Larisa Alexandrovna of RawStory and "At-Largely" (also a Huffington Post contributor) doesn't want her readers to see how she's misleading them. Read on to see why you can't trust her reporting.

Earlier today, Alexandrova discussed the article from Gail Kerr about the Obama citizenship issue (atlargely.com/2009/02/the-right-wing-conspiracylunacy-alive-and-well.html). I left two comments showing how she was wrong and issuing a challenge for her. Both comments were deleted; they're below.

This lil' fascistic move is a bit of a surprise since I've left comments before at her site and on her entries at the HuffPost and I believe they're still in place. She's also a Ukrainian emigree who's a bit of a Triple AAA League Naomi Klein, going on tears and predicting a fascistic takeover by the Bush administration (I guess she was wrong about that). That's all well and good, but here I was challenging the conventional wisdom about Obama, and that was enough to bring out her Little Inner Stalin.

Here's the first comment I left:

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I discuss the column here, showing how she's being misleading.

I fully expect some to comment on the link without even bother to reading it. The rest of you should do your absolute best, reading it over several times until you understand what my argument consists of (and what it doesn't consist of). And, most importantly, you should review the original materials for yourself and compare what they say to what you've been told.

And, since Larisa fancies herself a reporter, the challenge at the link applies to her as well. If she doubts what I say, she should pick up the phone, call HI, and see if she can get them to confirm her assumptions.

If a source won't confirm your assumptions, what does a real reporter do?
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After that was deleted, I tried one more time:

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Oddly enough, an earlier comment in which I pointed out the problems with the linked article was deleted, so let's try again. Hopefully Larissa won't try to keep her readers from getting the truth.

The problems with the article are currently on my front page, but to cut to the chase, here's a challenge for Larissa: call up Hawaii and ask them these questions. I even provide the phone number and the name of the person to speak to at the link. And, to make it even easier, I'll even provide up to $5 via PayPal for anyone who a) proves they called Hawaii, and b) publishes online a full and completely factual recounting of the phone call.

Larissa is making assumptions, and - based on my calls to Hawaii - those officials will not confirm those assumptions. Maybe she can get a different answer, but if he can't then he should consider that his assumptions are wrong.

Since Larisa fancies herself a reporter, I'm sure she won't shy from this challenge and will perform the simple task of making a quick phone call and confirming her assumptions. If she won't everyone's assumptions that she's a reporter are wrong.
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