New York Times Smacks Down Rep. Darrell Issa’s Demand For A Retraction

[Playinghardball]

Source: ThinkProgress

On Thursday, the New York Times responded to a demand for a retraction from Oversight Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) office regarding a major piece published two weeks ago about Issa’s many conflicts of interest between his congressional work and his vast financial holdings. In the letter, Dean Baquet, the assistant editor of the paper, debunked claims of factual inaccuracies listed by Issa spokesman Frederick Hill.

In two instances, the Times acknowledged that its reporter Eric Lichtblau made mistakes. In one case, a county assessor provided faulty information. In another, Lichtblau simply used Issa’s own family foundation disclosures; he could not verify their accuracy with Issa because his office refused to respond to three weeks worth of requests by the Times.

The letter, worth reading in its entirety, demolishes what’s left of Issa’s demand for a retraction:

#1) Issa Claim: “Directed Electronics is, in fact, not a supplier to Toyota.”

NYT Response: Issa not only calls himself an “auto supplier” to Toyota on multiple occasions, but his Directed Electronics company has licensing agreements with Toyota for aftermarket parts including car alarms, an iPod adapter, and a remote start interface. The Times then lists Issa’s continued financial ties to the company he once led as an executive.

More at: http://thinkprogress.org/media/2011/08/28/306090/new-york-times-smacks-down-rep-darrell-issas-demand-for-a-retraction/

[kentuck]

1. Issa's strategy...

...is to keep everyone else on the defensive so that they cannot look at all his shady dealings. He is not a trustworthy individual.

[ashling]

2. Issa is a snake

Step AWAY from the Gavel

[mrdmk]

3. Unfortunately, Darrell Issa is my representative here in North San Diego County

May take some-time off of school to get this ass out of office.

Issa is nothing more than a Media Hound Blowhard. Too bad others having trouble seeing him for what he is!

[11 Bravo]

4. Worth a read. Thanks for posting this.