Posted on 02/21/2009 11:59:10 AM PST by Baladas
Vicki Iseman, who sued The New York Times over a story suggesting that she had had a romantic relationship with John McCain, is now accusing the paper of lying about whether it apologized or retracted the story in the course of settlement discussions.
In a memo to Times staff Thursday, Washington Bureau Chief Dean Baquet insisted that, while the paper has settled Iseman’s lawsuit, it “did not apologize” for the story or “retract one word” of it.
But in an interview with POLITICO Friday, Iseman said Baquet’s memo was “calculated” to the point of being false.
“They are absolutely not telling the truth when they say there is no apology,” Iseman said, later adding, “They are striking first blood against me.”
Baquet’s statement is an accurate reflection of what the Times has published in the wake of the settlement. In Friday’s print edition, there’s “A Note to Readers,” and the Times has posted on its website a joint statement from Iseman’s lawyers and the Times, a statement from her lawyers and a response from Executive Editor Bill Keller. None of these documents contains an apology or a retraction.
Iseman insists there’s more to the story than what’s contained in the materials the Times has published, but she said she can’t say more because she’s bound by a confidentiality agreement related to the settlement. After reading Baquet’s memo, she said she has asked the Times to release her from the confidentiality agreement so she can tell her side of the story.
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“If I’m lying, I’m dying!”
LOL!
I despise the New York Times. That Commie rag is a disgrace.
Fake but accurate BUMP! Since WHEN???? have gutless POS propagandists apologized for ANYTHING????
Perhaps she can sue them again.
She should, IMO.
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