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9. Apparently Fran Townsend "misunderstood"
Wed Apr 17, 2013, 01:48 PM
Apr 2013
James Downie ‏@jamescdownie 9m

Apparently Fran Townsend "misunderstood" "someone not in custody" as "someone in custody."

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They gave up their source? Renew Deal Apr 2013 #1
She was standing right there on camera. WilliamPitt Apr 2013 #5
They need this guy jberryhill Apr 2013 #2
If they had him, they'd claim he was a suspect. winter is coming Apr 2013 #3
Or this guy . . . hatrack Apr 2013 #6
Or this guy... JHB Apr 2013 #13
ACK! please, no, no mas! CTyankee Apr 2013 #22
At least we know he'd be well dressed. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2013 #26
LOL Iliyah Apr 2013 #30
he was the best nt flamingdem Apr 2013 #37
that female is not reliable....ever librechik Apr 2013 #4
WMD Franny--did she ever have any credibility to begin with? Supersedeas Apr 2013 #17
Did they fire her? Chan790 Apr 2013 #7
First time I heard that name I thought it was a player name for this... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #20
Say what you will about Wolf Blitzer's work, but dragonlady Apr 2013 #42
so do you have to re-write your article from scratch now? snooper2 Apr 2013 #8
Apparently Fran Townsend "misunderstood" bigtree Apr 2013 #9
Yeah, that's the ticket! Fuddnik Apr 2013 #19
Brilliant... "We have someone, not in custody?" or "We have someone in custody?" Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #21
Well, to be fair, 'not' is a small word; easy to overlook. closeupready Apr 2013 #25
I have had that problem with my students, too, in recent years. Nowadays tblue37 Apr 2013 #34
It's baffling that cellphones & iPods are allowed in the classroom. pacalo Apr 2013 #36
Oh, they aren't texting and iPoding in my classroom--or tblue37 Apr 2013 #38
gosh if I see any of my students Ghost of Tom Joad Apr 2013 #39
Don't you use online material at all in class? tblue37 Apr 2013 #40
You certainly have it under control; you embrace the advantages to the classroom pacalo Apr 2013 #45
That's why you get confirmation **before** you run with such a claim. AngryOldDem Apr 2013 #44
They cited 2 sources. dgibby Apr 2013 #10
Unfortunatley, paycheck will continue to meet account JHB Apr 2013 #14
Laughed when they trotted out Anderson Cooper to rationalize the mistake to their veiwers. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #29
Yup maddezmom Apr 2013 #11
Make that: Fran. Fucking. Townsend. Blue Owl Apr 2013 #12
Fitting n/t Oilwellian Apr 2013 #15
Could never stand that woman...now I remember why! Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #16
Just another member of the Bush administration in exile on TV. JoePhilly Apr 2013 #18
there you go. Why am I not surprised. closeupready Apr 2013 #23
similar to the jewell case when reno's office leaked the info on jewell. makes me feel very HiPointDem Apr 2013 #24
You mean, 'professionals'. closeupready Apr 2013 #27
It's a slam dunk! n/t warrprayer Apr 2013 #28
Of course! Rex Apr 2013 #31
I heard on Randi Rhodes... MissNostalgia Apr 2013 #32
Faux News reported the same thing. watoos Apr 2013 #33
I was switching from channel to channel pretty much all afternoon...... a kennedy Apr 2013 #41
lol arely staircase Apr 2013 #35
Didn't read the post LeftyChristian Apr 2013 #43
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