TPM: Departure From Usual: Traditional Media Call Out Ryan For Factually Dubious Speech

[highplainsdem]

Good summary here of the critiques from different media sources:

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/paul-ryan-convention-speech-media-backlash.php

The vice presidential nominee’s address to the Republican convention received rave reviews from conservatives who ate up his denunciation of President Obama. The media highlighted their adulation in early stories about the speech.

But the Wisconsin congressman’s speech strained facts on multiple occasions. And that has rankled more than just the usual suspects. Several mainstream outlets that have praised him in the past pointedly went after his misleading portrayals of critical issues at stake in this election.

The Associated Press took on Ryan’s misleading assertions in an article headlined, “FACT CHECK: Ryan takes factual shortcuts in speech,” which included a point-by-point refutation of various claims he made.

-snipping lots of paragraphs about the critiques from the AP, David Gregory on MSNBC, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, CNN and ABC -

The pushback could damage Ryan’s reputation for sincerity among members of the media establishment, which has been key to his identity as a reformer. It might also escalate tensions with reporters who are already pressing the Romney campaign for its inaccurate attacks on Obama’s welfare policy, and his remarks about entrepreneurship, that the GOP has taken out of context.

[Whisp]

1. the (generally) lazy media let the Repugs get to this point.

They've protected the Pugs for so long it may be too late to suddenly become neutral reporters/journalists.

[Lex]

4. Exactly. The Repugs think at this point NO ONE will call them on their lies

because the media has been so disinterested in the past in doing it.

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

2. No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of Tricky Dicky Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me.

Why don't they just call it what it is? Are they afraid to suggest intent by stating that he lied? Repugs are either lying, too dumb to get facts right (or to know a fact when they see one), or they're completely inept and do no research before making statements. It's great that the media isn't merely accepting it, but they're still softening up their reporting.

[nenagh]

5. Few minutes ago, CNN fact checker gave the Ryan Janesville plant closure an Incomplete..

On the speech story...based on fact that Obama did visit the plant, what Obama said, yada yada...

Malveau then said all politicians make incomplete statements...

[librechik]

3. Thank you Chris Matthews for showing the world it's ok to call a lie a lie.

Thank you for your leadership! Keep up the good work! It's going viral!