What? Washington Post tells truth about Mike Huckabee in-state tuition

Apparently there's been some sort of cosmic shakeup or something, because the Washington Post has finally told the truth about something relating to immigration. Bearing in mind that this is probably just a fluke, Michael Dobbs' "Fact Checker" column basically agrees with my earlier assessment and says:

Asked about the measure during the November 28 CNN/YouTube debate, Huckabee said that his proposal applied to students who had been in Arkansas schools from the time they were "five or six years old," were "A-plus" students, "drug and alcohol-free", and in the process of "applying for citizenship." He implied that his support was limited to these students, a point reiterated by his spokeswoman Kirsten Fedewa.

"He did not support in-state tuition," Fedewa said in an e-mail. "He supported scholarships for students who qualified."

The distinction that Huckabee is attempting to draw is an artificial one. His original State of the State address talked about making all Arkansas high school graduates eligible for state "financial aid," not just A-plus students applying for citizenship. It is true that Huckabee was particularly interested in the scholarship part of the bill. But it is untrue to claim that he "did not support in-state tuition" for illegal immigrants.

He gives him "three Pinocchios" for failing to tell the whole truth.

Of course, not everything is sweetness and light in WaPo land. Michael Dobbs has also denied the NAFTA Superhighway (link). And, both David Broder (link) and Howard Kurtz (link) previously retransmitted the Huck spin.

Politics · Tue, 12/18/2007 - 09:31 · · Importance: 1