On Monday, The Washington Post giddily reported that a woman who told the Daily Caller that Sen. Bob Menendez paid her for sex never even met the senator. She reportedly told Dominican authorities she was paid to make the whole thing up.
ABC News political director Rick Klein proudly tweeted that his network skipped the Menendez-tarnishing story because the woman, Nexis de los Santos Santana, wasn’t “credible.”
ABC talked to same alleged Menendez prostitute who now says she lied. didn't run the interview. http://t.co/R0dFHcsOxG
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) March 5, 2013
Incidentally, ABC’s story was co-authored by Brian Ross, drooling lapdog and Tea Party-smear artist.
@AVD911 not going to apologize for reporting and going where the reporting leads
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) March 5, 2013
So, the escort’s initial story wasn’t “credible” enough to report, but her retraction makes her a quality source? Perhaps Rick Klein should stick to composing seventh-grade poetry; He’s not terribly good at this “real reporter” business.
Oh, and Rick, about that woman’s credibility? Perhaps you inadvertently got it right when you suspected she wasn’t very credible: The Daily Caller reports that WaPo got the wrong prostitute.
If I had a nickel… RT @TuckerCarlson: Turns out the Washington Post got the wrong hooker: http://t.co/UzGSgSBaFe
— Fingers Malloy (@FingersMalloy) March 5, 2013
Look the WAPO is just saying all Dominican hookers look alike… http://t.co/oWJs9jBwTp
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) March 5, 2013
So Many Hookers They Can't Get it Straight? http://t.co/qXfsu3eETU
— Slim Pickens (@Mattie96) March 5, 2013
TWHS 😀 MT @TuckerCarlson: Turns out the Washington Post got the wrong hooker: http://t.co/nTlLZaFdkG
— Tom Reynolds (@Beregond) March 5, 2013
While the Post said it had an affidavit from a woman in the Dominican Republic admitting she fabricated claims Menendez paid her for sex, that woman was not one of the two prostitutes TheDC interviewed for a Nov. 1 report.
WaPo might have saved itself the embarrassment if they'd bothered to call us before running their stupid piece.
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 5, 2013
Oops!
Both women TheDC interviewed said they were 24 years old at the time — not 23 — and neither went by Nexis de los Santos Santana.
The @DailyCaller fairly effectively responds to the WaPo story on Menendez: http://t.co/MUZqdXm8GG via @NicoleRoeberg
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 5, 2013
And, Menendez spokesman @MatthewAMiller caught with pants down on this story. http://t.co/7KTNysbgPJ #WrongGirl #TryAgainNextTime
— Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) March 5, 2013
Pants down, indeed:
"Daily Caller Editor Tucker Carlson did not reply to phone calls and e-mails requesting comment." http://t.co/tH7iLu3IbQ
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 5, 2013
Well that's embarassing… RT @TuckerCarlson: Turns out the Washington Post got the wrong hooker: http://t.co/rTNYChk4vh
— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) March 5, 2013
Will the media who breathlessly reported WaPo’s “scoop” mention the followup from The Daily Caller?
Will you do 8 minutes Tuesday night on Washington Post's inaccurate reporting, Lawrence O'Donnell? http://t.co/TwOj4whbcR #Menendez
— Matthew Boyle (@mboyle1) March 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/ChuckCJohnson/status/308896105792434178
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