Congressman(R) Demands 'Wall Street Journal' Retract Article

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003254743

Rep. Charles Taylor demanded Friday that The Wall Street Journal correct and retract statements contained in an article published Wednesday and said he will sue the newspaper if it does not comply.

The demand, made in a letter written by Asheville lawyer Robert B. Long Jr. and released by Taylor's office to The Associated Press, follows a front-page article titled "Seat in Congress Helps Mr. Taylor Help His Business."

The article written by John R. Wilke cited congressional, corporate and real-estate records. It said Taylor has used earmarks in the federal budget to benefit his private business interests, an assertion Talyor called libelous.

Taylor, a veteran Republican from Brevard who is one of Congress's wealthiest members, is in a fierce re-election battle with Democrat Heath Shuler, a former NFL quarterback. Although Taylor's district in far western North Carolina leans conservative, many analysts have rated the race a tossup.

In a summary of what he said were the article's false statements, Taylor described the story as "full of misinformation and unsupported falsehoods. ... Since this information is so blatantly false, I wanted the Wall Street Journal to be aware of their role, by inserting itself into the middle of a political campaign that has been filled with lies and distortions."

[Demeter]

1. You Cannot Be Libelled With Truth

Truthiness, maybe; truth, no!

[Cha]

2. Ha! I know some Liberals who

just moved to Brevard from Middle New York(get out of the winters) and I hope they have it together to vote for Heath Shuler in the upcoming election.

It's so beautiful around there and Asheville, NC.

[Dover]

3. Things must have really shifted "at the top" for the media to suddenly

turn on their masters. Especially the WSJ.

[nealmhughes]

4. This is WSJ news article, not from the editorial board.

They are two very diffent animals...