Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ryan to reporter - Don’t stuff words into my mouth

Video embedded below.



"Actually, Camp mischaracterized this in two different ways. First, Ryan was providing responsive answers to the gun questions. Camp was asking broad, philosophical questions, not specific questions on proposals or individual laws, and Ryan was providing philosophical answers. Second, Camp tells viewers at the beginning of the clip that the interview ended badly when he began asking about gun violence — which is patently untrue, as the video shows. It ended badly when Camp tried to connect gun violence to tax cuts, and Ryan and his team called him out for it while the cameras were still running. In fact, when Ryan challenges Camp for “stuffing words in my mouth,” Camp can’t even come up with a defense … even though his microphone is still hot.

An editor should have known from watching the interview that Camp mischaracterized the end of it in his introduction. The local ABC affiliate still let Camp’s introduction go to air. Draw your own conclusions from that.
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