Jay Carney
Posted at 12:19pm on Jun. 16, 2008 Jay Carney: Redemption
By Erick
I dinged Jay Carney on the front page the other day, so I will put this on the front page too.
I've been a big fan of his work since 2000 when he was on the campaign trail, so it was really aggravating to see him on TV knocking right wing bloggers for stirring up the "Whitey" rumor when it was actually Larry Johnson of the Hillary Clinton Fan Club doing the rumor-mongering.
Jay set the record straight today and I appreciate him doing so. It's another reason I appreciate his writing and analysis on politics.
As one of his commenters says, Jay is no longer an ignorant slut, but a wise virgin. Heh.
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Posted at 10:53am on Jun. 13, 2008 Jay Carney, You Ignorant Slut*
By Erick
Don't you read your own magazine?
Jay is out blaming right wing bloggers and Rush Limbaugh for starting the Michelle Obama "Whitey Tape" rumor.
Of course, as Jay's own co-worker Karen Tumulty noted in the same magazine that Jay writes for
According to campaign officials, what finally launched Obama into a full rumor counteroffensive was a story that apparently first made a big splash on the Internet in late May in a post by pro-Hillary Clinton blogger Larry Johnson.
Come on Jay, you're better than that. I know you like to blame the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy for everything from global warming to those mysterious panties in your hotel room that one time back during Bush-Cheney 2000 (it is, I believe, a requirement to blame the VRWC for everything if you want to work at Time), but try not to follow the herd here, Jay.
It was Hillary Clinton supporters who started the rumor. Not us.
*I like Jay Carney. I think he's a good reporter. The title is humorous and based on a Saturday Night Live skit. But Jay is definitely ignorant in this matter.
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