Reply #11: It has nothing to do with the source; it's about the content

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If a story is factually incorrect or wildly slanted, no matter WHAT the source, then you are behaving irresponsibly if you post it, unanalyzed, as if the facts were true.

If you are doing this as some kind of tit for tat, then my opinion is you are behaving childishly.

If someone posts something untrue or biased about your candidate, then counter it with a post stating the true facts. That is responsible behavior. What is irresponsible is to post something else that is just as biased or untrue.

You know, candidates are big boys and girls. They know they will be slimed, made to look guilty by association, be misrepresented ... it is their responsibility to fight back against those kinds of attacks with the correct version of events. It's how they become strong candidates. Supporters should do the same: defend your candidate against false or scurrilous attacks: don't start false and scurrilous attacks about others. (It's what I tried to do above; whether anyone believes your post or my post is entirely up to them.) It does no good for your own candidate.