Accuracy Watch
The Roundtable cartoon on July 4 by Michael Ramirez was based on a quote that appeared in the Sun-Sentinel (South Florida) newspaper after U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., gave a speech in Miami. The Sun-Sentinel has since issued a correction, saying that its reporter mischaracterized Murtha’s comment.
Murtha was alluding to international perceptions (supported by a Pew Global Attitudes Project poll) when he said, “The U.S. poses a larger threat to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran.”