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| 2006-05-11 |
| New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is starting off in a combative mode against the press by issuing detailed rebuttals to what he considers unfair coverage of Bush. “The New York Times continues to ignore America’s economic progress,” blared the headline of an e-mail sent to reporters Wednesday by the White House press office. Minutes earlier, another e-mail blasted CBS News, which has had an unusually rocky relationship with the White House since 2004, when CBS aired what turned out to be forged documents in a failed effort to question the president’s military service. “CBS News misleadingly reports that only 8 million seniors have signed up for Medicare prescription drug coverage,” Wednesday’s missive said. “But 37 million seniors have coverage.” On Tuesday, the White House railed against “USA Today’s misleading Medicare story.” “USA Today claims ‘poor, often minority’ Medicare beneficiaries are not enrolling in Medicare drug coverage,” the press office complained. “But by April, more than 70 percent of eligible African Americans, more than 70 percent of eligible Hispanics, and more than 75 percent of eligible Asian Americans are enrolled or have retiree drug coverage.” White House sources said Snow, who started on the job Monday and has yet to give his first public press briefing, is determined to aggressively counter what the administration considers unfair assertions in both news and editorials about Bush. At the same time, he is eager to make the notoriously secretive administration more accessible to the press. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #8 First thing that needs to happen is that Helen Thomas needs to have her WH press pass unceremoniously and publicly yanked, and then she needs to be banished to her rightful place on one of the top-floor ledges at the OEOB. I've always thought the only thing that building was missing was some gargoyles... |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2006-05-11 23:39 |
| #7 Mac---if Tony Snow does that, then it would force the MSM reporters to be more subtle about their lies. He needs some Swartzkopf or Honare in-yer-face medicine. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-05-11 22:27 |
| #6 I hope Snow brought a really big shovel... |
| Posted by: Danking70 2006-05-11 17:06 |
| #5 It's way past time to stop being polite and defensive with these seditious bastards. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-05-11 16:54 |
| #4 Tell the press up front that any representative who files a story with provably incorrect information will have his WH credential pulled and his organization banned for six months. That might make the lying sons of whores sit up and take notice. |
| Posted by: mac 2006-05-11 16:52 |
| #3 I hope he can turn them on each other. By pointing out specifically who makes what distortions, the others can turn on them to see if they deny it or admit it. In either case, it is letting bad school children check each other's papers. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-05-11 14:06 |
| #2 Go Get'em Snow! Its about time someone started calling the press on their treason and outright lies. Now if you can ban them from press conferences. Can't wait until he has his first conference.... "Liar Liar Pants on fire!" |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-05-11 13:45 |
| #1 Hold them to the fire for their lies Snow! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-05-11 13:24 |