Got A Reply from Politco, re: GOP January Meeting Lie

[otohara]

I corrected the article at around 745 this morning. My mistake – and reporters do make honest mistakes from time to time – was assuming my recollection of the Baltimore meeting was correct. That assumption was buttressed by a GOP aide who has also misremembered the sequence of events.

What I remembered, incorrectly, was that Republican staffers felt ambushed by Obama’s late acceptance of their invite—what really happened was they were angry at his last-minute negotiations for the event to be televised.

The mistake wasn’t trivial but it doesn’t change the gist of the article: Republicans FELT burned and have nursed that grudge, even if it’s an irrational grudge. It is having a real impact on their willingness/reluctance to engage the president. It wasn’t an endorsement of their position, just a sentiment expressed to me in 8-10 interviews.

Thanks for the email.

Glenn Thrush


I'm no journalism expert, but isn't assuming and assumption a big no, no? I was told a long, long time ago by my boss, never assume anything.

[malaise]

1. Mr Thrush can go Cheney himself

He could have checked Politico's own archives from January 29th 2010.
Politico knowingly posted a fucking LIE. Obama did not crash any ReTHUG meeting.

[spanone]

2. so, mr thrush took no notes at this meeting? he relied on his memory? F in journalism.

this says more about politico than the article itself

[asjr]

3. Misspeak was the basis on which Politico

was founded. They deliberately screwed up from the beginning. Just my 2 cents.

[Snotcicles]

4. Misremembered, the handiest of tools. nt

[rurallib]

15. and two people misremembering it the same way? What a coincidence

a truly lucky coincidence. What're the chances?

[gratuitous]

5. So, even if Republican resentment is groundless, Politico will endorse it

I'm so old, I remember when journalists used to do this thing called "fact checking." The New Yorker magazine under Harold Ross was so famous for their thoroughness that the joke was often told that the New Yorker once called the Empire State Building concierge to make sure it was still standing before they ran a piece that mentioned the building.

Those day are very long gone, and Mr. Thrush apparently has no desire to see them return, as it would cramp his "journalistic" style, which is predicated on lying, and built on deception.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Dude's a propagandist and a liar

And why is "how Republicans FEEL" the gist of a fucking news article anyway, even taking his explanation at face value. Who gives a shit how some group FEELS. Report the news, you asshat.

[xxqqqzme]

7. First mistake - assuming

he's a journalist.

[BurtWorm]

8. Did he talk to Democrats and admin officials to see what they remembered?

Or did he think his job was just to be a stenographer for the Republicans on this one?

[BrklynLiberal]

9. STILL LYING!x Last night Rachel Maddow did a superb report on this incident and the RW lies

that are trying to change RECORDED history.

There were no "LAST MINUTE" negotiations. It was all settled two weeks prior to the meeting.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/01/president_obama_official_sched_221.html

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/12/first-on-the-ticker-president-obama-to-speak-at-house-gop-retreat/

January 12th, 2010
03:07 PM ET

President Obama to speak at House GOP retreat.

Washington (CNN) – Rep. Mike Pence, chair of the House Republican Conference,said Tuesday that President Obama had accepted an invitation to address GOP members of Congress at the group's retreat later this month.

"House Republicans are grateful that the President of the United States has accepted our invitation to meet with the Republican Conference later this month," Pence said in a statement released by his office. "House Republicans look forward to presenting the president with our proposals to protect our nation, create jobs, control federal spending, lower the cost of health care, achieve energy independence and strengthen families."

The House Republican Conference is slated to meet in Baltimore Jan. 28-30.

Even POLITICO reported it...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0110/31408.html

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By JAKE SHERMAN & CAROL E. LEE | 1/12/10 3:23 PM EST

The Repukes were totally humiliated in front of the cameras that THEY had agreed to allowed into the meeting..

http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2010/01/president-obama-speaks-at-gop-retreat/

Obama performed as well as any British prime minister during Question Time. The same cannot be said for the Republicans who, by and large, tried to use dishonest arguments and demonstrably inaccurate statistics only to have Obama tell them to get serious and stop trying to score cheap political points. I can honestly say that if as many Americans watched today’s Q & A with the Republicans as watched the State of the Union, our political problems would be over. If we had Question Time, we’d have a much easier time winning over public opinion and sustaining support for progressive policies.

The Republicans certainly will not want to repeat this extremely painful beat-down.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/29/russert-gop-obama/

Republicans dismayed by Obama’s strong performance, say it was a ‘mistake’ to let cameras roll.

House Republicans were fired up and ready to go for their conversation with President Obama at their annual retreat today. According to the New York Times, members of the conservative Republican House Conference said they were “itching to quiz the president and present their policy ideas rather than listen to another lofty presidential address.” Although such sessions generally occur behind closed doors, Republicans agreed to open it up after the White House said it was willing to do so. However, after Obama’s strong performance, some Republicans are now regretting that decision.

As Rachel said, merely saying something does not make it true....

[BrklynLiberal]

12. and the only reason the repukes are not attending the President's meeting is to show their arrogant

disrespect for him. and the office he holds. Any explanation other than that is a bald faced lie!!!

I truly hope that this little piece of theater finally pissed President Obama off enough for him take off the kid gloves and give the repukes the hard-assed treatment they deserve!!

[KingOfLostSouls]

10. "Hi my name is glenn thrush and I'm a lying piece of shit."

that'd have been an easier response for him to do and taken less time.

[WingDinger]

11. He is correct, but it is op ed, not journalism.

[struggle4progress]

13. "buttressed by a GOP aide who has also misremembered" means "I'm their stenographer"

[benddem]

14. Rethuglicans felt burned

and nurse the grudge since the black man was elected.

[FrenchieCat]

16. I hope this will lead to DU no longer finding quoting Politico as

something that we do.....