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2007-08-15
White House
criticizes Clinton ad in Iowa
The White House
on Tuesday assailed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton for
criticizing President Bush in her latest television ad,
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The White House
on Tuesday assailed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton for
criticizing President Bush in her latest television ad,
calling her statements ''outrageous.''
The 60-second
spot, which began running Tuesday in Iowa, intercuts scenes
of the candidate interacting with voters and talking about
challenges facing many working people.
''If you're a
family that is struggling and you don't have health care,
you are invisible to this president,'' the New York senator
says in the ad. ''If you're a single mom trying to
find affordable child care so you can go to work,
you're invisible too.
The ad also
argued that U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are
''invisible'' to Bush.
White House
deputy press secretary Dana Perino initially declined to
comment on the ad, but then lambasted the spot and the
senator.
''As to the
merits of it, I think it's outrageous. This is a president
who, first and foremost, has helped millions of seniors
across the country have access to prescription drugs
at a much lower cost,'' Perino said. ''As to whether
or not our troops are invisible to this president, I
think that is absurd and that it is unconscionable that a
member of Congress would say such a thing.''
Happy to be in a
debate with the White House, the Clinton campaign
quickly linked to the official transcript of Perino's
comments on its campaign Web site, www.hillaryhub.com,
with the headline, ''White House Attacks Hillary's New
Ad.''
Campaigning in
Dubuque, Iowa, Clinton referred to the White House
criticism of her ''invisible'' comments.
''Apparently I've
struck a nerve—the White House just attacked me a few
minutes ago,'' Clinton said. ''Not only have I said it and
am saying it, I will keep saying it because I happen
to believe it.'' (AP)
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