White House: Washington Post article 'flat wrong'WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- The White House pushed back against an article in Thursday's Washington Post, calling it 'flat wrong' about the President Bush's plan for Social Security reform. The article appeared the morning following the president's State of the Union address in which he provided a list of broad principles that would govern his approach to overhauling the retirement system.
...
The article's publication also coincided with a press conference Congressional Democrats held at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial on Thursday to proclaim their opposition to any change in the retirement program. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) led the caucus who reiterated their determination to prevent the president's plan from being passed.
...
The White House voiced its objection to the Washington Post news article by Jonathan Weisman titled, "Participants would Forfeit Part of Accounts' Profits," saying that its headline and central assertion were inaccurate. The White House said that the statement about workers who opt for personal accounts "would ultimately get to keep only the investment returns that exceed the rate of return that the money would have accrued in the traditional system," is wrong. The White House has asked the newspaper for a correction.
...
The author of the article, Jonathan Weisman, recently posted an article on a journalism web site known as PoynterOnline (see web site) discussing his dissatisfaction with how the White House dealt with him. He complained that in exchange for special access to administration officials, the White House wanted to approve attributable quotes for accuracy.
He wrote, "I think it is time for all of us to reconsider the way we cover the White House."
Last August, Weisman wrote an article for the Washington Post titled, "Tax Burden Shifts to the Middle" which reflected a theme of the Kerry campaign's "middle class squeeze." It cited conclusions in a Congressional Budget Office report that had been requested by Democrats on the Capitol Hill. At the time, the Bush campaign suggested the results had been "shaded" by the questions asked by Democrats.
http://www.insightmag.com/news/2005/02/07/National/White.House.Washington.Post.Article.flat.Wrong-854746.shtml
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
