NY Times' Bumiller uncritically repeated McCain camp suggestion that Palin pregnancy was disclosed "because of rumors ... on the Internet"
September 03, 2008 2:18 pm ET
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SUMMARY: On MSNBC Live, The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller uncritically repeated the McCain campaign's suggestion that "because of the rumors that were on the Internet" concerning the 17-year-old pregnant daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, the campaign "felt they had to get the story out" about the pregnancy. But according to the Times, the McCain campaign released the information about the pregnancy on Labor Day because the media were focused on Hurricane Gustav and because "the nation was busy with family and social activities."
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