More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
As part of the Fox News Sunday political panel, New York Times reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg attempted to defend her paper’s hit piece on Marco Rubio but instead seemed to confirm the backlash against the Times: “When you run for president, every aspect of your life, and even your spouse's life, is open to public scrutiny....So this is kind of the game, right? This is what happens, this is why people don't run for president.”
That prompted laughter from the other panelists and host Chris Wallace to ask: “Wait a minute, you're saying because of a story like this in The New York Times is why people don't run?” Stolberg tried to walk back her comments: “No, no, no. I’m saying because every aspect of your life, whatever it is, a parking ticket or a financial misdeed, becomes open to scrutiny.”