Re: Media myths (Was Townsend)

["Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: Media myths (Was Townsend)


>  Sloppy journalism is not just a Democratic complaint.  I really
> recommend checking www.snopes.com to see the urban legends about various
> famous people...

I agree with that.

And I also stated that the short hand version of Gore's statements, which
did appear often in the media, probably weren't fair to him.  However, after
looking at the sources that Dave cited, I don't think those quotes rise to
the level of urban myth.

-- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine