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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 --- 43 days ago http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2008/07/09/obama-campaign-revives-va
 Although the term isn't used, it's clear that the Obama campaign sees itself and their candidate as victims of a vast conspiracy of right-wingers. Going all the way back to the 1988 presidential election, Obama's "Fight the Smears" chart (featuring the campaign's new sort-of "presidential seal," replacing the one that was " dropped ," at the top left) purports to tell us "Who's Behind These Lies." If the page's historical starting points are any indication, to paraphrase Jerry Lee Lewis, there may not be "a whole lotta smearin' goin' on" among the current "smearing" parties it identifies: (Notes: The "exposure" and "gamma" of the original Obama web page were modified to make the connecting lines easier to see; the red box at the bottom was added by me; no other changes were made.) The Obama display provides yet another chance for Old Media to set the record straight about the fundamental truth of supposed past "lies." I don't expect that, so I will do it here instead. Willie Horton Ad Unbeknownst to most, a Massachusetts newspaper, the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, won a 1988 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for its 1997 "investigation that revealed serious flaws in the Massachusetts prison furlough system and led to significant statewide reforms." Willie Horton was among the furloughed prisoners the paper profiled in its 175 stories . The last paragraph of this April 2003 Associated Press story at Boston.com about the additional Pulitzer t ... |
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