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Sunday, October 03, 2004
"But he also said what I reported." Thus quoth the Instapundit, defending his claim of a version of events. That's a mighty peculiar terminology for him to use, one I cannot recall seeing him use before, and very much at odds with his constant claims to not being a "news source."
The choice of wording here is likely not part of some grand restatement of purpose, but it's nonetheless worth noting, inasmuch as it is an indicator of a basic shift in perspective, intentional or not.
It was inevitable that, at some point, he'd be claiming to be providing not just an opinion, not just a link, not just a perspective, but a version of events as he saw it, and to refer to that in some way as "journalism" or "reporting" or some other similar phrasing. That has now happened.
This is important.
Steven I. Weiss 9:21:00 PM
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