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Ken AshfordAssisited Suicide/Schiavo, Right Wing and Inept MediaLeave a Comment

This is funny.

The conservative "journalism" website WorldNetDaily has posted a story here about CBS’s plan to make a Terri Schiavo made-for-TV movie:

CBS is rushing a Terri Schiavo TV movie into production so that it can air the biopic during the May ratings sweeps.

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CBS’ Terri story reportedly will feature "Felicity" star Keri Russell to star as America’s tragic heroine and Dean Cain of "Lois and Clark" as the husband who relentlessly seeks an end to her life.

Now please look at how the story was originally reported here on the Defamer blog:

Today, CBS has announced plans to rush a Schiavo biopic to air during May sweeps, with Keri Russell to star as America’s tragic heroine and Dean Cain as the husband who wants to let her die in peace.

Notice how "as the husband who wants to let her die in peace" (Defamer blog) becomes "as the husband who relentlessly seeks an end to her life" (WND).  Nice lilttle language flip-flop.

But there’s one more thing: it isn’t true!  There is no Keri Russell-Dean Cain TV movie about Terri Schiavo.  The Defamer blog post was apparently an April Fool’s Day gag, which WorldNutDaily (with its high journalistic standards) swallowed (and edited) hook, line and sinker.

Heh.