Iraq War Watch:America More of a Threat to World Peace than Iran or North Korea – The UN-Correction

Wizbang: What Murtha Really Said

Previously we noted a controversial speech by Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) at a town hall meeting in Miami, FL, June 24, 2006. Elizabeth Baier, the reporter on the story, was forced by her editors at the Sun-Sentinel to do a hatchet job (or it was done for her) on the story in the face of an organized effort led by well funded liberal groups like Media Matters and Think Progress, and Murtha’s office that he was misquoted.

Wizbang has the video here.

The Transcript is as follows:

Just think what that does to us internationally.

On the debate on the floor of the House, and I was leading the debate on the floor, and this one fella says, “You talk about terrorism.” He says, “Ask Spain.”

Well you ask Spain. Fifty six percent of the people in Spain think it’s more dangerous, the United States is more dangerous in Iraq than Iran is.

Everyone of our allies think that the United States being in Iraq is more dangerous to world stability and world peace, every one of our allies; Great Britain, every single country… They think its more, uh, we’re more dangerous to world peace than North Korea or Iran.

That says something.

Notice how there was NO mention of the Pew Research Report.

I defy you to watch the whole video and come to the conclusion that Murtha doesn’t agree with world opinion. In fact in his closing he states that he’s counting on it to push his pullout scenario.

The revised story at the Sun-Sentinel is an amalgamation of the original report and the Murtha press release, in short a disaster.

Perhaps they would like to give it one more shot, and just report what Murtha said…

Update: Will the Sun-Sentinel revise their story yet again? And a better question is why did they do a hatchet job on the original story, introducing information directly from Murtha and his supporters into the coverage, with no sourcing? They hung their own reporter out to dry. At this point the story is less about the content of Murtha’s remarks than the campaign by David Brock’s, Soros-funded Media Matters, and others to change the reporting of the story without providing all the facts.

And now Jack Murtha’s GOP opponent has picked up on the story.

Diana Irey for Congress: Just What DID Jack Murtha Say About The U.S. Posing a Greater Danger to World Peace Than Iran or North Korea?

Washington County Commissioner and Pennsylvania 12th district Republican Congressional nominee Diana Irey – responding to Jack Murtha’s lame defense of comments he made in Florida on June 24 – today released the following statement:

“Is Jack Murtha now channeling Marty McFly, the hero of ‘Back to the Future?’ Is he now traveling in a souped-up DeLorean, popping forward in time? Or is he, rather, channeling George Orwell, dropping negative information down some sort of ‘memory hole’ to which he and only he has magical and mysterious access?

There appears to be a concerted, orchestrated effort to twist the facts on Congressman Murtha’s statements, retractions,newspaper corrections and/or omissions.

Isn’t it time for Jack to hold a news conference and address this issue directly?

Congressman, what did you say and when did you say it?

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