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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
10 Aug 2006 04:24:50 PM |
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RNC Chief Thug Attacks Murtha With Report Retracted Six Weeks Ago |
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/10/mehlman-murtha/
August 10, 2006
Mehlman Attacks Murtha With Report Retracted Six Weeks Ago
White House officials and surrogates have fanned out in a coordinated
Rovian campaign to smear their opponents as "defeatists" and
"cut-and-runners."
In a mass email yesterday, former Rove deputy Ken Mehlman turned his
guns on Rep. John Murtha:
The message from Connecticut is clear, and Ned Lamont isn’t alone.
He is joined by Rep. John Murtha--who claims America is more dangerous
than Iran and North Korea.
Mehlman is referencing a 6/25/06 story in the South Florida
Sun-Sentinel, which reported that Murtha said he believed the
"American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than
nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran."
Three days later, the paper retracted the report.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/28/murtha-retraction/
Murtha was actually citing an international public opinion poll, not
expressing his own views.
But why let facts get in the way of a perfectly good smear?
Digg It!
http://digg.com/politics/Mehlman_Attacks_Murtha_With_Report_Retracted_Six_Weeks_Ago
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