AP, NYT Downplay U.S. Role in Chile Mine Rescue; Times Writers Cast Re

Tom Blumer
October 13th, 2010 9:16 AM
Michelle Malkin picked up on this vibe yesterday, and it has become more obvious in the intervening day: The establishment press, or at least parts of it, are downplaying the American exceptionalism -- and the exceptional Americans -- involved in the Chilean mine rescue. Reports early this morning at the Associated Press and New York Times exemplify the point. Times reporters Alexei…