WH dismisses report (false statements) ...sort of

White House dismisses report charging government's false statements

"I hardly think that the study is worth spending time on," spokeswoman Dana Perino said as a response to the Center for Public Integrity's assessment."



and from the WH's own site.

Press Briefing by Dana Perino

"Q Any reaction to that study out from the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism, where they did what they called a count of hundreds of false statements made by the President and top administration officials regarding the threat posed by Iraq -- and they counted in the two years after 9/11 --

MS. PERINO: I have to think that the study is worth spending any time on -- it is so flawed in terms of taking anything into context or including -- they only looked at members of the administration, rather than looking at members of Congress or people around the world. Because as you'll remember, we were part of a broad coalition of countries that deposed a dictator based on a collective understanding of the intelligence.

And the other thing that that study fails to do is to say that after realizing that there was no WMD, as we thought as a collective body that there was, that this White House, the President set about to make reforms in the intelligence community to make sure that it doesn't happen again."




Just thought it funny... The Headline says one thing but the WH's own site carries (almost) the same sentence with a different meaning. And yes, I know it's an error...but I still thought it funny.



Oh, and the screen capture before they correct it

except the WH transcription can't seem to say that

nails done?! brushing up on some historical facts?!!

that's her lame excuse.

the report is worth spending time on...

I know it's an error but still...they can't even get that right.

You didn't even know about the Cuban missile crisis.

the news article carries one meaning but on the WH site, how Periono is quoted for the same sentence carries another meaning

They can't even get that right.

or hacks.

Prison? The Hague?