Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Makes Complete Asses of Themselves

[Towlie]

An Abortion Story Too Good to Confirm

Biden told a tale of a 10-year old rape victim that no one can identify.

By The Editorial Board

All kinds of fanciful tales travel far on social media these days, but you don’t expect them to get a hearing at the White House. That’s nonetheless what seems to have happened Friday as President Biden signed an executive order on abortion.

With Vice President Kamala Harris and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra nearby, Mr. Biden repeated a tale making the rounds on social media in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. He said a 10-year-old girl he didn’t identify by name was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to have an abortion because Ohio now prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is discovered. The girl had been raped, he said, and Ohio law now includes no abortion exceptions in cases of rape or incest.

Mr. Biden grew agitated as he spoke: “Ten years old. Raped, six weeks pregnant. Already traumatized. Was forced to travel to another state. Imagine being that little girl. Just—I’m serious—just imagine being that little girl.”

Imagine, indeed. The tale is a potent post-Roe tale of woe for those who want to make abortion a voting issue this fall. One problem: There’s no evidence the girl exists. PJ Media’s Megan Fox was first to point this out, and so far no one has been able to identify the girl or where she lives.

(snip)

What we seem to have here is a presidential seal of approval on an unlikely story from a biased source that neatly fits the progressive narrative but can’t be confirmed. The abortion debate is intense and passions run high. But the American people deserve better from their President than an unproven story designed to aggravate those passions.

The above is the first version on the website archive.today, tagged "13 Jul 2022 09:28". The most recent version at this time, tagged "13 Jul 2022 23:39", begins with this note:

Editor’s note: The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday, a day after this editorial was published, that a Columbus, Ohio, man has been charged with the rape of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The Dispatch reports that Columbus police were made aware of the pregnancy through a referral to local child services by the girl’s mother on June 22. An editorial correcting the record on the case was published Wednesday evening.

Current Wall Street Journal article (behind paywall)

[betsuni]

1. Condescending asses.

[duckworth969]

2. Has there been a retraction issued by WSJ?

[Towlie]

5. Yes, here's an archive.today link to the Wall Street Journal's retraction

 
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Wall Street Journal: Correcting the Record on a Rape Case

[irisblue]

6. Just now-7:51pm 13 July

Link to tweet

Article cited is NOT PAYWALLED

snip-"It appears President Biden was accurate when he related a story about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and traveled to Indiana for an abortion. We wondered Tuesday about the case, after no one had confirmed its accuracy or any public report of the crime, though the story had made the media rounds for nearly two weeks.

The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday afternoon that Columbus police arrested 27-year-old Gershon Fuentes, who has confessed to the sexual assault. Mr. Fuentes has been charged with rape in the first degree and is being held on $2 million bond. The Dispatch story said police learned of the girl’s pregnancy through a referral by Franklin County Children Services that was made by her mother on June 22.

The Dispatch is part of the USA Today network of papers that includes the Indianapolis Star, which reported on July 1 that the 10-year-old had traveled to Indiana. The Star’s story was based on a single source and provided no other confirmation."


snip-" It’s unusual that no one in law enforcement stepped forward to confirm that the rape referral had been made, especially after the story had gone viral for days on the internet. But we appreciate our obligation to correct the record on the case, which is a terrible one. The best news is that an alleged rapist has been taken off the street."
more at source



The WSJ mentions that Ohio AG Yost said his office did not know anything about the pending arrest.
The more RW/GOP establishment knives in the very ambitious and reactionary Yost, the better IMO

[Towlie]

10. Yes, it IS paywalled. Here's the link:

 
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Direct from WSJ: Correcting the Record on a Rape Case

archive.today: Correcting the Record on a Rape Case

[irisblue]

12. Huh, I went through the web addy on the tweet. I don't have a sub to WSJ

[irisblue]

13. Huh, I went through the web addy on the tweet. I don't have a sub to WSJ

[DoBotherMe]

16. The Correction is Paywalled But not

The original article/editorial casting doubt on the truth of Biden's example. WSJ is the gutter press.

[dlk]

15. "It appears..."???

Never fear, WSJ Editorial Board, your women-hater creds are still in good order. You are the worst.

[Farmer-Rick]

24. Is it just me or does that sound condescending?

"It appears President Biden was accurate when he related a story about a 10-year-old Ohio girl who was raped and traveled to Indiana for an abortion. We wondered Tuesday about the case."

It appears????? We wondered?????

So it's just appearances and though we practically called him a liar, we were just wondering out loud because we really didn't believe him. Unlike the million times Trump lied.

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. It appears President Biden is right? Appears?? FU WSJ.

[captain queeg]

3. Stupid asses. Someone should lose their job over the article.

When TFG made up ridiculous stories did they call him on those?

[Walleye]

4. That's what happens when you substitute right wing talking points for journalism

An unlikely story? I guess there’s nobody that can expect justice for rape with these right wingers. How about trusting the president to know what he’s talking about just once

[panader0]

7. Same as Gym Jordan.

[JohnSJ]

8. FUCK MURDOCH and his WSJ, and the FUCKING DEGENERATE republicans. If we don't win at the minimum

the Senate majority in the midterms, the country is gone, becasue it will indicate not enough people give a damn about Women's rights, Civil Rights, workers rights, the environment, etc.

[FreepFryer]

9. the board are incompetent nazi shills. "...But we appreciate our obligation to correct" non-apology

[Princess Turandot]

11. This child's pregnancy was confirmed by the Indiana gynecologist to whom she was referred...

Sex with a 10 year old is always rape.

And WSJ thought the police would rush to twitter to 'confirm' the report independent of the legal/judicial process, because it went 'viral'? About a 10 year old? (And when they didn't, WSJ thought that was proof that the crime never happened?)

Turds.

[uponit7771]

14. They some ghoulish bastards

[bluboid]

17. ooo, the poor babies...

who reads that right wing trash paper anyway?
I'm glad the world gets to see another big example of mysogeny in print!!!

[former9thward]

22. A lot of people read it.

It has the highest subscription of any newspaper in the U.S. Its international coverage is far superior to any other U.S. paper.

[spooky3]

28. A lot do read it, but NYTimes has more paid subscribers.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/ranked-paid-subscription-news-websites-nyt-washing-post-wsj/

NYT passed 10 million paid subscribers in 2022, per Axios.

NYT and WaPo have won far more awards for journalism (see Wikipedia, among other sources, for example).

[SergeStorms]

31. That can't be true.

The Big Orange Pig says it's a "failing newspaper" with nothing but "fake news".

The Big Orange Pig has never knowingly lied to the American people, right?

[spooky3]

32. Hee hee! Nt

[former9thward]

33. This site disagrees with you.

WSJ is #1 in paid subscribers.

https://www.agilitypr.com/resources/top-media-outlets/top-10-daily-american-newspapers/#:~:text=The%20Wall%20Street%20Journal%20is,more%20than%202.2%20million%20subscribers.

The New York Times, morning daily newspaper published in New York City, long the newspaper of record in the United States and one of the world’s great newspapers. Its strength is in its editorial excellence; it has never been the largest newspaper in terms of circulation.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Halberstam

[spooky3]

34. I cited my sources, which are credible. It's not a matter of opinion.

There are plenty of other sources that say the same thing. Be my guest if you care to look for them.

[former9thward]

35. So did I.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

37. With all due respect, your source is talking about websites.

These are the most popular paid subscription news websites
Apr 29, 2021

{snip}

I suspect that former9thward's site is talking about dead tree, newsprint copies of the paper. I'm certain the number is different for the number of copies read at WSJ.com.

The Wall Street Journal. is printed in several locations throughout the U.S., if I am not mistaken. No doubt the NYT too. You can both delivered to your doorstep all over the DC suburbs. I think those copies are printed in Rockville, Maryland.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

40. I do. I try to get my hands on a newsprint edition of the paper every week.

During the week, I have to settle for WSJ.com and their Twitter account. I don't have room for any more stuff coming in.

The following technique is legit. You're not cheating anyone. The newspapers are paid by the databases to have their content included. In turn, libraries pay to subscribe to the databases. Finally, you pay to keep the lights on at the library. Money changes hands at every step, except when you sit down to read the newspaper. That step is fare-free.

Sun Feb 13, 2022: How to get around the paywall at national newspapers

Because the Washington Post, like the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal., is a national newspaper, it is almost certainly available on your public library's database. As in, available for free, with no paywall.

You don't have to go to the library. Since you're reading this, you have access to a computer. Log into your account at the library and find the database of newspapers. The Post will be there. Ask your librarian for help if you need it.

{edited to add} The library doesn't have to be open. Its website is running 24/7, so you can log in at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning to read the newspaper.

Articles in the Cody, Wyoming, Enterprise, the Fairhope, Alabama, Times, or the Kodiak, Alaska, Daily Mirror might be just a bit harder to find.

I'll keep posting this as many times as I have to.

* Free, in the sense that you pay for it with your taxes. That kind of free.

[Gaugamela]

18. The right assumes everyone operates like they do. They think to themselves,

“That’s exactly the kind of sh#t I’d make up! What a bunch of phony creeps.”

[Martin68]

19. Fuck the WSJ! Trying to capitalize on a ten-year-old's tragedy.

They jumped that way too fast and eagerly. Exposed their bias for all to see.

[stopdiggin]

20. 'pears like they really stepped in it

The, one must say rather recent, heightened concern over uncorroborated reports on social media is heartening - if sincere. But - since we've been swimming in an ocean of misinformation - that has been eagerly exploited and occasionally promulgated by a portion of our 'political class' ....

A president dishing shaky stories and misinformation ...
Nope. Never heard anything like that before ... . ..... .....

Enjoy the crow ...

[Orrex]

21. Perhaps they were hoping for graphic photos of the event

What a miserable throng of sick fucks.

[RainCaster]

23. The "J" is silent

It's pronounced "Wall Street Urinal"

[Farmer-Rick]

25. Whenever I see WSJ

I think Wall Street Urinal.

Thanks for saying it.

[Laha]

27. Who the F* cares if she can't be identified?

She shouldn't be identified. Even if this girl is apocryphal the story holds true.

[crickets]

41. That really got to me.

"[Biden] said a 10-year-old girl he didn’t identify by name..."

Of course he didn't identify a minor child by name. Even WSJ wouldn't identify the child by name if they'd managed to find it through due diligence - and likely they should not have been able to. No one outs a 10-year-old that way, but their insinuation is that the child is made up because no name was involved. Grotesque.

[Laha]

42. Agreed

[SergeStorms]

29. Dear Murdoch Street Journal....

Fuck off, and please remain fucked off until we can get your U.S. citizenship denaturalized.

You and your fascist form of "journalism" is no longer required in the United States of America.

Sincerely,

The people of the United States of America.

P.S. We'll be coming for your phonie "news" Channel - Fox - forthwith.

[Ferrets are Cool]

30. "the American people deserve better from their President"

America deserves better from ANY Journalism Editorial Board

[mahatmakanejeeves]

36. The Wall Street Journal has added an editor's note to its editorial regarding the 10-year-old ...

The Wall Street Journal has added an editor's note to its editorial regarding the 10-year-old Ohio rape victim who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion 1/: https://wsj.com/articles/an-abortion-story-too-good-to-confirm-joe-biden-ten-year-old-girl-indiana-ohio-caitlin-bernard-11657648618?mod=opinion_lead_pos2

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

38. Oh, this is just the beginning

Slipshod reporting, gossip and innuendo are the tools of the alleged pro-life movement's trade. Also violence. And lying. They don't know what they're talking about half the time and the other half they're just making up. They have no medical training or expertise, they don't have even a crude understanding of biology and anatomy, and they fill in their ignorance with cant, the received wisdom of generations of hateful liars.

As appalling and despicable as this episode is, it's only going to get worse. We need to mobilize and engage the majority of our fellow citizens who think that people who can get pregnant are citizens in full, capable of making their own decisions without interference from ignorant knuckleheads who don't care if they live or die.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. They're quite good at making asses of themselves.