[Steve_Seattle]

"How can somebody write so many words about words said without saying the words that were said?"

As with much of today's journalism, basic facts are omitted. It seems like they don't teach "The Five W's" principle anymore in journalism school.

[DSH]

As with much of today's journalism, basic facts are omitted. It seems like they don't teach "The Five W's" principle anymore in journalism school.

Oh, that's not such a big deal in this circumstance. It's easy enough to imagine that the words used were among those that several of the commenters here use pretty much every day.