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McConnell versus truth
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Oct 18, 2007 04:16pm |
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| Category | Opinion |
| Media | Newspaper - Louisville Courier Journal |
| News Date | Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Mitch McConnell can't have it both ways.
He can't luxuriate in a reputation for personal caution and political control, yet claim he knew nothing about the role his office tried to play in sliming a Baltimore boy and his family when they came forward in support of the SCHIP health care expansion.
A McConnell aide, Don Stewart, admits he sicced reporters on the Frosts when "trusted" bloggers began to question their authenticity as an income-qualified CHIP program participant. But he says he quickly called off the dogs when he decided there wasn't a story there after all, because the family's situation was legitimate. Mr. Stewart told The Courier-Journal he explained all that to his boss on Thursday.
So Sen. McConnell was deliberately untruthful the next day, when he told WHAS-TV's Mark Hebert, "There was no involvement whatsoever." The senator will object to any suggestion of lying, but what else is it when you knowingly misrepresent facts? |
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