Dave Weigel thinks the unending Trig rumor can't be blamed on the media:
Jason Linkins puts this in the right context: "As with Birtherism, the way you translate 'the media failed to diligently investigate the truth" is to say "the media, after sufficient investigation, failed to deliver the story that all the conspiracy theorists wanted.'" Both conspiracy theories have been flogged to death by reporters, and why wouldn't they be? Who wouldn't want to be the reporter who proved that essential facts about some politician's life had been covered up?
I have no evidence that these stories have been "flogged to death" by reporters. Does Weigel? Pray tell. Who? For what outlet? He's a reporter and he admits he never bothered to look into this – because the Democrats hadn't made it an issue! There's the MSM for you. I've been struggling to write a long new post on this entire thing, and am almost happy with it. Incoming …
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