tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post4885183724453343459..comments2023-09-05T02:12:57.445-04:00Comments on The Busman's Holiday: Followup on Burgess Call for McCain Campaign ApologyBob Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15284393139608821650noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-89191772836195466222008-10-29T11:01:00.000-04:002008-10-29T11:01:00.000-04:00Fine and dandy, BUT would WPXI have gone to the po...Fine and dandy, BUT would WPXI have gone to the police for confirmation without being told about the story from the McCain camp and Drudge? No, of course not! They would have had nothing to confirm. <BR/><BR/>So, the story went from McCain camp to Drudge and then to media via Mccain camp or media seeing it on Drudge, then media checks with police to confirm it.<BR/><BR/>Do I have that right?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-45641921829555355222008-10-28T23:18:00.000-04:002008-10-28T23:18:00.000-04:00Bram,WPXI's News Director emphasized what he descr...Bram,<BR/><BR/>WPXI's News Director emphasized what he described as a very important point: that his staff did not report any of the details until authorities confirmed the content of the police report on Todd's claims. When I pressed, he did not dispute MSNBC's account of who said what to his reporter and when.Bob Mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284393139608821650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-51077933238519420402008-10-28T14:35:00.000-04:002008-10-28T14:35:00.000-04:00So did WPXI confirm to you that the the McCain cam...So did WPXI confirm to you that the the McCain camp pushed an incendiary version of the story? Did they give you a name of a reporter?<BR/><BR/>It sounds like all of the news directors would rather curtly deny that their judgment could have been affected by any political operation at all, rather than confirm basic facts to one another that the McCain campaign ran amok in our city peddling filth. Start cooperating already!<BR/><BR/>Once again, a spokesperson utters the magic word "blog" and slips away into the night, while the media goes limp and mutters darkly to itself.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com