(Update: The post has been retracted. The author wrote: "I would like to retract this post. As you can see, my source for this post was the Drudge Report and I have recently learned that The Drudge Report's "exclusive" report on Michael Ware cannot be corroborated by other sources." - promoted by jmelli)
In 2005, anonymous conservative blog and bottom of the right wing-smear-machine-totem pole Enlighten-NJ posted rumors alleging that "a videotape of Corzine, inebriated, making statements that will damage him beyond belief with African Americans" was about to come out. It didn't take long for the Drudge Report to pick it up and push it to Fox and finally mainstream media outlets. Instead of admitting how wrong they were, they bragged about it.
Picking up the baton for the flailing smear blog is the NJ-based Red Generation ("Promoting a New Generation of Republican Leadership"). Launched just two weeks ago, they set a new record for repeating baseless, unconfirmed accusations. This time, the smear machine ran in reverse and they dutifully took their marching orders from Mr Drudge himself.
This was their post yesterday:
In fact, the entire video from that press conference is available online. The reporter is sitting in front of the camera to the right, wearing a light colored shirt. You can see for yourself that his "unforgivable" actions at this press conference included sitting, taking notes, and at the end raising his hand once. The press conference ended abruptly without him speaking a word. Maybe next time they will check the facts before repeating the claims of a known liar.
They're barely over two weeks old. I wonder if they really want to be known as simpletons who will pass on any rumor that's drudged out of the muck, or would they rather actually report facts about how terrible we liberals are?
Everyone makes mistakes, and unlike Enlighten, these guys have their names out there, so they might have reason to protect their credibility. Will they issue a correction admitting their mistake? After 17 months without a correction, Enlighten has set the bar pretty low. Don't trip, guys.
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