Dan Friedman, a reporter in the New York Daily News’ Washington bureau, has reason to believe he is the source of a rumor claiming that defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel had ties to a shadowy group known as “Friends of Hamas.”
Wingnuts think journalism is just finding a source, not verifying its credibility (or even its actual existence). Of course, they also think non-wingnut journalists must adhere to impossibly higher levels of proof before publishing their stuff. They also insist we must withhold information that would irresponsibly highlight how lightly dressed is the emperor.
