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NPR, CNN repeat falsehood that Casey was denied speaking role at '92 Dem convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights"

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NPR, CNN repeat falsehood that Casey was denied speaking role at '92 Dem convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights" Summary: Discussing Sen. Bob Casey's speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention, both NPR and CNN falsely asserted that late Gov. Bob Casey Sr. was not allowed to speak at the 1992 Democratic convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights." In ...

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Bob Casey Jr. Promotes 1992 DNC Myth about Bob Casey Sr.
Open Left - Front Page — ... some time between 7 and 8PM Denver time. Ironically, Wikipedia gets this one better than the Caseys and Gilgoff. I know I, Atrios and Media Matters are just DFH's here, but damn it Time/Beliefnet: You just got beat by Wikipedia. Besides, I thought it didn't get more establishment than Carville and Begella, both of whom were actually there when this decision was made. Don't first hand reports mean anything to the media anymore? More instances here. Please, let's have more lectures from the traditional media about ...

And the public gets what the public wants, again
SteveAudio — ... And they wonder why bloggers disparage the Traditional Media? Tonight, Chris Matthews repeated the oft-debunked zombie lie about Sen. Bob Casey Sr. and the '92 Democratic convention: ...

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