11-02-2008, 02:08 AM
I am a good reporter but I doubt I would be able to get anyone from the RNC or the Putnam campaign to say "Yes, we were snubbing McCain" or
"We did not hand out any McCain signs" because the automatic folo is "Why not?" and then you are back to "We were snubbing McCain."
The reporter saw no McCain signs in the crowd. He was looking for McCain signs in the crowd. He walked around the rally looking for McCain signs in the crowd. He saw none. Therefore there were no McCain signs handed out at the rally. It's pretty simple really. The assumption that any reporter hands out BS is ridiculous. Reporters whose information is faulty do not last long in the business.
"We did not hand out any McCain signs" because the automatic folo is "Why not?" and then you are back to "We were snubbing McCain."
The reporter saw no McCain signs in the crowd. He was looking for McCain signs in the crowd. He walked around the rally looking for McCain signs in the crowd. He saw none. Therefore there were no McCain signs handed out at the rally. It's pretty simple really. The assumption that any reporter hands out BS is ridiculous. Reporters whose information is faulty do not last long in the business.