Palin suggests Chronicle withheld Obama remarks

San Francisco Chronicle by Carla Marinucci | Nov. 3, 2008 (News Report)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in a campaign appearance Sunday, criticized comments about coal technology that Sen. Barack Obama made to The Chronicle editorial board in January, and suggested that the newspaper withheld the information from the public - even though the interview has been posted on the newspaper's Web site since it was given.

At a rally in Ohio, Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, used the taped remarks to attack Obama's ... Full Story »

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 by Joe Pallas - Nov. 3, 2008

This story accurately reports how the McCain campaign completely ignored publicly available information about their opponent. When they discovered their oversight, they tried to blame their incompetence on the media, implying that the information was suppressed. The story makes clear that the interview was not just available but actively promoted by the paper.

The headline on this story should really read, "Palin admits campaign ignored Obama remarks." Since Palin uses the standard right-wing dodge of insinuation in the form of a question, the article can't quite call her a liar for asking "Why is this audio tape just now surfacing?" despite the fact that the information isn't "surfacing," it's been in plain sight for months.

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