Thursday, 06 July 2006
Murtha's comments exposed
Contributed by Bill Faith

What Murtha Really Said
Kevin Aylward

Previously we noted a controversial speech by Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) at a town hall meeting in Miami, FL, June 24, 2006. Elizabeth Baier, the reporter on the story was forced by her editors at the Sun Sentinel to issue a clarification to the story based on an after-the-fact clarification by Murtha's office, and organized effort led by well funded liberal groups like Think Progress and Media Matters to cast doubt on her story. Here is the retracted first paragraph, as originally reported.

MIAMI -- American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said to an audience of more than 200 in North Miami Saturday afternoon.

Well now we have the video tape from the event, and Murtha's words can speak for themselves.

[Read on. Hat tip: Blackfive.]

Contributed by Bill Faith on July 6, 2006 at 11:54 AM in Bill Faith, Mad Jack Murtha, Media Perfidy | Permalink

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