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Originally posted by Shortfuse
Actually that was a joke in reference to what one reads. I give people the benefit of the doubt personally. If you told me you have 5 law degrees I wouldn't go out of my way to prove you wrong.
But as far as her "mistake" it's one of two things.
1. She is stupid(book smarts and commen sense are two different things)
2. She is a very dishonest journalist (and I use that word loosely). You must understand a intelligent person like that get's the scoop about Canada's role in Vietnam before she shoots off the at the mouth.
Heck a decent journalist at least CHECKS their sources before they rant.
She's guilty of one or the other. Trying to spin this as a "honest mistake" isn't going to fly.
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Umm why would she try and lie about Canada's involvement in Vietnam? People don't try and make up lies that serve no purpose and can be embarassing.
Now she is ultimately responsible for what she says - including the one wrong fact that is being discussed here. Dan Rather was responsible for an entire wrong, yellow journalism story.
I also don't think she is a journalist nor claims to be one. She is a political commentator. Al Frankel is also a political commentator and not a journalist. That's what they want to be and serve as.
-Rudey