Please join me in a big FUCK YOU to the Washington Post

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I'm reposting this story from kos, because we should all be aware of this, and fight like mad against it. I don't care if you're a Clinton supporter, an Edwards supporter, a Biden supporter or don't have a candidate. This is so scurrilous it defies belief. And this isn't Drudge or the NY Post; it's Washington's paper of record:

Washington Post: The New Drudge?
by BarbinMD
Thu Nov 29, 2007 at 01:47:36 AM PST

Yesterday, Politico's Ben Smith nailed Rudy Giuliani for nailing his mistress on the taxpayer's dime. And in today's Washington Post, what kind of coverage does this major, investigative piece receive? Three sentences buried in the middle of their debate coverage. So, what is their big story of the day?

Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him
Yes, a front page story about rumors.

Despite his denials, rumors and e-mails circulating on the Internet continue to allege that Obama (D-Ill.) is a Muslim, a "Muslim plant" in a conspiracy against America...
Actually, calling them rumors gives them too much credence. It would be more accurate to call them blatant lies, yet the Washington Post has decided to give them a national platform. The only thing missing from this story is the siren at the top of the page.

But the dishonestly doesn't just rest with the people who spread these stories, the Washington Post is just as guilty. They "report" that:

Another e-mail, on a site called Snopes.com that tracks Internet rumors, starts, "Be careful, be very careful." It notes that "Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he is a Muslim," and that "since it is politically expedient to be a Christian when you are seeking political office in the United States, Obama joined the United Church of Christ to help purge any notion that he is still a Muslim."
This is immediately followed with a line about a CBS poll that showed, "a huge number of voters said they did not know Obama's faith." What the Washington Post didn't bother to address? What Snopes.com had to say about the story:

Claim: Illinois senator Barack Obama is a, "radical, ideological Muslim."

Status: False.
But to be fair, the Washington Post did provide a named source who was willing to back up his claims:

Bryan Keelin of Charleston, S.C., who works with an organization of churches there, posted on an Internet board his suspicion that Obama is a Muslim. "I assume his father instructed him on the ways of being a Muslim," said Keelin, who described himself in an interview as a conservative Republican who will vote for former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
Well, there you go. If Bryan assumes something, it must be newsworthy. Kudos to the Washington Post for their hard-hitting, investigative journalism.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/11/29/4528/1115