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[johnfunk]

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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Was the Schiavo memo a fake? No, as it turns
out

Drudge Report, Raw Story, and DC Insider all report that the
AP will report that Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) admits his staffer wrote Schiavo
talking points memo. DC Insider quotes part of the story:

WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-page unsigned memo that
became part of the debate preceding Congress' vote ordering a federal court
review of the Terri Schiavo case originated in Florida Republican Sen. Mel
Martinez' office, Martinez said Wednesday.

The memo — first reported by
ABC News on March 18 and by The Washington Post and The Associated Press two
days later — said the fight over removing Schiavo's feeding tube "is a great
political issue ... and a tough issue for Democrats."

"This is an
important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is
debating this important issue," said the memo, which was described at the time
as being circulated among Senate Republicans.

Martinez told the AP's
Matt Yancey and other news organizations in a written statement "he discovered
Wednesday that the memo had been written by an aide in his
office."

Additionally, DC Insider is reporting that

• Martinez is livid at the aide responsible for the memo
• One
of the principals at Powerline blog (which is being waggishly referred to as
"Powerlie" by a few Republiocans was informed that
the memo was the real deal by a Republican staffer and advised to remove his
claim that the memo was bogus because "there's no Senator's name at the top of
the memo, showing ownership, so it must have been a fake." color=blue]don't put your
name on something that would be politically damaging if it leaked out --
especially if you're a loyal Republican. You also don't use your
letterhead for a short, potent and potentially controversial set of talking
points you're whipping off quickly and printing on the nearest printer late on
a Saturday night in the Senate.]

Above transcribed from DC
Insider's evening fax dispatch. It's making the rounds on the Hill. Dems are
being really snide about it.

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posted on 04/06/2005 8:18:47 PM PDT by horkulated

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The poor, deluded dears -- why do they hate the truth so much?