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Baratunde Thurston Takes on Huffpo

By Tina Dupuy on August 18, 2009 12:23 PM

Baratunde Thurston, comedian and web editor at The Onion interviewed White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett at Netroots Nation. Huffington Post was there to cover it. And Thurston objected to their tone. He called them out on Twitter:

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He posts a full account on his site.

The headline went from “Valarie Jarrett Heckled and Hissed at Netroots Nation” to “Valerie Jarrett Heckled By Some At Netroots Nation.” Hm.

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