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Media Matters - Kornblut falsely reported that Sen. Clinton criticized Democrats for "wasting time"

In a July 16 Web-only article, New York Times reporter Anne E. Kornblut falsely reported that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) criticized her fellow congressional Democrats "for taking on issues that arouse conservatives and turn out Republican voters rather than finding consensus on mainstream subjects." Kornblut quoted Clinton as saying in a July 15 speech, "We do things that are controversial. We do things that try to inflame their base. ... We are wasting time." But while Kornblut construed the "we" in these statements as a reference to Democrats, as is clear from an audio recording of the speech, Clinton was actually referring to the Republican-led Congress. Despite the attention the falsehood drew on several blogs (Eschaton, Americablog, Daily Kos), the Times has yet to run a correction.

No, it's not a liberal newspaper. I'd go so far as to just let all my Republican friends off the hook by politely dropping the sharp stick aimed at them over this, but somehow, I just know there's going to be a qualifier. You know ... "No they're still liberal, here's why ..." Not like the clear liberal bias of fact to get in the way of a good fairy tale, huh?