If you weren't able to attend Senator Levin's appearance on January 20, 2007, the Ann Arbor News of January 26th has an excellent write up with numerous quotes. Here's the link:
http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1169826361194290.xml?aanews?NEL&coll=2#continue
It's an excellent article except for it's reference to the Livingston County Democrats as a "small minority". Our candidate votes ranged from 33 to 44%. That's a sizeable minority and growing.
There are several quotes from the Livingston GOP Chair, and, as so often happens, he is misinformed. Read his quote below.
Livingston County GOP Chairman Allan Filip, reached after Levin's talk for his reaction, said he found it strange that Levin was so critical of Bush's handling of the war. "Didn't (Levin) vote for the war? Yes, he did, so I guess it's a referendum on folks like (Levin) as well,'' Filip said.
Senator Levin did NOT vote for the war. Too bad, Allan, your conclusion is as faulty as your facts. Next time check the record.
3 comments:
This is as much of a statement on the Ann Arbor News' shoddy reporting as Filip's ignorance or distortion. It would take less than a minute to find Levin's vote on the Internet. And then, it's a reporter's duty not to write something he knows is incorrect, or at least point out that the head of the county GOP does not know the senior senator's vote on the most important issue of the day.
Both Senator Levin and Senator Stabenow voted against giving George Bush the authority to go to war with Iraq.
I am not certain if the reporter needs to tell the Republican Chair that he is mistaken or if that is considered rude. His job is to report what Alan Filip's response to Levin's visit, not argue with him.
Pointing out a plain fact is not rude. It's what reporters are supposed to do.
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