Real Clear Cognitive Dissonance!
A headline from Real Clear Politics:
ABC’s Sawyer Says Palin “Targeted” Gabby Giffords In Special On Congresswoman
OK. But then, they print exactly what Dianne Sawyer said:
DIANE SAWYER: “So does Gabby Giffords really want to go back to Washington? Back where she was once called ‘the most positive person in Congress.’
“Staying upbeat, even during the unsettling campaigns of 2010. When we all watched opposition sometimes become vitriol. After she voted for health care, she faced people in her district calling her a ‘traitor,’ booing her in town halls.
[gun shot]
“Someone even fired a gun into her office door. And you may remember Sarah Palin targeted her district with an ad that had a gun sight on it.“
It’s clear what Sawyer said – “Sarah Palin targeted her district with an ad that had a gun sight on it”. Palin targeted her “DISTRICT”, which is accurate. Sawyer does not say Palin targeted Giffords.
File this under Journalism FAIL.
News Critique, Politics / Law Stuff | Sonicfrog November 16, 2011
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