The Raw Story reports that Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) is calling for investigation into who distributed Schiavo talking points memo that ABC published. Good idea Senator!
As the The American Spectator reports today:
...Republican leadership staffers now believe the document was generated out of the Democratic opposition research office set up recently by Sen. Harry Reid, and distributed to some Democratic Senate staffers claiming it was a GOP document, in the hope -- or more likely expectation -- that it would then be leaked by those Democrats to reporters. In fact, the New York Times stated that it was Democratic staffers who were distributing the "talking points" document.We join Sen. Lautenberg in calling for an investigation.
Coverage Elsewhere:
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Powerline
In The Agora
Fishkite
Update: I'm told The American Spectator retracted it's story (no link yet). It's still worthwhile to know (if at all possible) where the memo originated, so we'll continue to support Lautenberg's call for investigation.
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Another Wizbang first. Lau... (Below threshold)1. Posted by LargeBill | March 24, 2005 10:09 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Another Wizbang first. Lautenberg and good idea being connected. I, for one, never thought I'd see that combination.
1. Posted by LargeBill | March 24, 2005 10:09 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 10:09
2. Posted by bullwinkle | March 24, 2005 10:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm sure that will every bit as effective as CBS's search for the truth in Rathergate.
2. Posted by bullwinkle | March 24, 2005 10:28 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 10:28
3. Posted by FatDaddy | March 24, 2005 10:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You know, recent news that most color printers also print essentially a unique watermark on documents should make for a good scavenger hunt...
3. Posted by FatDaddy | March 24, 2005 10:45 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 10:45
4. Posted by Will Franklin | March 24, 2005 10:45 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I have more on my blog:
http://www.willisms.com/archives/2005/03/schindlers_list.html
4. Posted by Will Franklin | March 24, 2005 10:45 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 10:45
5. Posted by wavemaker | March 24, 2005 11:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Newly Emerging Axiom:
Dirty Tricks Get Uncovered
This will be fun.
5. Posted by wavemaker | March 24, 2005 11:29 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 11:29
6. Posted by julie | March 24, 2005 11:30 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Generated? Do they mean it was distributed by the Dems? Or, that the Dems wrote it?
6. Posted by julie | March 24, 2005 11:30 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 11:30
7. Posted by -S- | March 24, 2005 11:37 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"...it was generated out of the Democratic...office..."
Reads to me that it's being alleged that the document was created there, as in "generated out of..."
Certainly is wiggle room, however, in that statement, because "generated out of" could also just mean 'received, copied and dispersed from'.
7. Posted by -S- | March 24, 2005 11:37 AM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 11:37
8. Posted by Just Me | March 24, 2005 12:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, I can easily see a democrat (or at least a staffer) doing something like this.
8. Posted by Just Me | March 24, 2005 12:57 PM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 12:57
9. Posted by John S. | March 24, 2005 5:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Looks like we need to call on Sen. Harry Reid to resign.
9. Posted by John S. | March 24, 2005 5:36 PM |
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Posted on March 24, 2005 17:36