Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Thursday blamed supporters of the Democratic presidential ticket for spreading "misinformation and flat-out lies" about her and her family.But her spokeswoman said Obama's campaign was not responsible, even though a Palin fundraising letter named the Democratic ticket with the words: "the Obama-Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward me, my family and John McCain."
Kugler is punning here on the word "named" and the expression "named the Democratic ticket". It's a deliberate deception, and it's disgusting. Read the whole thing and soak in the obvious world view of a writer whose every positioning of word and paragraph exposes a disposition to favor of Obama and opposed to Palin.
This is a reporter who's chosen sides, intends to advance her cause, and doesn't care who notices.
[Hat tip on the Soros connection to Free Republic.]
UPDATE: Democrate Jack Tapper one ups Kugler. I don't believe a word of what Tapper says the McCain campaign told him. It doesn't track with what they said to Kugler, and it doesn't make any sense. The only other possibility is that Tapper is lying about the question he asked the McCain campaign. Things would also make sense if he was lying about that.
I've noticed Tapper lying repeatedly on his blog, so I've stopped reading it. Only noticed this via memeorandum.
Curious that both Tapper and Kugler spotted this story. Actually, if I were a naive rube it would be curious. What explains the "coincidence" is the fact that this story was fed to both by the Obama campaign. What does Rush call them? "Willing accomplices?"
UPDATE II: Mark Murray at NBC picks up the Obama talking points on this one. This is utterly disgusting. A bogus Obama generate news meme is beginning to stampede through the MSM! Notice how the lie has become obvious in the latest Murray version, "Unless we're mistaken, neither Obama nor Biden nor the campaign has attacked Palin's family." Of course, the email explicitly never says Obama, Biden or the Obama campaign, it says "Obama-Biden Democrats" (the Daily Kos folks, etc.) sort of like Obama is constantly talking about the "Bush-Cheney Republicans" and the "Bush-Cheney Presidency", etc.
UPDATE: Heh! Bob Owens -- "Sorry, all you folks with Obama '08 bumper stickers, Obama buttons, and Obama-Biden bumper stickers on your car, you aren't "Obama/Biden Democrats." Even though you've contributed money to the campaign, and think Obama is the best thing since sliced bread, and your proudly think of your self as an Obama Democrat, you aren't. Why? Because Jake Tapper and Mark Murray say so."
Sister Toldjah is also on the story -- and spots another AP hit on Palin that's all about misleading the reader. As I say, these people are disgusting. Straight from the Obama campaign and into a newspaper near you. Is it any surprise that a majority of Americans think these folks are trying to destroy Palin and elect Barack Obama?
Can that be good for business? Is any surprise that the circulation and viewership of these businesses are in free fall?