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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Alighieri who wrote (899928)11/10/2015 12:29:50 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) of 1586549
 
I did watch the video and I repeat the statement that the media never disclosed this bio until after he had been office a couple years.

This is not about birtherism. This is about why did the man lie? And isn't it a far bigger lie than Ben Carson saying he was offered a scholarship when in fact he "informally" offered a scholarship? It is a lie, on Obama's part, if true would be a disqualifying attribute. Should the media have not found and disclosed this BEFORE he was elected? I think so.

As to the video it was humorous. But it didn't reflect "news". It is apparent that if one digs one can put together a string of comments by news hosts where various items are mentioned. But how often, with what kind of commentary, and how seriously were the unedited clips presented? This context matters.

Did any of them consume a three or four day span of back-to-back news coverage? No. Not even close.

I don't know if Carson is damaged by this, I suspect he is. But there can be no doubt what the intent was. The CNN interview and the absolute incompetence of Politico were bad enough; but then, the entire media ran with the stories when there was no truth at all to support the claims.

When the facts came out, Carson's claims were pretty much exactly as stated. Yet, only conservative papers have admitted it. NYT, WaPo, etc., are still running stories claiming he lied, and citing statements of truth as proof.

It is media malpractice if ever there were any.
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