Aftermath
8.3.05 - Jean Schmidt finally removed the false press release from her site, despite the fact that Kirk asked her to early in the day Tuesday.
8.2.05 - Links from throughout the blogosphere as a result of this entry:
Annatopia credited me with "the debunking of this smear." The Daily Kos then linked to her and helped spread the word. Annatopia is currently down, I assume from heavy traffic.
OH-02 was the first to link to me and credit me with debunking the smear. The site got too many hits and crashed early in the day.
Eric Minamyer admits that the press release was "in error" just hours after defending it on my comments and elsewhere.
Atrios exposed the issue to a lot of people. Someone reposted my version in the comments.
The Democratic Congressional Committee Blog picked up on the story just six hours after it broke at 9 a.m. According to the DCCC,
Apparently they weren't aware of how fast the debunking of the press release was spreading at that point.
Others that linked here include:
Mass Discussion
The Benquirer
Wirecan
NewLeftBlogs
8.2.05 - Links from throughout the blogosphere as a result of this entry:
Annatopia credited me with "the debunking of this smear." The Daily Kos then linked to her and helped spread the word. Annatopia is currently down, I assume from heavy traffic.
OH-02 was the first to link to me and credit me with debunking the smear. The site got too many hits and crashed early in the day.
Eric Minamyer admits that the press release was "in error" just hours after defending it on my comments and elsewhere.
Atrios exposed the issue to a lot of people. Someone reposted my version in the comments.
The Democratic Congressional Committee Blog picked up on the story just six hours after it broke at 9 a.m. According to the DCCC,
And yes, this is a real press release, and yes putting that out on the last day of the campaign so that nobody has a chance to blast you for it is one of the most pathetically cowardly things I've seen. Sounds a lot like Rove, not much like Paul Hacke
Apparently they weren't aware of how fast the debunking of the press release was spreading at that point.
Others that linked here include:
Mass Discussion
The Benquirer
Wirecan
NewLeftBlogs
Wasn't aware of your involvement in the debunking.
Nice job. Definite low point for Schmidt. I think the Rove as source theory is probably wrong. They're too smart to make a rookie mistake like that.
I think some Schmidt campaigner wanted to be a hero, got this "brilliant" idea, and the Schmidt campaign, and Schmidt herself didn't vet it.
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