Today's Must-Read: Who Would Have Guessed?

The headline says it all:

Inspector General's Report On Clinton's Email Greatly Exaggerated By Media Outlets

It goes on:

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its anticipated report on the State Department's handling of email and cybersecurity. The report covers Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, but also includes an examination of other State employees use of email, including Colin Powell's use of a private email service.

Almost immediately, the media was full of headlines such as "State Department report slams Clinton email use" from CNN, "State Dept. inspector general report sharply criticizes Clinton’s email practices" from the Washington Post, and "IG: Clinton didn't want emails 'accessible'", from The Hill.

Lost in the hyperbole is the fact that the OIG report was meticulous and thorough, but also dispassionate, just like any other OIG report I've read. There was no direct criticism of Clinton, sharp or otherwise. The OIG was examining the State Department's practices, not specifically investigating Clinton's actions.

You may have noticed in the past that I've come to have a certain -- shall I call it "disdain"? -- for the press. Stories like this only reinforce that attitude. Everyone wants to be Fox News, apparently.

Don't believe everything you read in the papers. Or on the Internet.

Footnote: Add "sloppy" to "bias":

Oh. my. gawd. Someone put up a TrumpTweet on CNN's screen with replies before they'd actually read the first reply in the chain.

If they had, they would have thought twice, because it asks if Trump's penis is as orange as his face.