Dana Perino: Bush never indulges in personal, demeaning attacks...but Congressional Democrats do

[Amerigo Vespucci]

:silly:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/09/woodward-tone.html



Dana Perino, the White House press secretary, expanded on the president's thinking today, telling reporters at the daily White House press briefing:

... he president takes a lot of -- takes responsibility for it, but I don't know if he -- all the blame belongs at his feet. I've been a spokesperson for the president for many years. I have never once had to apologize on his behalf for any personal attacks or demeaning thing he has said about any one individual.

She added, however: "I see on a daily basis members of Congress from the Democrats who say very demeaning things about him, and it's not constructive at all."

Figuring she may have had Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) in mind, Countdown to Crawford passed along her comments to their offices.

From Jim Manley, Reid's spokesman, came this response to the request for comment:

President Bush presides over an administration and party that slanders war heroes as unpatriotic, outs CIA agent and is generally hostile toward anyone that disagrees with his stubborn ideology. And after the disgraceful display of personal attacks and name calling at last week's Republican convention, it is safe to say that not only did President Bush not change the tone, he's made it worse.

Brendan Daly, Pelosi's spokesman, said it was ironic to be considering the issue when Republicans were expressing "phony outrage ... over this ridiculous 'lipstick on a pig' controversy.

[melody]

1. Bush is one long personal and demeaning attack n/t

[Bob Dobbs]

2. The douchenozzle demeans whole groups of people.

He's not content to demean one person at a time.

Biggest. Criminal. Ever.

[B Calm]

3. Uh Dana. . . John W McCain called his wife a dumb cunt and recently

his VP pick a PIG.

[bdamomma]

4. Dana you are abetting a criminal a war criminal

you stupid woman she is nothing but a tool.

[jgilliam1955]

5. Interesting, The others yell the loudest.

that says something about him.

[jcla]

6. Invasion and occupation of Iraq, Hurrican Katrina, AG Gonzales

Dick Cheney as VP.... no Bush just attacks everybody that doesn't agree with him.

[Vickers]

7. Pro.

Jeck.

Shun.

[marmar]

8. I almost feel bad for Dimwit Perino......being spokeshole for this White House.....

.... would be like trying to spin Jeffrey Dahmer or Attila the Hun.