Oh noes, the plot thickens!
Joshua Topolsky at engadget has posted the following:
This morning we’ve been barraged with tips alerting us to the news that President Obama has won his struggle to keep his (apparently deeply loved) BlackBerry — a device which has historically been verboten in the White House due to security concerns. Unfortunately for the mainstream media outlets, a little conflation here and a little lack of fact-checking there does not a BlackBerry make. Just about everyone — straight up to CNN and the AP — are sourcing a post by Marc Ambinder in the Atlantic stating that Obama is “going to get his blackberry [sic],” though the actual news may be far different.
and goes on to say
The problem is that Ambinder (and the mainstream media) doesn’t seem to know the difference between some NSA smartphone and an actual RIM BlackBerry… and there’s a big difference. Of course, we won’t tell MSM (or even solo bloggers) how to do their job, but we think there’s some serious air-clearing called for here.
I guess it’s time for my “dear diary, mood: apathetic” moment…. and my blog is so new! I was hoping to hold off the emo a bit longer!
