There is no such thing as slow-news days -- not on weekends, when official sources are out of town or simply unreachable. Too many things happen on a Saturday or a Sunday, if not here, then elsewhere.
Politicians’ convenient forgetfulnes
September 28, 2007It’s convenient for a politician to try to wiggle out of a statement which results in severe criticism. First, he will say he was misquoted or he was quoted out of context, and when you produce your notes and recording proving the quote and context were right, he will say he forgot he made the remark, or forgot that a specific question, which elicited his statement, was ever asked. Politicians rely on their forgetfulness. A good reporter lets them have their say, but never lets them get away with it.
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