It's time to play: "What the f*ck is wrong with this sentence?"

[Richardo]

From that liberal-media bastion the Houston Chronicle:

WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay asked Senate Republicans on Tuesday to be patient while he defends himself against a Democratic campaign to unseat him and news reports about his ethics.

:wtf:

This is NOT an editorial, it's supposedly 'straight news'. So who's reading the DeLay playbook ("Blame the Democrats")

Headline:
DeLay wants 'chance to defend himself'
Majority leader asks Republicans in Senate for time
By GEBE MARTINEZ
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau
link: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3131808

I say let's write to Mr. Martinez, his editor and their bosses and call them on this bullshit.

[Nikki Stone 1]

1. Post up a direct link and a form letter

Make it easy and people will do it.

[Richardo]

2. Point well taken. Chronicle Editorial Board and email addys here:

Reader Representative:
James T. Campbell
E-mail:
[e-mail]
Phone:
713-220-6303

LTTE: [e-mail]

Editorial Board: http://webadv.chron.com/ads/ads_i/insidestory/editorial_board.html

[Bunny]

3. It should say something like:

...while he defends himself against what he believes to be a Democratic campaign...

Very, very sloppy writing AND editing.

[Richardo]

7. You got the chop, Bunny.

:thumbsup:

How's the tailbone?

[Bunny]

8. Still sore, but definitely improving!

Thanks! :hi:

[Donald Ian Rankin]

11. "what he claims to be", surely.

Not "what he believes to be".

[FreedomAngel82]

14. With these people

they like to change the reality of what really is to fit themselves. With DeLay all he has to do is say a couple times in interviews it's the democrats when in reality the democrats have NO POWER!

[fob]

4. The main problem is the assertion that tom delay HAS ethics which

can be reported on. Oh, and the Democratic campaign crap.

[Richardo]

5. Another matter for the editor: ethics should be in quotes.

Good one, fob.

WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay asked Senate Republicans on Tuesday to be patient while he defends himself against what he believes is a Democratic campaign to unseat him and news reports about his "ethics".

[AlCzervik]

6. Well aside from the obvious delusional rantings of Delay

and you know he thinks he like Christ being nailed to the cross, but really i think he's trying to raise money for his legal defense fund.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Since DeLay's accusation is

noted in the third graf...

DeLay said his political troubles are part of a Democratic assault on the Republican agenda, senators said.

...it would've been more efficient to just spike "Democratic" from the lede.

[hughee99]

10. Either that or at least put it in quotes

So they would be using his words just to cover their ass. I remember that everyone seemed to do that with the "vast right-wing conspiracy".

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Can't quote him

It was a closed session. Reporters can't quote what they didn't hear.

[hughee99]

13. Then they should have left it out...

I wasn't aware of where this was said.