Joe Scarborough is pulling no punches with his analysis of Politico’s Ben Carson–West Point story:
Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship – POLITICO https://t.co/HTUvUhyH7V
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
"The academy has occupied a central place in Carson’s tale for years." https://t.co/HTUvUhyH7V
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
What do parents who have pointed to his life story as inspiration tell their children tonight? https://t.co/HTUvUhyH7V
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
Well, maybe parents will tell their children that Politico stealth-edited the piece without telling its readers?
That last tweet was at 3:45, though. Maybe Scarborough has had second thoughts since the original Politico piece and all the reporting on its changes?
Nah!
Ben Carson flat out lied. I called out media bias earlier this week. This is NOT bias. Ben Carson lied. Period.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
Anybody passing Carson's West Point lie as media bias is trying to play conservatives as fools. Don't insult us. He lied.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
Here's Ben Carson lying to Charlie Rose about being offered a scholarship to West Point & meeting Gen Westmoreland. https://t.co/1wFNNN3OW3
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
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General Westmoreland's schedule shows Carson's story about meeting him is also not true.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 6, 2015
Actually, Westmoreland was in Detroit in February. Via Dylan Byers, formerly with Politico and now with CNN:
But Politico goes on to note that there was a similar banquet event in Detroit in February of that year that the General did attend, and that “Carson, a leader of the city’s ROTC program at the time, may have been among the invited guests at the $10-a-plate event.”
Regardless of what Scarborough thinks, however, Politico has yet to alert readers that it’s made major changes:
Why won't Politico slap a correction on Carson story? https://t.co/s0V34j4Xzl
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) November 6, 2015
And it’s starting to look pretty bad for Politico:
New @CNN: Where Politico's Ben Carson 'scoop' went wrong… https://t.co/9UoJF36JYB pic.twitter.com/MaxVd3KxqH
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 6, 2015
This is still damaging to Carson. But @politico should acknowledge & explain shift in language away from "fabricate" https://t.co/dGKJfRtaaL
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) November 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/662736625919627265
Carson campaign manager: I emailed Politico reporter “five times afterwards, and suddenly he’s not available” https://t.co/46iUOus5iy
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) November 6, 2015
This isn't even about the media double standard. It's about Politico outright lying to smear Carson. https://t.co/wtnmty6Fmj
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 6, 2015
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