----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: Defeat in Victory


> Robert wrote:
>
>> It is not something substantiated.
>> The quote comes from an unnamed source who purportedly heard it in 
>> a
>> WH staffing meeting and subsequently blogged.
>> http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml
>>
>> IMO, it should be noted, but not passed along as fact.
>
> The guy who wrote the article is a long time reporter and 
> congressional staffer.  Regarding his sources he said: "I’ve 
> talked to three people present for the meeting that day and they all 
> confirm that the President of the United States called the 
> Constitution “a goddamned piece of paper.”
>
> So three unnamed sources, all of whom would have been Republicans.
>

But only reported through one source (AFAICT), hence the disclaimer.
It would bear a lot more credence if the same story were being told 
via at least one other independent source.


xponent
Carefully Maru
rob 


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