Posted on 02/09/2005 2:37:02 PM PST by woofie
WHITE HOUSE BLASTS WASHINGTON POST -- AGAIN Wed Feb 09 2005 17:25:59 ET
For the second time in less than a week, the White House has issued a rare public demand for The WASHINGTON POST to correct high impact stories about the cost of President Bush's domestic initiatives. The POST caved last Thursday after the White House savaged reporter Jonathan Weisman's article on Social Security (“Benefit Cuts Would Offset Contributions”). Not only did the POST run a correction, but Weisman wrote an entire story correcting his earlier account.
The bad blood boiled over again today when the POST led its editions with a story about Medicare costs by Ceci Connolly and Mike Allen (“Medicare Drug Benefit May Cost $1.2 Trillion”). The White House issued a scathing attack on the story, coupled with a demand for a fresh correction. A second correction would be a major journalistic embarrassment for the POST, which the White House argues is providing ammunition to Democrats for use in baseless attacks against the president.
The WaPo has always provided the dems with their ridiculous talking points. I'm glad the WH is going after the rag.
Go get em
Gee, this story was mentioned prominently on ABC News radio today, too. If the story's corrected, wonder if the correction will air on the radio as well...
Go get 'em Dubya!
Go get the MSM!
Ping
Woo Hoo go GWB!
"the POST, which the White House argues is providing ammunition to Democrats for use in baseless attacks against the president."
SNAFU
Now we see why they wanted Kerry to win.
I wonder if Howard Kurtz will do a story on his own paper's bad journalism this week? Nah.
If he does, I hope Charles Krauthammer is on the panel too. I just love the looks he gives Ceci when he's about to rip her a new one. Priceless!
It will be mentioned once on their 3 AM newscast, the radio equivalent to burying the correction on page D-18.
CeCi hasn't been on Special Edition in a month or more.
No, Mara Liason's been there. SSDD, however.
Ceci Connolly and Mike Allen (“Medicare Drug Benefit May Cost $1.2 Trillion”).
Two problems with this:
1) Ceci (Lib) Connolly wrote this.
2) The word "may" was used
It may cost $1.2 trillion but is MAY cost less
OLD MEDIA at work....
ping
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.