White House Slams New York Times Editorial On GI Bill

***UPDATE*** Politico reports that the Times editorial page editor Andy Rosenthal calls the White House attack "puzzling" but not uncommon:

"The White House's idea of a fair and balanced story is they're right and going to win," Rosenthal said.

The White House is furious with the New York Times over an editorial they published today that criticized President Bush for not supporting the new GI Bill that was recently passed in the Senate:

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."

Read the full New York Times editorial here.

Earlier this month, the White House slammed NBC News for how they edited an interview with President Bush. HuffPost's Jason Linkins has that report.

Comments

[Susanfrom29]

After McClelland's portrait of the WH propaganda machine, how can anyone take what they say seriously?

It the WH denies it, it must be true. If the WH claims it is true, it must be a lie.

Simple, isn't it?

[KOisGod]

Bushcon has besmirched the honorable reputation built up since the end of WWII (with the exception of the Nixon resignation).

We were once considered a caring, honest (sort of) giving, accepting people who welcomed the peoples of the planet to come, come and add your skill and talents to make the American Experiment an ongoing story.

BushCON has squandered all of that

Why

Because we let them But I DID NOT VOTE FOR THESE CRIMINALS

Not I

[onelife1]

Does the White House have the creditability to SLAM anyone.
Lying War Mongerers…….

[Keith52]

What do you expect from a fascist regime?

[swift goat pet for truth]

Dana Perino, the present and future Scott McClellan.

[swift goat pet for truth]

""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."

Perino? "President's record of leadership"?

ROTFLMFAO!!!!

End of story.

[dgscol]

Anyone in Dana's position, is an information robot. Do not expect frankness or clarity until they have a new job.

[KOisGod]

information robot?

DISinformation robot you mean -

[Manx]

The truth is that George W. Bush and John McBush don't support the troops. Maybe if they pretended the troops were lobbyists, they could support them.

[KarenKaren]

NY Times and NBC/MSNBC must be doing something right.

[gopindrag]

George Who? Tell him we said don't let the door hit you in the ass.

[Fathoms]

Furious? I'll give you furious . . .
I'm furious with George W. Bush's lying, cowardly, deserting, smegmated ass.
I'm furious with fascists parading around under the false flags of Conservatism and Patriotism.
I'm furious with the decimation of our Constitution practiced by Bush and his buddies.
I'm furious with the entire Bush dynasty for their organized efforts to overthrow representative government in the United States of America.
I'm furious with Prescott Bush committing grave robbery to come up with a skull impressive enough to gain him notoriety in his Yale $ecret-$ociety of the $elf $ufficient and politically connected.
I'm furious with the Supreme Court for creating precedent against fair elections in America.
I'm furious with organized corporate crime washing our national treasury down the toilet while they monopolize the service industries to the detriment of the population of our Country.
I'm furious with Bush, Congress and the V.A. committing Treason against our troops.
I'm furious with all the Treason in general I see being committed by Bush and the Beltway in my name.
I'm furious with these bastards even breathing my air . . .

[GiannaX]

I pray these b**tards are prosecuted.

[jayburd]

I don't get it. What is McCain’s angle here? Is he going for the “stick to your guns” portion of the electorate? The people who admire a politician who won’t back down in the face of adversity, despite being against a hugely popular policy change? Because that’s not a whole lot of people. But, then again, McCain’s not a complete idiot. So, what is he playing at???

[drec1500Madrid]

Time to run these bums out of Washington.

[AZM]

Does Dana Perino EVER let the facts get in the way of a response?

[JohnPone]

If Bush is against something it is obviously good.