Update to McGreevey-Lover Story

Yesterday I linked an account which reported the assertions of a college professor that the man McGreevey hit on had had a previous gay affair, and was therefore not straight, as he maintains.

Maybe I conceded that too soon.

Jeff Jarvis reports on the Daily News' follow-up article.

Jarvis discovers this college professor is less than credible:

In a manic, disjointed interview, Miller said that Cipel had made a pillow-talk confession: He still carries a torch for McGreevey....

"One hundred thousand dollars worth of therapy later and I still don't understand," Miller said.

According to another account:

Last night, with his house surrounded by reporters, Miller spoke to the throng in only blue shorts and white socks, his hair disheveled.

"He's a little scattered," a relative member said.

Anyone care to guess at the last time the media dutifully reported an obvious maniac's delusions to the detriment of a liberal? And gave such obviously dubious claims front-page treatment?

How the fuck did these claims even get reported in the Daily News at all? Why did the first day's story -- blared on its front page -- run with his charges, while the fact that he's most likely a dangerous lunatic was saved for the second day's minor follow-up piece (not a front-page story, of course)?

Can they be more transparent?

posted by Ace at 04:56 PM

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