Anyone who knows where the original thread can be found should then link it here.
Well done Ambrose.
Here is the original link:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1082935/posts Later picked up by InstaPundit and Mickey Kaus (they gave credit). Glenn Reynolds then forwarded it on to the Columbia School of Journalism Review (I think), which forced the NY Times to issue a correct.
I love the Internet. They would get away with these lies just a few short years ago.