A rather important "however"
In the McClatchy papers Washington Bureau on Saturday, Kevin G. Hall wrote something astonishing:
McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaking in Colorado Springs, Colo., said Fannie and Freddie had "gotten too big and too expensive to the taxpayers." The companies, however, aren't taxpayer funded but operate as private companies. The takeover may result in a taxpayer bailout during reorganization.No, it's not astonishing that Palin doesn't know anything about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It's what I would have expected from her, given her track record to date.
What's astonishing is the Hall actually pointed out that she was wrong - and in the same paragraph as the quote.
What, do you suppose, are the odds that this sort of fact-based journalism will catch on?
2 Comments:
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At 12:38 AM, September 09, 2008
fev had this to say...
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At 10:44 PM, December 26, 2009
Anonymous had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->It can happen, but -- write to your newspaper and ask for it by name! (Or write to the AP, which as of this afternoon hadn't noted that Palin was entirely clueless on this topic.)
Really. Thugs with cudgels are coming after "the news media." If you want to increase the chances that genuine, vetted, mediated news will call these jokers out for what they are, this would be a really nice time to show the flag.
Easily I agree but I think the brief should acquire more info then it has.
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