L.A. Times Forgets to Tell Readers That Obama Supported the D.C. Gun Ban

patterico.com ^ | June 29, 2008

[Free ThinkerNY]

Howard Kurtz notes that Big Media is failing to hold Obama’s feet to the fire for his flip-flop on firearms.

Barack Obama is under hostile fire for changing his position on the D.C. gun ban.

Oh, I’m sorry. He didn’t change his position, apparently. He reworded a clumsy statement.

That clumsy statement, which his campaign is now running away from, was pretty categorical: “Obama believes the D.C. handgun law is constitutional.” Yet, Kurtz says, the newspapers aren’t calling him to task:

But even though the earlier Obama quote and the “inartful” comment have been bouncing around the Net for 24 hours, I’m not seeing any reference to them in the morning papers. Most do what the New York Times did: “Mr. Obama, who like Mr. McCain has been on record as supporting the individual-rights view, said the ruling would ‘provide much-needed guidance to local jurisdictions across the country.’ “

[goldstategop]

The MSM's Obamessiah worship knows no bounds.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[johnny7]

They call it’moving toward the center’. The manure is deep now... but it will get much worse. Fair is foul... and foul, fair. Balck is white... and the sky is any color the DBM says it is.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Does the LAme Times even have readers who support the constitution?

[MosesKnows]

For the sake of accuracy:

L.A. Times Forgets decided to not Tell Readers That Obama Supported the D.C. Gun Ban

[phrogphlyer]

Does the LAme Times even have readers who support the constitution?

Do they have readers at all?

[mewzilla]

From April...

Obama linked to gun control efforts

Note to the LAT: Nice try, though.

[mewzilla]

Another 'L.A. Times' Top Editor Exits -- When Will It End?

Circulation stats mentioned toward the end.

[savedbygrace]

But even though the earlier Obama quote and the “inartful” comment have been bouncing around the Net for 24 hours

It's inartful to Obama because it made it too obvious he's flip flopped on the issue.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I feel so sorry for the LA Times, and the rest of the MSM, when hearing of the layoffs, declining circulation and revenues, collapsing stock prices, ongoing sale of assets to pay the bills, etc., so I feel compelled to offer a small token of my heart felt concern:

"DIE YOU DIRTY, TREASONOUS BASTARDS!!!!"

[donaldo]

You are correct Sir! The MSM is in the tank for the Dalai Bama. A bunch of servile suck-up supplicants. The two most disgusting are Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann. These two assholes are actually vying to see which one gets to perform Obama’s ablutions. A sorry spectacle indeed.