Reply #205: The more I check into it the more I'm convinced "Integrity is for paupers" is bogus

[caraher]

The original source for the quote seems to be a piece written by David Podvin, "Chocolates and nylons, sir?". Others on DU have asked for a source and this is where they all lead. Podvin himself gives no indication of how he came to know Russert said this - was he present? Who was there who told Podvin about it?

Googling David Podvin yields, in addition to his own writing, acounts on a few right-wing sites of futile efforts to make contact with the man. I'll spare you the links to those sites, but the author of this this relatively fair-minded blog has http://silverback.gnn.tv/blogs/309/Making_The_Left_Accountable">an account of utter failure in his efforts to verify this quote.

The bottom line is that Podvin's "scoops" might be too good to be true. We should, as members of the reality-based community, be VERY cautious about repeating these quotes, as they seem to be utterly unverifiable. I used that quote earlier today in an email and I now think that was a big mistake!:blush: