GJW
Flashlight Enthusiast
Doesn\'t the media \"fact check\" anymore?
Rhonda Miller is suing Governor Schwarzenegger and his staff over an e-mail that they sent that implied Ms. Miller had a criminal record.
Ms. Miller was one of the "grope accusers" that came forth on the eve of the recall election and in response to her press conference, the Governor's staff issued the following e-mail:
"RHONDA MILLER & GLORIA ALLRED PARTISAN ATTACK
It has come to our attention from the media that you can access court documents from the followiing [sic] web site
http//www.lasuperiorcourt.org/Criminal/.
You will have to pay a $4.75 on-line charge to access/search the site.
Once you have accessed, the site, type 'Rhonda' in the 'first name' field, and 'Miller' in 'last name' field.
We have to believe that as a lawyer, Gloria would have thoroughly checked the facts and background of the individual she presented at a news conference today. When one reviews Ms. Allred's background and her campaign contributions, we will let you in the media decide whether her role in today's event was yet another attempt to glom onto television cameras, or it was her attempt to support the partisan attacks against Arnold Schwarzenegger."
The e-mail concluded with a list of Ms. Allred's political contributions.
Accessing the site does yield a criminal record for a Rhonda Miller but it is not THE Rhonda Miller associated with the press conference. This did not stop media outlets around the country from reporting (incorrectly) Ms. Miller's criminal record.
Sleazy or not -- underhanded or not -- wouldn't the whole thing be a non-issue had the media simply checked their facts? Shouldn't those media outlets be the real target of her lawsuit?
Rhonda Miller is suing Governor Schwarzenegger and his staff over an e-mail that they sent that implied Ms. Miller had a criminal record.
Ms. Miller was one of the "grope accusers" that came forth on the eve of the recall election and in response to her press conference, the Governor's staff issued the following e-mail:
"RHONDA MILLER & GLORIA ALLRED PARTISAN ATTACK
It has come to our attention from the media that you can access court documents from the followiing [sic] web site
http//www.lasuperiorcourt.org/Criminal/.
You will have to pay a $4.75 on-line charge to access/search the site.
Once you have accessed, the site, type 'Rhonda' in the 'first name' field, and 'Miller' in 'last name' field.
We have to believe that as a lawyer, Gloria would have thoroughly checked the facts and background of the individual she presented at a news conference today. When one reviews Ms. Allred's background and her campaign contributions, we will let you in the media decide whether her role in today's event was yet another attempt to glom onto television cameras, or it was her attempt to support the partisan attacks against Arnold Schwarzenegger."
The e-mail concluded with a list of Ms. Allred's political contributions.
Accessing the site does yield a criminal record for a Rhonda Miller but it is not THE Rhonda Miller associated with the press conference. This did not stop media outlets around the country from reporting (incorrectly) Ms. Miller's criminal record.
Sleazy or not -- underhanded or not -- wouldn't the whole thing be a non-issue had the media simply checked their facts? Shouldn't those media outlets be the real target of her lawsuit?