tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post675290821135755005..comments2023-07-20T10:37:28.692-04:00Comments on Grumpy Abe: To Josh Mandel: Have you no decency, sir? Grumpy Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012210966022330986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-29629050623412462652012-10-13T19:35:49.742-04:002012-10-13T19:35:49.742-04:00One should blame the Ohio media for agreeing to ru...One should blame the Ohio media for agreeing to run ads that are so patently and outrageously false. Yes, I know that the veracity of cunningly nuanced ads are hard to fact-check and should not be reviewed for truthfulness or misleading claims. But the magnitude of Mandel's mendacity on this one is so breathtaking that a simple prayer on his part for forgiveness, if he has the cojones to admit it, is not enough. There is a line that even a panic-stricken candidate should not cross. It is now up to those media organizations that repeated those charges to correct the record and apologize for their own misfeasance in not checking the record. And any more of Mandel's claims should undergo keen scrutiny before they go on the air or into print. Even free speech should, at the least, contain a germ of truth. David Hessnoreply@blogger.com