[agooga]

I have a rabid DU/Kos friend who is going ballistic over this, and is basically accusing CBS of being in cahoots with the McCain campaign, blah, blah blah. Imagine that, if you will. The mind boggles.

I work in "reality" television, and my response is that the editor in charge of this story was either a bit lazy mentally screening the two comments, or was gravitating toward an answer he thought was more clear and on point.

Just my guess. I'm an editor and I cut people's sound bites every day and I know I occasionally suffer from both lapses :-)

[Russ]

If you have a rabid DU/Kos friend then it’s your duty as a friend to get them the mental health help they needs in order to bring them back to the real world. Friends don’t let friends be liberals...

[DustyMoment]

It is this kind of BS that keeps SeeBS and Perky Katie Couric in the news ratings black hole.

A lot of times, it’s better to let the chips fall where they may than to tinker with facts and create a major storm.

[avacado]

I was actually surprised that Katie Couric did what I would consider a fair and balanced report. Your DU/Kos friend is simply reacting to seeing the other side of a story. They aren't use to that and it throws them into baby fits of tantrums.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

The details are more than most voters want to deal with. Anti-McCain liberals will justify their feelings using this, but other than that it wont affect the election.