Dana Milbank's column today on Barack Obama's transformation into the " presumptuous nominee," has been making its way around the blogs today. Conservative outlets are largely having fun with the piece, as it aligns with their narrative of Obama as arrogant. However, liberal bloggers are in fact-checking mode, and have discovered that the key quote from Milbank's piece is likely to have been quoted out of context. In his piece, Milbank cites a source at a meeting between Obama and congressional Democrats, where Obama says:
"This is the moment . . . that the world is waiting for," adding: "I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions."
But some bloggers like Matthew Yglesias are pointing to a post by Marc Ambinder, which says the actual quote went like this:
It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 people in Berlin, is not about me at all. It's about America. I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.
Also, Milbank's colleague Jonathan Weisman, who first reported the alleged Obama quote, now acknowledges its accuracy is being challenged by the Obama campaign.
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