NYT basically says Caroline talked out of both sides of her mouth tonight

[BeyondGeography]

Updated version of the story from 11:30 p.m. EDT:

Kennedy Is Said to Withdraw Senate Bid

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and DANNY HAKIM
Published: January 21, 2009

In a dramatic and confusing turn of events, Caroline Kennedy informed Gov. David A. Paterson on Wednesday that she would withdraw from consideration for the vacant Senate seat in New York, only to hours later signal that she may be interested in the seat after all.

According to a person who spoke with her, Ms. Kennedy called the governor, who will choose a successor to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, to tell him that she was no longer interested in the post. Two other Democrats said they were also told Wednesday that Ms. Kennedy’s candidacy was in doubt.

The news appeared to catch the governor off guard, throwing the Paterson administration into confusion and setting off conflicting news media reports.

By 11:30 Wednesday night, the person said, after conversations between the governor’s operation and Ms. Kennedy’s camp, Ms. Kennedy was preparing a statement to reassert her interest in the job. But a draft of the statement, which was read to The New York Times, did little to settle the contradictory reports, with less-than-forceful language that said: “I remain interested in the possibility of serving in the U.S. Senate.”

At the very least, the developments cast serious questions about Ms. Kennedy’s interest in being a senator...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/nyregion/22caroline.html?hp

[babylonsister]

1. NYT also floated the original story. Covering ass? Who knows? nt

[ErinBerin84]

2. NYT is one to talk.

(sorry, I understand people not wanting Kennedy to get it, but I couldn't resist that little dig at the NYT).

[Historic NY]

3. Look Paterson hasn't been so stellar on this either, he can't makeup his mind.

[thewiseguy]

4. NYT is busy making up stories.

[Bumblebee]

7. check out the MSNBC page -- there is a statement from her and she IS withdrawing

NYT has not made anything up

[ErinBerin84]

8. could you (or anyone else)

post it here? MSNBC page always makes my computer feeze, the bastards.



Hehe....if this is true, at least it will make David Gregory look kind of douchey.

edit: never mind, someone just posted it.


Oh yeah, the NYT didn't make anything up THIS time....

[thewiseguy]

9. There is nothing to post yet. It is breaking news.

[ErinBerin84]

10. I don't know how much more of the breaking news I can take,

I can't wait until there's an end to the madness.

[Uzybone]

12. Per MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28780112/

BREAKING NEWS
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 2 minutes ago
ALBANY, New York - Caroline Kennedy said she has withdrawn her name from consideration for the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton, in a statement released early Thursday morning.

"I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," the official statement read.

[ErinBerin84]

13. Thanks!

At least people will stop pissing and moaning about Caroline Kennedy now on DU...I really didn't care either way, but it got kind of annoying.

[Drunken Irishman]

5. "Someone said..." that's how messy rumors started.

[Thrill]

6. Sounds like the NY Times jumped the gun and is now trying to save face

[pot luck]

11. What's up with the NYT?

Do they have a grudge against Caroline or something? They've been writing nasty articles about her ever since she announced her interest in the seat, and now they post a rumor about her and blame her for it.

ETA: nevermind, just so the msnbc article above.