White House accuses NYT of anti-GOP bias

The Associated Press ^ | 2/23/2008

[george76]

The White House sided with Sen. John McCain and accused The New York Times on Friday of repeatedly trying to "drop a bombshell" on Republican presidential nominees to undermine their candidacies.

White House deputy press secretary Scott Stanzel...

"I think a lot of people here in this building, with experience in a couple campaigns, have grown accustomed to the fact that during the course of the campaign, seemingly on maybe a monthly basis leading up to the convention and maybe a weekly basis after that, the New York Times does try to drop a bombshell on the Republican nominee.

"And that is something that the Republican nominee has faced in the past and probably will face in this campaign," ...

"And sometimes they make incredible leaps to try to drop those bombshells on the Republican nominee."

[bmwcyle]

Hello George this is not the first time.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

In other earth-shattering news, Pope Prays for World Peace.

[Baynative]

Are they just catching on to this? Makes me wonder how valid those lefty comments about the war being mismanaged might be.

[LdSentinal]

If the U.S. military can shoot down a satelitte in space, why can’t they carpet bomb the NY Times building?

[pallis]

Ooooh! Bold words! Could it be true?

[G8 Diplomat]

[Steely Tom]

White House accuses NYT of anti-GOP bias

This is going to get the lefties screaming. Chilling effect!

[Southack]

Good to see the White House firing back!

[Jeff Chandler]

Gee whiz, what happened to the New Tone? They throw it out the window after only seven years of voluntary punching-baghood?

[FlingWingFlyer]

Wait until they figure out "the alphabet" networks aren't their friends either.

"The horror. The horror." -Col. Kurtz.

[Jeff Chandler]

Rush is going to have a field day with this, LOL!

[Drango]

duh

[SandRat]

[jbwbubba]

Later, the White House accused the Sun of rising in the east and setting in the west. Officials refused to comment on whether or not water was indeed wet.

[george76]

yes :

Good to see the White House firing back!

[FlingWingFlyer]

You know, I was thinking the exact same thing. He’s been telling them for 20 years.

[OnRiver]

can you put Obamas face in there?

[Lijahsbubbe]

So the White House can take the time to defend their candidate but not the taxpayers?

We were called bigots for not accepting amnesty.

[Grampa Dave]

As the NY Slimes continues to follow the Dixie Chick marketing program re poing all Republicans and independents with a functioning brain, their subscriptions, ad $’s and stock value continues to plunge.

[Elsiejay]

Okay, but when is the “White House” going to prosecute the NYSlimes for periodically publishing classified government information the release of which undercuts our nation’s ability to defend itself?

[frankjr]

"Hello George this is not the first time."

Maybe that's why the White House said: "I think a lot of people here in this building, with experience in a couple campaigns, have grown accustomed to the fact that during the course of the campaign, seemingly on maybe a monthly basis leading up to the convention and maybe a weekly basis after that, the New York Times does try to drop a bombshell on the Republican nominee."

[george76]

Their stock prices fell again friday.

Even lefties are having a harder time defending pinch.

[gathersnomoss]

Reeeeally?

[Southack]

You’ve got “issues.”

Sheesh...

[ozzymandus]

It’s obvious to us, but for the White House to actually say it is significant. My first thought was to imagine what that idiot Jane Hall will say on Fox Newswatch and O’Reilly when asked about this. Undoubtedly, brain-dead Jane will reply that she has never noticed any left-wing bias at the Times, and that this is just Republican propaganda.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Just politicians defending other politicians. It's what they do best.

If that makes you go "rah rah", you've got issues. Sheesh

[Southack]

At least I’m on the proper *topic* for the thread...

[Lijahsbubbe]

So am I, it’s nothing to swoon about.

[Fred]

Don’t they have bigger problems then to worry about McCain? How about the new war Dubya just started with Serbia??? Time to focus...

[jazusamo]

It is good to see them firing back, hopefully they’ll keep it up.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks g. Elsewhere and elsewhen in the news, the NY Slimes exposes a classified ongoing wiretapping of bin Laden’s cell phone.

[goodnesswins]

I thought this was a SCRAPPLEFACE article.....

[E. Cartman]

Good to see the White House firing back!

'sabout damn time. Did Jorge finally grow a pair???

[george76]

Bill Keller = Hypocrite.

[dbacks]

Sometimes George shows signs of positive genius!

[dervish]

Thanks

This one seems to have backfired and resulted in more McCain funding.

[Southack]

No, you’re off on immigration and “amnesty” on a thread about the NY Times and its anti-GOP bias.

You’re just so clueless that you *think* that “amnesty” is germane to this thread.

[exit82]

Looks like Captain Obvious visited the WH. That’s nice.

How about putting the NY TImes in jail for all the times they aided and abetted our enemy in the WOT?

[kellynla]

[Lijahsbubbe]

“Issues”, “clueless”, you’re the one who got off topic by making it personal, and throwing insults.

But I’ll stay superior to that, by replying that the President got his instructions from the RNC for damage control. I’m not impressed, it’s all political.

Now when the President starts using the podium to defend taxpayers, then I’ll be impressed.

[SunkenCiv]

...or... it’s a fiendish plot to undermine McCain with moderates, part of a great plot to steal the nomination from Obama and award it to Hillary. ;’)

[No Dems 2004]

You think???? The NY Times will do anything it can to advance the hysterically liberal Democratic agenda. The major problem for them, though is that they’ve done it so much that they’ve lost their credibility with most of the American people.

[Laverne]

I hope this is the beginning of the new tone in Washington. Now lets hear them go after MSNBC/NBC, the poodles of the DNC.

[Continental Soldier]

Anti GOP bias? No, say it ain’t so!

[reg45]

The White House .... accused The New York Times on Friday of repeatedly trying to "drop a bombshell" on Republican presidential nominees to undermine their candidacies.

It's not the New York Times, it's the DNC Fishwrap.

[G8 Diplomat]

[G8 Diplomat]

“The American press is all about lies! All they tell is lies, lies, and more lies!” —Baghdad Bob

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day....

[Gondring]

Don’t worry...those of us reading the thread could see the relevance.

[Carling]

No doubt. It took a RINO like McCain getting smeared for the White House to finally wake up and fight back?