Yesterday, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer made the not-even-close-to-controversial statement that “Fox is not a traditional news organization.”

This seems to have angered Fox News host Greta Van Susteren, who took to her blog this morning to say:

I challenge the White House to come on ON THE RECORD at 10pm and debate ME about ON THE RECORD at 10pm. If they are certain about their swipe (which includes ON THE RECORD at 10pm since they say all of Fox) - they should have the courage and strength to prove it. I am responsible for 10pm so I am eager to talk to them about our work at 10pm - an hour included in their swipe. I will be fair, polite but strong. I expect them to be the same. I will be armed with facts about ON THE RECORD at 10pm - not swipes.

Unfortunately for Van Susteren, as Ben Armbruster notes at Think Progress, even Fox News doesn't consider Greta part of what it considers its “traditional news” operation (we've previously noted that this distinction is bunk). The New York Times reported:

Fox argues that its news hours - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on weekdays - are objective. The channel has taken pains recently to highlight its news programs, including the two hours led by Shepard Smith, its chief news anchor. And its daytime newscasts draw more viewers than CNN or MSNBC's prime-time programs.

Note to Van Susteren - “traditional news” generally doesn't involve uncritically airing Rush Limbaugh's latest screed.