Posted 11:24 AM by Gene

NewsMAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gets a little TETCHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

The New York Times is not too happy with NewsMax’s coverage of major political candidates using U2 concerts to fundraise.

On Friday, NewsMax fell in the crosshairs of the "The Gray Lady."

The paper reported that a NewsMax "Inside Cover” story had set off a brouhaha about U2's involvement with U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, a Republican from Pennsylvania.

NewsMax's story first revealed that a $1,000-a-seat fundraiser was to be held for Sen. Santorum during Sunday night’s U2 concert in Philadelphia.

Citing a response from Santorum’s office, the Times reported that the NewsMax story was "incorrect” and U2 was, indeed, not holding a fundraiser for Santorum.

But here's the rub: NewsMax had never claimed that U2 or Bono were holding their concert for Santorum – though several liberal blogs claimed as much. Apparently, the New York Times has bought into the NewsMax-Santorum-Bono conspiracy theory.

We hadn't seen the original story -- of COURSE NewsMAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! doesn't link to it -- but NOW WE HAVE, and given the MAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'S cute use of words we think it got caught with its hands in the cookie jar. But then someone could put together a Web site with nothing but the MAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'s BONERS, and here's betting it would have an AUDIENCE.