Destroying Cain: When Is a Politico 'Update' Really a Correction?

Herman Cain once again revised his account of the sexual harassment allegations he battled in the 1990s, saying in a TV interview he recalled there were additional “ridiculous” items in his accuser’s complaint, beyond the single incident he detailed Monday.

Not long after that explosive story published, Jonathan — He Who Trashes Private Citizens For His Precious One — Martin then tweeted the story out with emphasis on “THIS AM”:

This is obviously all part of Politico’s second wave of attacks. They are gleefully looking to tie Cain up in what they will claim are contradictory statements, because we all remember the exact details of what happened 15 or so years ago, correct?

Oddly enough, though, it looks as though Politico can’t remember what happened yesterday, because later an “update” was added to their story. Yes, an update found waaaaaay at the bottom of the story and that explosive headline is this:

In other words, when this very same Politico story (still) states that Cain “now” remembers incidents “beyond the single incident he detailed Monday,” that simply isn’t true. And we know it’s not true because Politico’s own update says Cain did mention “additional” “simple stuff” last night on Greta’s show.

Now, I ‘m just a lowly blogger who never attended J-school or anything like that, so I’ll throw these questions out to you.

1. Doesn’t Politico’s update contradict its own headline?

2. Is this really an update or should it be, I don’t know, a correction?