I was reminded of a great quote recently from Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts."
Ben Smith's Blog: McCain cites questionable story on 'evil' - Politico.com
"Not long ago in Baghdad, Al Qaeda took two young women who were mentally disabled and put suicide vests on them, sent them into a marketplace, and by remote control, detonated those suicide vests," McCain told Rick Warren. "If that isn't evil, you have to tell me what is."
The horrifying story that terrorists used two women with Down Syndrome to carry bombs was a sensation in February, but The New York Times later suggested it hadn't happened that way:
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