White House Calls Hillary Clinton's Comments In Latest Ad 'Outrageous'

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 2:33 pm

By: News On 6

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) _ 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. ... 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.''