Kurtz's Mistake of the Century
The Daily Beast Washington Bureau Chief Howard Kurtz takes a beating today as Gawker outs him for confusing a press secretary for a congressman. Gawker reports that Kurtz sat on the error for six weeks.
The Daily Beast editor apparently thought he was talking to Rep. Darrel Issa (R-Calif.), who does the distinctive Viper car alarm voice. But no, he was actually talking with Issa aide Kurt Bardella, who, by the way, sounds absolutely nothing like Issa.
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