The media tried to make some hey from a story circulated claiming the president had almost blown himself up while checking out a hydrogen hybrid car.
The story came from the chief at Ford who said that the president had almost stuck a power cord in the hydrogen tank, but he just stopped him.
Trouble is that it was a JOKE!
Not a great joke. But if you just look at the video of the president and him at the car. Nothing he describes occurred. Seems darn clear. But the media never bothered to check before putting the story out.
LAZY. It isn't just about lazy writing on Democratic candidates (Clintons) or on claims against media rivals (CNN's Ware), but even the president.
It would have been SO EASY to check and verify. But they got the story loved it, fit with their perception, and it spread...was spread.
LAZY, LAZY, LAZY.
Society realizes on the media. Do your JOB!
It is just ironic that conservatives enjoy using the lazy media to run bad stories on liberals, now they got some blow back...
I'd rather have a consistently competent news media.
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