A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign

This was @washingtonpost top story on Twitter today: http://t.co/ajy6Tsut #GOP2012 #RyansManyLies #LyinRyan

A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign http://t.co/gGRMnE5V. Crossing the line between exaggeration and fabrication.

For those who believe the media wants to make one side look bad rather than treat people fairly, read this: http://t.co/j7lbAPpx

RT @jayrosen_nyu: I have never seen a Washington journalist struggle with what Ezra Klein struggles with here. http://t.co/OtQ08FcX He's ...

RT @johnlegend: Scathing indictment by Ezra Klein on the Romney-Ryan truth problem. http://t.co/vUX52MgB

RT @MaumeeMom: "Ryan’s claims weren’t even arguably true." SEE: A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign http://t.co/2 ...

A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign http://t.co/0u3KzsQ0

RT @davechensky: Brutal deconstruction of Paul Ryan's convention speech deceptions by @ezraklein http://t.co/konk09Q0

RT @lisang: Ezra Klein went over Paul Ryan's RNC speech 3 times to see if he could find any true statements. He found one. http://t.co/o ...

RT @BrendanNyhan: I think many do in private MT @jayrosen_nyu Never seen a DC journalist struggle w/what @ezraklein struggles w/here htt ...

@Dhaka1207 Pretty great takedown of Ryan/Romney campaign here http://t.co/WnHHp47w

RT @CarlosDada: So far in this campaign you can look fair or you can be fair. But you can't do both. Ezra Klein @washingtonpost http:// ...

I have never seen a Washington journalist struggle with what Ezra Klein struggles with here. http://t.co/OtQ08FcX He's in new territory.

“The original pitch was for ‘the five biggest lies in Paul Ryan’s speech.’ I said no.” http://t.co/MNRubGq3

RT @daniel_lende: A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign http://t.co/QCkVBkoE Ezra Klein on how Romney/Ryan campaign ...

RT @AntDeRosa: Even Sarah Palin’s speeches contain more true claims about Obama’s record than Ryan http://t.co/bljwM4sJ

Reads like Sorkin and McAvoy: http://t.co/IGuRCdF5

This is crazy, but Mr Ryan, are you lying maybe? "A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign" - http://t.co/jh0eca58

http://t.co/lRW30gKI

RT @ChrisBWills: Fascinating Wash Post column on the false claims of the Romney-Ryan ticket and how to write about them http://t.co/wNo4l8ky

Journalism: Efforts towards balanced coverage of US elex campaign thwarted by reality - interesting post - http://t.co/uqYlNDL3

RT @thelittleidiot: and another: "Ryan’s claims weren’t even arguably true." http://t.co/mwMF9CUU

Well said, http://t.co/J7bN3JlB

RT @JimHarper_ACN: http://t.co/Nw1Gti1X Read it!

RT @babiak: Lying: hey, why not? http://t.co/FCTCCxR3

Another hit: "Romney campaign isn’t adhering to the minimum standards required for a real policy conversation" http://t.co/iWYirD09

In pursuit of false equivalency, journalists can't sacrifice truth. http://t.co/FZcXNqew

RT @Darinstrauss: It's super-important this get out. MT @jayrosen_nyu: I've never seen a DC journo struggle w/what Ezra Klein does here. ...

Fascinating OP piece by #WashPo on the struggles of fair coverage while still reporting the facts. @Brian_Lomax http://t.co/TrAsOcRZ

RT @sacca: The most troubling thing about the GOO campaign: there is no shame in lying anymore. http://t.co/3gTeMrbJ

RT @bruce_arthur: Terrific piece on political reporting and lies in this Presidential campaign by @ezraklein: http://t.co/ozbw5bCZ

RT @MoisesNaim: More about lies in politics: Ezra Klein's A not-very-truthful speech in a not-very-truthful campaign http://t.co/buGshjjq

RT @robpegoraro: This essay by @ezraklein is one reason why I trust his work: http://t.co/CpineXA7

@nlucchesi: Honest effort to find truth in Ryan's #gopconvention speech http://t.co/H1o7HzbF via @jayrosen_nyu