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July 30, 2008 09:39 PM | cunctator

why people hate the press

Jim Rutenberg, New York Times:

Seeking similar openings, the campaign seized on Mr. Obama’s decision to skip a visit with wounded United States troops in Germany. (The McCain campaign said Mr. Obama canceled because he could not take the news media with him to the hospital, an assertion denied by the Obama campaign and undercut by the accounts of reporters.)

compare to reporters willing to respect the English language:

For four days, Sen. John McCain and his allies have accused Sen. Barack Obama of snubbing wounded soldiers by canceling a visit to a military hospital because he could not take reporters with him, despite no evidence that the charge is true.

Of course, even WaPo is afraid of the l-word: LIE.

ObSheesh: Sheesh.