Instapundit pointed out the false and misleading headline that NPR attached to its story slamming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Via @nprnews: Texas Governor Deploys National Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover http://t.co/e2vcGFpphi A new level of Lone Star lunacy.
— Jonathan Alter (@jonathanalter) May 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/594882894872584195
So NPR changed the headline … to something that is still wrong.
Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover http://t.co/8EmaNJW9Vr
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) May 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/594935607077380096
STOP LYING: @nprnews: Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover http://t.co/vXPsawJiH0 HT @instapundit
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) May 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/CTBellows/status/594913526847709184
As the Washington Post confirms, Gov. Abbott sent the State Guard in to be onlookers, not “stave off” anything.
“During the training operation, it is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed,” Abbott wrote. “By monitoring the Operation on a continual basis, the State Guard will facilitate communication between my office and commanders of the Operation to ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect Texans.”
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Quite a difference from the NPR headline.
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/594905440791580672
@instapundit @MoarSpeech Poor NPR, they have such a short ideological leash they can't escape stupid..it's embarrassing for them.
— JuvenalDelinquent (@fowlerradio) May 3, 2015
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