My local paper gets fooled again

[HFishbine]

So, the Greensboro News & Record prints a LTTE today that quotes this exchange:

Sen. Kennedy began his questioning of the Defense Secretary by saying, "Don't you think some members of the Bush administration should be held legally accountable for the lies they told about Iraqi weapons, and the subsequent cover-up?"

"First, with all due respect Senator Kennedy, you're all wet," said Mr. Rumsfeld "The administration has not lied or covered up. However, in general, I do believe that when a man commits a crime he should face the bar of justice. He should not be allowed to serve in positions of power in our government, and be hailed as a leader, when the question of his guilt remains unresolved, if you know what I mean."

Only problem, this never happened. It's a debunked urban legend.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. For God's sake, write them an email AND a snail mail!

Bastards!

[Killarney]

2. You need to write a LTTE telling them it's not true!

[HFishbine]

3. I've written

the editorial page editor. While I recognize the need for leeway in opinion pieces, a complete and total fabrication should be corrected by the paper, not challenged by another writer. I suspect with something as blatantly wrong as this is, the paper will print a correction. We'll see.

[AndyP]

4. I just sent them an email

With your link about the debunked urban legend. I also asked them whatever happened to the big bad liberal media. :)