"The guys from the Politico brought my mom flowers"
(updated below)
The reporters who spent the weekend at "John McCain's ranch" in Sedona, Arizona for a "social event" were barred from bringing cameras, but McCain's daughter, Meghan, was allowed to. She has now put her edited footage up on YouTube. I honestly don't even know what to say about this:
UPDATE: Just to clarify a couple points in response to some comments. Meghan McCain is not a child or a "teenager"; she's a 23-year-old adult. She's actively engaged in her father's campaign, producing all sorts of material for public consumption designed to promote the campaign, including this video. Most importantly, there's no criticism being directed at her here. What's relevant and worthy of commentary is the behavior of the reporters depicted by the video, not anything that she did.
Currently in Glenn Greenwald's Blog
- The significance of McClatchy's act of journalism
- Yet another story reflects the danger of assuming the truth of unproven government claims and the use of anonymity.
- Thursday, Jul 9, 2009 16:10 EDT
- The Obama justice system
- Due process is seen as window dressing to enable the president to detain whomever he wants for as long as he wants
- Wednesday, Jul 8, 2009 15:09 EDT
- Dan Froomkin hired by The Huffington Post
- It is not journalism that is dying -- only the staid, establishment-serving, stenography model of the WashPost.
- Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 14:08 EDT
- What if the Uighurs were Christian rather than Muslim?
- Violent clashes in China underscore an ugly reality of the War on Terror.
- Monday, Jul 6, 2009 15:07 EDT
