This is hardly the first story I've heard about someone being misquoted by a reporter. It's enough to give me sympathy for politicians who complain about being taken out of context, for gosh sakes. Here's a link (via Misbehaving.net) to the story that got screwed up.

This is why the trust numbers for reporters and media are so terribly low - and it's also why the MSM attacks on blogger inaccuracy come off as so stupid - it's not as if the "professional" reporters do a great job either - and when they make a mistake, it can, via their (currently) larger circulation, do permanent damage to a reputation.