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Journalists are Idiots

Submitted by wojo on Sat, 2006-02-11 14:49.

The Tradiotional Media loves to obsess about "blogger ethics." They have a "How dare bloggers pretend to be reporters," attitude. If reporters did their jobs, bloggers wouldn't have to. The latest installment of the "Abramoff Scandall is Bi-partisan" meme shows just how inept journalists have become. It looks like they are unable to do basic research on a Senators voting record.
From "DailyKos":http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/2/11/13265/5486:

Abramoff was lobbying against legislation sponsored by Senator Kennedy seeking to increase the minimum wage in the Marianas Islands.

Senator Reid supported Kennedy's legislation. He was a cosponsor of it, and spoke in favor of the legislation on the Senate floor. Senator Reid was not asked to intervene to block the legislation.

Conclusion, by any reasonable person, there was no quid pro quo by Reid on this issue. But has AP contacted Senator Reid's office to find out his position on this legislation? Have they looked at his floor statements on it, easily available in the Congressional Record? If they have, they're leaving that key information out.