by John Dankosky – For those of you who haven’t seen it (and I assume that many of you are occupied with more pressing daily tasks than figuring out the latest political twist in Connecticut) I present the story that our excellent colleague Sue Haigh of the AP has written, which includes reference to the video below. It shows the full version of the Richard Blumenthal speech, which begins with him accurately stating his service “during the Vietnam era.” Unlike The New York Times, which seemed uninterested in letting us know where the original video came from, Sue clearly points out that it comes from “a Republican opponent.”
Whaaa? A Linda McMahon video that helps Dick Blumenthal? Well, it’s on her page. As our conversation with NPR’s David Folkenflik points out, even the media is unsure of how best to handle issues like this…but I will say that the AP has come closest to telling us the “full” story of Blumenthal’s admitted misstatement. Several listeners and blog posters have called Blumenthal a “liar” – you can judge for yourself:
PS – Best headline for this updated story comes from Daniela Altimari on The Courant’s Capitol Watch Blog:
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