In some respects, I know this is like flogging a dead horse. But here’s another example of why the Washington Times doesn’t operate like a actual newspaper or follow any journalistic standards. You remember last week there was this dust-up over Nancy Pelosi’s use of Air Force jets for travel purposes. After the piece ran in the Times, it came out the Denny Hastert had had just the same use of Air Force jets since 9/11. The difference is that the plane Hastert used won’t fly cross-country without refueling. Here’s the Times at the story again today. It’s basically a rehash. But they again fail to mention this salient point, which more or less exposes the whole story as bogus.
Late Update: I didn’t see this when I first read this story. But buried down deep in the article there is this passage: “Mrs. Pelosi wants a larger aircraft that can fly to her home district of San Francisco nonstop. She also wants to be able to ferry other members of the congressional delegation, family members and her staff.” So, my bad, they did mention it, though it was buried. And of course they included the further claim about wanting to ferry other, a claim for which there appears to be no basis. The general point about the lack of any journalistic ethics or standards at the Washington Times, alas, still very much applies.
