of Pigs actually happened.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. "Just because I'll veto it doesn't mean I don't like it."

[Robbien]

6. Yeah. Giving them nothing is much better than letting Dems win

It has to be the GOPer package or nothing. Georgie is sure veterans agreed with him.

[LynneSin]

62. I need to correct you on that - a GOP package not supported by Chuck Hagel

Bush doesn't like Hagel. If any other republican endorsed that package Bush would have jumped on board 110% ESPECIALLY since the studies shows that a bill like this would offset the re-enlistment drop-off with an increase of new enlistees.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Dana Perino

needs to be put away in a dark place for a long time.

I mean, a darker place than the one in which her alleged brain currently resides.

Lord, I despise them ...........

[MadMaddie]

18. You are assuming she has a functioning brain....

just sayin...

[calimary]

72. And that's a pretty big assumption.

But then again, cottage cheese can sometimes look like a brain. Both are white in color and lumpy in surface texture.

[LynneSin]

64. Dana Perino is the Katie Couric of the Bush administration

Just like CBS thought they could dumb down the news by bring in Perky Katie Couric (who after a year still lags in 3 place in the ratings) well the Bush administration tried the same exact thing.

This male stupidity that if you put some perky & cute woman to push your agenda that society will not give a fuck anymore and buy into what you're saying. The Perinos and Courics might work for AM Network shows but clearly both of these women have set back woman rights by a decade or so. I would love to see a female evening news solo news anchor but one that comes in with the respect and determination to provide fair and accurate news reporting without providing the 'fluff'. Same goes for Dana Perino - she serves no other purpose than to fluff the Bush Administrations actions.

[dave123williams]

81. This dimbulb makes Couric look like a Rhodes scholar.

And that takes some doing.

[sutz12]

7. In addition, she touted several steps Bush has taken to help service members and their families.

I suppose if you consider stop loss and tour extensions as job security, she's right.

Oh, and all of those appearances on camera as Der Fuhrer's patriotic backdrop could lead to a good job in media for them, right?

Sure, he's done a lot for our troops.

:sarcasm:

[howmad1]

29. Oh, give the guy a break.....

....he gave up golf. What more of a sacrifice can you ask of a chimpanze?:sarcasm:

[Zavulon]

8. For all the favors the NYT has done for BushCo, maybe the White House should shut the fuck up here.

I can't be the only one who thinks this way.

[DLnyc]

26. Yes, NYT has certainly planted administration stories from time to time.

Judith Miller was not the first nor the last 'asset' there, IMO.

[underpants]

76. Yes the NYT has a lot of blood on its hands too

just to be honest

You are right. Without the Times there would not have been a war.

[krispos42]

9. "...White House supports a GOP-sponsored version of the measure..."

And if the Repubs hadn't given up the priviledge of being the majority party, that would actually matter for something. But, hey, this is what happens when you fuck things up so badly that everybody hates you.

[DetlefK]

10. Response to WH: Come up with hard facts or shut the f**k up.

Sorry for my harsh language.

[calimary]

73. That's okay. You don't have to apologize. We've all said that same thing and far worse.

Welcome to DU! We've probably come up with a few brand new ones since this bastard first "TOOK" office.

[zbdent]

11. What? They gave back the $240,000 check?

How dare they!

[Gman]

12. Can't sink much lower?

This mother fucker is bottomless!

[Hand]

13. ...

[tabasco]

14. White House can STFU and stop trying to stifle the free press.

I hope to God the people of this country have learned how un-American the modern neocon-republican party has become.

[BadgerKid]

15. After a review of the facts

we find that they speak for themselves.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

16. More phoniness from the folks who gave us plastic turkeys. n/t

[BayjanDem]

19. I Watched "Recount"

The beginning of this nightmare. A stolen election, and an unqualified candidate eventually leads to an illegal war. We were so close. I hope these brave men and women get what they deserve. And I hope one day George Bush does as well. The Times was on point.

[mwb970]

40. The day bush get what he deserves, the world will celebrate.

I wouldn't hold your breath, though. He's a mighty slippery one.

[calimary]

74. Welcome to DU!

I couldn't bring myself to watch it. Too painful. Besides, I know how it ends. :cry: :banghead:

[truthisfreedom]

20. Any press is good press! Thanks, WH, for letting me know about this excellent editorial, which I

might have completely missed otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially knowing that you put our tax dollars to work objecting to it.

[JerseygirlCT]

21. He can't believe anyone has gone off the farm

What? They're not afraid of being labeled unpatriotic? They can't say things I don't like, can they? Can they do that, Dick? I don't like it!

[scarface2004]

22. yeah right the war prezident would never do anything.....

to negatively affect the troops...except use them like toy soldiers to get killed in a phony war (invasion/occupation) for his amusement!!!!

[L0oniX]

55. Abused...

"Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy." -- Henry Kissinger

[gratuitous]

23. MIsleading?

Is that like the case the White House made for invading Iraq? "Misleading" that way?

It is so very true: Liars hate nothing more than having the truth told about them.

[sakabatou]

24. This just in: Pot calls kettle black.

[stillcool]

25. I just love how the 'press' waits...

almost 8 fucking years before they call bullshit on anything.

[Art_from_Ark]

32. Really

We could have avoided this whole damn mess if the press had just done its friggin' job 8 years ago :mad:

[Doctor_J]

27. Is it fascism yet?

The White House is reading and critiquing editorials. If you're not scared, you're not paying attention.

[harun]

54. I think B*sh is still in denial that the Dem's control Congress (n/t)

[goforit]

28. You mean they can read after all???

[Gamey]

30. So the sodiers have always had adequate body armor...

...helmets and reinforced humvees? Good conditions at Walter Reed? Fucking morons.

[calimary]

68. Welcome to DU. Yeah, this White House was absolutely superb at "supporting

the troops."

:sarcasm:

[LynnTheDem]

31. OPINIONS MUST COMPLY WITH GEORGE W. bUSH'S OPINIONS!

NO OTHER OPINIONS ALLOWED.

The MFers in the WH are so fucking stupid they don't know what an EDITORIAL is????!!

No fucking wonder we're in such a deep fucking mess.

[SpiralHawk]

38. "You're either with us, or against us. Sneer." - Commander AWOL

[bdamomma]

53. exactly, probably the only one time he told the truth.

and if you're not with them, he is saying damn us all. I want to see this regime crash and burn.

[2008]

33. Good God, is he STILL in office?

I thought time was supposed to go faster when you get older, not slower.

[Popol Vuh]

34. What?

You mean the White House is all upset because they think someone was being "misleading"?

Oh the irony...

[mwb970]

39. Who cares what Perino says?

She's a proven airhead. bush is a proven liar. Listen to the airhead defend the liar. Why?

[old mark]

41. There are still those

who believe in him and think he is a great president.
Amazing.

mark

[eringer]

46. Here is one of the reasons why they still love him

[LynnTheDem]

56. Yep, George W. bUsh knows better than "most physicians", of course!

Just as George W. bUsh knew better than "most experts" on Iraq's "wmd".

George W bUsh knows better about everything than everyone.

Which makes George W bUsh not only dead fucking wrong about everything, but a sociopath as well.

[classof56]

60. Someone just told me about seeing this bumper sticker: Terri was murdered.

Gotta give these idiots one thing--they don't go down easy! Oh, and they're incredibly stupid.

Tired Old Cynic

[marmar]

42. White House: How dare they report things as they really are.....and not how we say they are.

:cry:

[Postman]

43. It's "opposite day" at the White House..

And who knows more about "misleading" than these crooks?

It must be okay to mislead when it comes to news reporting but where they draw the line is at opinion. Strange.

[Lasher]

45. Gosh, when I first saw this I thought it was a dupe.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3338101

I thought Junior never read newspapers and only watched Faux Noise on TV. Maybe he heard O'Liely talking about these articles.

[bronxiteforever]

47. Its easier for Shrub to attack a NYT piece than show passion for the soldiers

after all the soldiers are not his base

[Brigid]

48. Truth hurts, doesn't it, George?

As I say at least 100 times a day, thank God for term limits. :banghead:

[rateyes]

49. We don't want them leaving the Army. We need cannon fodder.

Webb's Bill is too generous. Yeah, we owe these troopers, but hell, they already get discounted meals at Walter Reed! :sarcasm:

[AlbertCat]

83. Mommy Dearest will make you eat that steak!

discounted meals at Walter Reed!

You mean the ones Haliburton supplied that were past their expiration date?

[LynneSin]

50. How's come all the Iraq Vets are running as democrats then?

:shrug:

[LuckyTheDog]

51. Crybabies! (nt)

[EnviroBat]

52. If it looks like a turd, and it stinks like a turd.

it's probably a George W Bush.

[jtrockville]

58. But he didn't object to any of Kristol's opinions?

[Bette Noir]

59. Lessee... Dana Perino, New York Times...

I think I'll believe the New York Times.

What country does this administration think it's in? Pakistan? The Phillipines? This administration seems to have forgotten that free speech is the very first right specified in the Constitution. Okay, co-equal with freedom of religion, which has also taken a hit in recent years.

[calimary]

75. The sad part is, even the NYTimes has been thoroughly perverted and compromised.

Thank you judy miller. :eyes:

Welcome to DU!

[Baby Snooks]

65. "Support the Troops!"

That is the rallying cry of Republicans. Apparently they mean while the troops are in Afghanistan and Iraq. The reality is they don't care about the troops once they return. Suddenly they are misfits and malcontents and a drain on the public systems. Particularly the minorities. And particularly the Hispanics who are automatically assumed to be illegal immigrants. Despite having served in the military.

The attitude really is this odd sort of "thanks for defending us but don't expect us to help you. Get a job like everyone else or just enjoy the underpass along with the rest of the lazy bums."

There really is something evil about Republicans.

[kevinbgoode]

70. Gee Dana. . .and what do you have to say about Ann Coulter?

I can hear the crickets chirping. . .

[debbierlus]

77. They HATE it when the media prints the truth....

They are such scum. They could care LESS about anything but their own power and greed. The troops are equivalent to toilet paper to them; use and discard.

Waaaaaah Waaaah

[dixiegrrrrl]

78. Remember Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally?

Perino needs a name...

anyone feeling creatively vitriolic ?????

[BOYLANE]

79. WAR CRIMINAL!

So crybaby bush can't take it when the truth is spoken about it. The soldiers who have been maimed or worse deserve better than what they're getting from this draft dodging COWARD! This is exactly the sort of thing that exposes the blatant hypocrisy that the republican base is famous for; so I guess there's nothing odd about the fact they're the only ones who still support this criminal.

[windoe]

82. Dana Perrino 'touted several steps'

Bush has taken to help service members? If this were an actual debate those steps would be worked into talking points as an actual response, but they are curiously absent, because they are immaterial, and the WH is treating people like brain dead zombies, as per usual.

[cliffordu]

85. Bunch of fucking crybabies

[RaVeN_MeaD]

86. what a bunch of loosers

[vkkv]

87. Steps like: Running the War On The Cheap, Dana?

Cheap Bastards..