furrbear: (No Way. No How. No McCain!!)
furrbear ([personal profile] furrbear) wrote2008-10-24 11:54 pm
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Mmmmmm Hmmmmmmmmm

The McCain campaign later retracted their claims, and now tonight, are denying they were the source of the quotes in the first place. But that claim is flatly contradicted by the two reporters involved in the story:


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Video of the coverage from Countdown w/
Keith Olbermann (Courtesy of DailyKos)

Tonight McCain spokesman Brian Rogers denied the campaign gave out those quotes, telling Countdown, "They came from the police and were attributed to the McCain camp because of sloppy reporting." An account that does not explain why two television stations both quoted the McCain campaign, or the fact that one of them, KDKA Pittsburgh, specifically followed the McCain quotes with the line, quote, "Police, however, have not confirmed that." And tonight Countdown asked the reporter from the other station, WPXI, to check his notes. He says he got those quotes first, 4:08 pm yesterday, from McCain's Pennsylvania communications director.

The McCain campaign's denial raises more questions than it answers.