Spin despun
The CNN story from yesterday, spun by some as evidence of the administration's compulsive need to mythify the president, has been updated with more information, from the administration. It happened, but not as the pool reporter described it. Did the administration person who spun the yarn lie? Why would he? The correct version is interesting in exactly the same way as the misreported version, so it wouldn't make sense to lie. Did the person who spun the yarn misspeak? Exaggerate? Possibly. Was the reporter careless? Possibly. Is the administration hysterically adding lie on top of lie, hoping to cover over the original lie about being spotted by a BA pilot? I guess it's easy for some to believe that; I have nothing to say to them.
It's interesting that the president is now willing to respond to this kind of thing. Of course, it's a never-ending job, responding to sneering spin, so I suspect he'll tire of it soon. The original CNN "confusion reigns" story was weak tea, to begin with, of course. "No pilot has come forward," eh? Maybe the president had him killed, have you considered that possibility? Now if you'll excuse me, I have to check on the sound of black helicopter rotors apparently hovering over my house.