TPM: Newspaper Says Mysterious Phone Call With Dem Candidate Was Actually Wrong Number

[Playinghardball]

A local Michigan paper on Thursday said a mysterious January interview with a Democratic congressional candidate was actually a misdial.

In January National Review highlighted a peculiar report from The Daily Mining Gazette about Democratic congressional candidate Jerry Cannon, who is running against Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI).

The original Daily Mining Gazette report quoted Cannon as criticizing Obamacare. The paper later backtracked on the story and National Review suggested that someone else had perhaps answered the phone and been impersonating Cannon.

Now, in a story titled “Gazette Looks To Set The Record Straight,” the Daily Mining Gazette said the call for the complete interview was to a wrong number….

More here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/daily-mining-gazette-phone-call-jerry-cannon

Found on the Obama Diary

[riversedge]

1. "A correction of the Jan.16 article appears on page 3A of today's edition."

So, it took 6 weeks PLUS they put it on page3!! As the commenter said---the damage is DONE!! too little too late!

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/daily-mining-gazette-phone-call-jerry-cannon