Ralston: Liberal Editor Spiked My Column Fact-Checking Reid’s Lie on Romney’s Taxes

RUSH TRANSCRIPT With us ░░░░░░░░ the writer of that ░░░░░░░░ and host of recallton ░░░░░░░░ on pshs and contributing ░░░░░░░░ for Politico Jon Ralston ░░░░░░░░ news when we found ░░░░░░░░ that actually the newspaper ░░░░░░░░ wrote for spite this ░░░░░░░░ What was your reaction ░░░░░░░░ the time Well I ░░░░░░░░ shocked Joe I d ░░░░░░░░ with the Las Vegas ░░░░░░░░ since 2000 This was ░░░░░░░░ August of 2012 Nothing ░░░░░░░░ this had ever happened ░░░░░░░░ got a phone call ░░░░░░░░ my editor who said ░░░░░░░░ greenspun wasn t going ░░░░░░░░ let the column run ░░░░░░░░ contentious phone conversation What ░░░░░░░░ you say I basically ░░░░░░░░ what are you doing ░░░░░░░░ used words I m ░░░░░░░░ going to use this ░░░░░░░░ in the morning Joe ░░░░░░░░ And because I was ░░░░░░░░ It never happened to ░░░░░░░░ before there was no ░░░░░░░░ to kill the column ░░░░░░░░ what was the justification ░░░░░░░░ spiking a column in ░░░░░░░░ middle of an important ░░░░░░░░ His justification was totally ░░░░░░░░ He didn t like ░░░░░░░░ word McCarthy of course ░░░░░░░░ appropriate In fact then ░░░░░░░░ dug himself a hole ░░░░░░░░ he had just used ░░░░░░░░ word in a column ░░░░░░░░ a Republican but that ░░░░░░░░ okay And then he ░░░░░░░░ the tone was too ░░░░░░░░ It was just obvious ░░░░░░░░ he was doing this ░░░░░░░░ help his friend Harry ░░░░░░░░ He had done things ░░░░░░░░ that before he did ░░░░░░░░ in the 1998 campaign ░░░░░░░░ did it in the ░░░░░░░░ campaign when Reid was ░░░░░░░░ against Sharon Engle a ░░░░░░░░ changed on one of ░░░░░░░░ columns that wasn t ░░░░░░░░ to Reid Mika why ░░░░░░░░ the world would anybody ░░░░░░░░ the word mccarthyite to ░░░░░░░░ about a politician on ░░░░░░░░ Senate floor using the ░░░░░░░░ UN American I totally ░░░░░░░░ what you were saying ░░░░░░░░ want to push back ░░░░░░░░ little Jon Are you ░░░░░░░░ that s why they ░░░░░░░░ the article Did somebody ░░░░░░░░ say that and why ░░░░░░░░ t you say something ░░░░░░░░ the time Well I ░░░░░░░░ this is not the ░░░░░░░░ time I ve written ░░░░░░░░ this I talked about ░░░░░░░░ I left the Sun ░░░░░░░░ Brian greenspun killed this ░░░░░░░░ There was no mystery ░░░░░░░░ why Brian greenspun did ░░░░░░░░ It became known locally ░░░░░░░░ killed this column I ░░░░░░░░ about publishing it a ░░░░░░░░ other times but after ░░░░░░░░ his just complete unrepentance ░░░░░░░░ what he had done ░░░░░░░░ saying something in the ░░░░░░░░ justifying the means that ░░░░░░░░ Harry Reid in a ░░░░░░░░ Do whatever it takes ░░░░░░░░ doesn t care if ░░░░░░░░ takes criticism for it ░░░░░░░░ get it done Okay ░░░░░░░░ You have covered Nevada ░░░░░░░░ longer than anybody I ░░░░░░░░ think of Assuming in ░░░░░░░░ past you had written ░░░░░░░░ articles critical of Harry ░░░░░░░░ I have What happened ░░░░░░░░ those Why did they ░░░░░░░░ through and this hadn ░░░░░░░░ I think it had ░░░░░░░░ do with the atmospherics ░░░░░░░░ the time The race ░░░░░░░░ not considered locked up ░░░░░░░░ Obama by any mean ░░░░░░░░ was way out there ░░░░░░░░ other atmospherics inside the ░░░░░░░░ My producer worked for ░░░░░░░░ at the TV show ░░░░░░░░ at the Sun was ░░░░░░░░ greenspun interfere in a ░░░░░░░░ she and I had ░░░░░░░░ on Tensions were rising ░░░░░░░░ can t say for ░░░░░░░░ right but I think ░░░░░░░░ he used this as ░░░░░░░░ way because he knew ░░░░░░░░ told him what I ░░░░░░░░ hired if you ever ░░░░░░░░ a column I m ░░░░░░░░ to quit Maybe he ░░░░░░░░ me to quit I ░░░░░░░░ t know the answer ░░░░░░░░ that I do know ░░░░░░░░ he killed that column ░░░░░░░░ it was very very ░░░░░░░░ of his friend Harry ░░░░░░░░ Bianna how big of ░░░░░░░░ blow was this to ░░░░░░░░ this accusation at the ░░░░░░░░ I think a fairly ░░░░░░░░ blow and Reid kept ░░░░░░░░ it because he thought ░░░░░░░░ was hurting Romney You ░░░░░░░░ know listen you can ░░░░░░░░ really pick one thing ░░░░░░░░ 47 what was it ░░░░░░░░ was a huge story ░░░░░░░░ But the point is ░░░░░░░░ Reid was way out ░░░░░░░░ on this He was ░░░░░░░░ to take criticism it ░░░░░░░░ clear afterwards of course ░░░░░░░░ simply wasn t true ░░░░░░░░ Ralston fascinating Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much Good to have ░░░░░░░░ on.”