Why won't what Atrios calls the zombie lie (that Bob Casey Sr was supposedly denied a 1992 speaking slot for being pro-life) go away and die?
Probably because Bob Casey Jr. continues to spread it.
Today, at "God-o-Meter" (a joint Beliefnet.org/Time project), Dan Gilgoff posts this interview with Senator Casey, where the lie is given fresh life:
[Gilgoff:] Many pro-life Democrats were pushing for the opportunity for you to speak at the convention because of what it would represent symbolically, since your father was famously denied a speaking role at the 1992 convention over his pro-life views. Were you pushing for a speaking slot for that same reason?
[Casey:] We were invited to speak by Senator Obama's campaign and were grateful for the opportunity. But when you're in your first 18 months in the Senate, you shouldn't expect it. So I didn't ask.
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