Mark Steyn was mis-quoted in the New York Times…so, what did the rest of the MSM do? Steyn lays it out:
…in my weekend column I noted my rare appearance in its august pages (well, okay, September pages):
Mark Steyn, a Canadian author and political commentator, speaking on the Rush Limbaugh show on Wednesday, accused Mr. Obama of trying to create a cult of personality, comparing him to Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader.
Tim Blair, the great Australian wag, has a round-up of those hardworking types at other publications whose concept of journalism begins and ends with seeing what’s in The New York Times and passing it on. Tim missed a few, like The Sacramento Bee:
On Wednesday, Canadian-born writer Mark Steyn said on Rush Limbaugh’s nationally broadcast radio show that Obama’s ambitions to create a “cult of personality” were similar to those of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il or former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein.
And The Las Vegas Sun:
The New York Times quoted Mark Steyn, filling in for conservative radio demagogue Rush Limbaugh, as saying Obama was trying to create a cult of personality like Saddam Hussein or North Korea’s Kim Jong Il.
“Quoted”, eh? Actually, if you read the Times piece – by two reporters, no less – the striking feature is that there’s no direct quote, is there? Not to worry. It’s even been picked up overseas. Lara Marlowe in Ireland’s newspaper of record, The Irish Times:
First prize for lunacy goes to Canadian commentator Mark Steyn, who accuses Obama of trying to establish a “personality cult” like Saddam Hussein or North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
And first prize for laziness goes to Irish commentator Lara Marlowe. For the record, here’s the only thing I actually said about Kim and Saddam on Wednesday’s Rush show:
Obviously we’re not talking about the cult of personality on the kind of Saddam Hussein/Kim Jong-Il scale. (emphasis added)
The level of incompetence here is breathtaking – and it is just stunning that so many in the MSM still think the New York Times is something other than an adjunct of the DNC these days. I mean, I can understand if you’re a well-meaning, earnest liberal who wants to hopeychange the world with Obama…but isn’t there also a desire to not appear an idiot? A simple bit of fact-checking and anyone could find out that Steyn was mis-quoted. Its not like we needed secret agents to bring out the truth, here, ya know?
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