I agree with Kyle Baxter more frequently than not, however, he got this one wrong:
> The Romney campaign’s first statement on the events in Egypt and Libya was factually incorrect and should have been rescinded immediately. It’s mind-boggling that his campaign could not bother to fact-check their remarks before putting them out, worrying that their processes are so poor as to allow it, and disturbing if they don’t really care.
As [William Jacobson has pointed out](http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegalInsurrection/~3/ucw3ATzZGCA/), Mr. Baxter’s opinion[^fn1] is actually not the case:
> With each passing hour the correctness of Romney’s statements, and dereliction of duty of our media, becomes more clear.
I think [Erick Erickson nailed it](http://www.redstate.com/2012/09/13/the-american-media-beclowned-themselves-yesterday/):
> A friend points out that what the news media is doing here is roughly what they did after Trayvon Martin’s killing. They rushed to judgment, got basic facts wrong, and then sensationalized it with audio experts and what not only to have to beat a path to retreat later.
It is sad that such tragedies have been handled so poorly by those who say their job to provide America with its news. Thankfully, alternative outlets exist to correct this disinformation.
[^fn1]: Mr. Jacobson was not writing a response to Mr. Baxter, just a general comment on the coverage.