I see raider99 has raised in general form a topic I bring up here in specific form. The posts are by no means identical, though I like raider's thinking very much.

You don't have to be an investigative reporter to see Reuters pushing for John McCain. The story is still right there on the Reuters homepage. Or you can find it here, among the "news" service's most-read stories of the day.

Here's John Whitesides, a Reuters political correspondent, who takes Obama to task for being "puzzled" by a controversy Whitesides perpetuates in his lead:

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.

And now here's the Obama statement that Whitesides reinvented as "timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops":

"When I go to Iraq and I have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I'm sure I'll have more information and will continue to refine my policies," he said. “I have been consistent, throughout this process, that I believe the war in Iraq was a mistake.”

Nowhere does Obama say "timetable." He says "policies."

But Whitesides has the gall to write a story with the headline: Obama "puzzled" by Iraq comment frenzy. And Reuters has the gall to print it, even though both the reporter and his editor know that the frenzy was created by the press and is being perpetuated by the inevitable "reaction" story that continues the lie.

I called Reuters and complained. You should, too, at (646) 223-4000.

Call today or call tomorrow. Always be polite but firm and to the point. News operations have deadlines. So call all day and tie up their damn lines until Reuters stops the smears. It's the only way to win against the MSM.

Now apply that and get to it whenever and wherever outright lies are sold.