Smears of Elizabeth Warren

Republican smears of Elizabeth Warren--and journalistic complicity: Ryan Chittum: http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/elizabeth_warren_is_smeared_an_1.php Elizabeth Warren Is Smeared, and the Press Is Along for the Ride: "You&rsquo;d think the press could resist the he said-she said copy when the truth is easy to discern. Congressman Patrick McHenry&rsquo;s smearing of Elizabeth Warren is a good test of how the press handles dishonest politicians and their lies. And most of the press gets a big fat F on this one. On Tuesday, McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, called Warren a liar, both on CNBC before she testified and during her actual testimony. Here&rsquo;s how The New York Times, with its delicate sensibilities, put it: "Decorum Breaks Down at House Hearing." Goodness! Pass the smelling salts!... But for anyone half paying attention, much less a beat reporter, this is not a close call: McHenry is full of it..."