Lynn Sweet - Not a Journalist

In response to an incredibly poor act of imitating journalism, Lynn Sweet wrote about a conference call with retired Gen. Tony McPeak. I had to comment. I wonder if she has the integrity to make it go live:

True journalism includes the full quote. Lynn and a lot of other reporters got off the conference call, and those other reporters actually told the full story. Lynn not only omitted that McPeak endorsed Obama, but also that he was just a plug for the campaign. Obama got his message out through a guy in uniform. The media was just invited to have a conference call with a commercial, and the fools reported it.

Touche in bad journalism, Lynn.

The full quote:
"Many of you probably know I have a little combat experience," McPeak said on a conference call with reporters. "I watched a couple Commanders-In-Chiefs up close. I maybe can give a little expert testimony on judgment. ...I've gotten to know Barack Obama very well in the last 6 to 8 months. He has precisely the kind of judgment we need. ...

"Lives are at stake, and that can't be left to business as usual thinking."

McPeak said Obama's Senate staff approached him about setting up a meeting with the senator since McPeak had written op-eds opposing the war. They hit it off.

"He’s going to be a great Commander-in-Chief," McPeak said. "Among this group of potential candidates, he's head and shoulders above the rest in this regard."

A FOX News questioner asked about the lapel pin flap. McPeak quickly dismissed any criticism, calling it "petty symbolism," "business as usual" and "old politics."

"Isn't that the old politics," McPeak said. "You know gotcha politics. He's for turning the page. Let's do something substantial here and solve the problems we haven't been able to solve in the past decade or so because of this kind of nonsense."