Things to edit out: Murder charges, Goldman

A remarkable line from the AP fact check of the ad above:

In a television spot posted by Republican candidate Ilario Pantano, news clips about him were trimmed to omit two key parts of his biography: That he was once charged with murder and that he had worked for Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs.

Here are the original quotes, with the cuts in brackets:

NBC News Anchor: [His decision to take two lives led to rare criminal charges that could cost him his own life.] Ilario Pantano, described by one superior as having more integrity, dedication and drive than any Marine he's ever met,[now stands charged with murder.]

And:

Ann Curry: You served in Gulf One, you got out, you got a big great job [at Goldman Sachs], a beautiful wife and a kid, then 9/11 happened, you come home, your hair is shaved off, you’re ready to head back into a war zone to help America.

Pantano's story, explored in this New York Magazine piece from '05, is fascinating. An internal Army probe ultimately cleared Pantano of capital murder charges.