Right Wing Nuthouse calls it more of an example of laziness and poor writing ability on the media's part. For instance he says:
So just where did the State Department get it wrong? They stand up for free speech. They recognize that the cartoons offended Muslims. They tell the idiots in the Middle East to look to their own portrayals of Jews and Christians before going off half cocked about the Mohamed cartoons. And they call upon everyone to settle down.
But all we got from press reports was the fact that the State Department seems to be condemning the Danes and other European publications for running the offending cartoons and an obligatory nod to the First Amendment.
Also on this Little Green Footballs link Charles posts the transcript from the actual briefing of Scott McCormack at State Dept. He gives a MUCH fuller explanation to the State Dept's stance on the situation with Denmark than was initially reported by the press. AND, btw, reported word for word by three different reporters.
I know it would come to a huge shock to us all to discover our media had poor writing skills, huh?.....:^)
SE Mom - See #367 and the links which will make you feel more comfortable with the State Department's response to the cartoon matter.
I'm reading Ari Fletcher's book about his tenure as WH press secretary and should have known better than to accept the media's portrayal of the State Department's official statement regarding this matter.
Ari confirms what we all know about the media, and worse. His examples of how they deliberately misquoted him and others in the administration are outrageous. It is no wonder no one trusts the media anymore.
Thanks for the ping to this, prairie!
Wolfstar - ping to #367. The State Department official statement regarding the cartoon matter has not been accurately portrayed in the press. (Big surprise).
Whew...thanks for the ping to this Peach- I can feel my bp lowering:) But..then it raises when I realizse the way the media DELIBERATELY manipulated what the Stae Dept said..
Ari's book is terrific, isn't it? I surely miss him.
**Please take a look at some further analysis about the State Dept statement. **
Thanks for posting what the State Dept really said. I was guilty of falling for the propaganda from the MSM. I should have know better.
Thank you.
The maggot infested mediots of the MSM never miss any opportunity to miss a quote or to spin a lie, including wrong headlines to bad English.