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White House Blasts NBC Over Interview Edit

Posted May 20, 08 11:36 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – The White House went after NBC yesterday, accusing the network of doctoring a recent interview with President Bush, the Hill reports. Asked if comments about Iran were directed at Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Bush declined to answer directly, but White House counselor Ed Gillespie says the interview was purposely edited to make it appear as though Bush was affirming that speculation.

“This deceitful editing to further a media-manufactured storyline is utterly misleading and irresponsible,” Gillespie complained in a scathing letter. He demanded the network air the full, unedited footage. NBC stands by its version, and notes that the full interview is available online. But “It's simply absurd for people to have to log onto the Internet … to get accurate information from NBC,” Gillespie counters.

Sources The Hill, Associated Press

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President Bush, accompanied by Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie, walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
President Bush speaks to reporters about the economy during his meeting with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, not pictured, Monday, May 19, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Ed Gillespie listens as President Bush, not shown, in this June 13, 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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