He actually said,
"Now, to date, adult stem cell research is the only type of stem cell research that has resulted in proven treatments for human patients."
Media Bias? FRAUDcasting? Honest error? Incompetent reporter?
You decide... All I know is that when I find things like that in a "news story", it reinforces why I need to go to the source instead.
He has said a number of things in support of ESC research, but yeah, the media constantly reports the administration as saying things they never said. Usually they are better about it with Congress, though they often misrepresent it, or misdescribe it without quoting it.
Dang...if Brit was on his show tonight, he would probably point that out...
I do not trust the media anymore....I grew up believing (naively, is seems), that if a newspaper prints it, or a newscaster states it...it must be true, because otherwise they would be prosecuted for slander, libel, etc...
Obviously, that doesn't count for the American people...we can't sue for inaccurate information with which to make our minds up regarding things like this....
AND, the reason I fear, greatly, a Hillbilly Administration, is that the media can and does lie to get the liberal points out there and to cast doubt on any conservative...
There will be thousands of people that read the LA Slimes, that will NOT know that it was an incorrect statement, and base their opinions on that....sigh.
Shock - the LA Times would lie?