Jake Tapper deceives the public about Bill Clinton's words, again.

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Topic subject Jake Tapper deceives the public about Bill Clinton's words, again.
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4596944, Jake Tapper deceives the public about Bill Clinton's words, again.
Posted by Eric J in MN on Thu Feb-14-08 07:51 PM

In a radio interview with Chris Plante, Bill Clinton predicted success for his wife on the grounds that they've raised enough money, among other reasons.


We've gotten plenty of delegates on a shoestring, and then last week, when her supporters realized that she didn't have the funds to compete, they gave 10 million dollars in four days over the internet, over 100,000 of them, and another 2 million over the weekend, and so I think we are going to be competitive in Ohio and Texas.

I think she'll win those states. I think she'll win Pennsylvania, and then at the end of this process she will have won most of the popular vote, and I believe she'll be the nominee.


This is how Jake Tapper of ABC News portrayed Bill Clinton's words:

He said they'd done well considering their slim budget. "We've gotten plenty of delegates on a shoestring," he said.

He did not mention that his wife's campaign has raised more than $140 million.



Clinton indicates he's pleased with how much money they've raised, after saying that they got some delegates when their money was low, and then Jake Tapper takes the phrase "shoestring" out-of-context to deceive some people into thinking that Clinton was emphasizing how little they've raised.

This is similar to how Jake Tapper deceived some people into thinking that Bill Clinton said we should slow the economy, after Clinton argued the opposite in a speech.

My point isn't about voting for Hillary Clinton or Obama. Vote for whomever you want.

My point is that Jake Tapper is a bad journalist.