Soundproofing the Echo Chamber: Borat Hussein Osama Was in Kindergarten with UBL! … Not!

Posted by Freddie on January 24, 2007 under Uncategorized |

On Monday, Mary and I had a little bit of a squabble about how best to approach the debunking of the smear monster that often runs rampant in the right-wing echo chamber. In this case, the echoes we were hearing were about the issue of the educational background of Sen. Barack Obama. Unfortunately, neither of us were equipped with the resources (like an international travel budget) to research the topic appropriately. In the aftermath, Jake Tapper reminds us that we don’t have to rely on non-partisan non-profits to do our fact-checking for us; the actual real live media can do it, too. Props to CNN for their myth-busting, and props to Mr. Tapper for his recognition of it.

UPDATE: The rest of the story…