Katrina Coverage

Yesterday, a MoveOn.org "staff member" told a USA Today reporter that that fine organization was going to use Katrina refugees in an ad opposing the John Roberts confirmation ("Group's TV ad uses storm's aftermath to target Roberts").
Now, the airbrushes have been broken out and history is being rewritten. From "Group says it won't use victim images in Roberts ads":
A liberal interest group Thursday denied it ever planned to use televised images of poverty-stricken evacuees from Hurricane Katrina as part of a provocative, last-minute effort to divert federal Judge John Roberts' path to confirmation as chief justice.
MoveOn.org Political Action's advocacy director Ben Brandzel had laid out plans for such an ad to USA TODAY on Wednesday. But Thursday, the group's executive director said "we regret any misunderstanding that may have arisen because of anything that our staff member might have told USA TODAY's reporter."
"We have no plans, and have never had plans, to produce such an ad," Eli Pariser added...
Previously: "Moveon.org to use refugees in White House protest"