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To: longnshort who wrote (292750)	6/29/2006 5:30:37 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576159

"sounds like Murtha is strong arming that paper." No. Just sounds like the reporter screwed up.

To: longnshort who wrote (292750)	6/30/2006 8:55:52 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576159

Murtha Misquote: O’Reilly and Hume Correct the Record, Scarborough and Carlson Stay Silent Last Sunday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that Rep. John Murtha said he believed the “American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran.” The report was quickly seized on by conservative media — including Brit Hume, Bill O’Reilly, Joe Scarborough and Tucker Carlson — to attack Murtha. The story was false. Murtha was citing an international public opinion poll, not expressing his own views. On Wednesday, the Sun-Sentinel issued a correction. We urged ThinkProgress readers to contact the television outlets that pushed the innaccurate story and correct the record for their viewers. Over the last two days O’Reilly and Hume have done so. Watch it: According to a database search, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Tucker Carlson (who said Murtha was “in the thrall” of anti-American activists) haven’t bothered to inform their viewers that their attacks were based on a statement Murtha never made. Email Joe Scarborough and Tucker Carlson — joe@msnbc.com, Tucker@msnbc.com — and tell them to do the right thing.