Let Darragh Murphy Eat Crow
Darragh “McCainiac” Murphy writes:
The New York Post, original publisher of the Michelle Obama Lobster/Caviar/Champagne Afternoon Delight story has published a retraction.
I sincerely regret repeating and amplifying what turns out to be a shameful attempt to embarrass and undermine Michelle Obama.
I will take better care in checking sources in the future.
Goddamn, Darragh Murphy really is one of the most disingenuous people in America. I guess she didn’t feel the need to “check her sources” after a PUMA pointed out the story had been debunked in the third comment on her original post pushing this easily-dismissed nonsense (good fucking luck getting a bottle of champagne delivered to your room for only $44 at the Waldorf-Astoria—I think that’ll get you a Toblerone bar). Or I guess she didn’t feel the need to check her sources when she saw traffic coming her way from Lawyers, Guns and Money calling bullshit on her.
And regarding her sincerely regretting “repeating and amplifying what turns out to be a shameful attempt to embarrass and undermine Michelle Obama,” the original post is still up without an update/retraction and the poorly-designed flyer pushing the bogus rumor is still available in the Puma Pac Action Center (aka “Shitty Graphics ‘R’ Us”) (fifth link—left—“MO Piece of the Pie, jpg,color, Aloha”).
There’s a big difference between covering your ass and regretting your error. Don’t think for one second Darragh Murphy doesn’t know the difference.
Posted by Kevin K. on 10/21/08 at 12:58 PM • Permalink
Categories: Food • Politics • Election '08 • Barack Obama • PUMAs • Poliblogs • Our Stupid Media • Skull Hampers •
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