Want to know what kind of "journalist" Irvin Muchnick is? The failed writer has spent the better part of the last two years chasing down a story whose expiration date has long expired.
Here are the facts. Longtime USA Swimming coach Everett Uchiyama was forced out of his job IN 2006 following sexual abuse allegations. Uchiyama then got a job in a similar capacity at a Colorado country club. In 2010, USA Swimming released a list of their former employees who had been banned. Uchiyama was on that list and was subsequently fired from the country club.
ALL THESE FACTS WERE FULLY CHRONICLED IN MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS THOUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN 2010.
With his last hope of a Congressional investigation fading into the sunset, Muchnick is grabbing hold of any life raft he can, even if it means drudging up a years-old story. He's now quoting Uchiyama's victim, as if this is current news.
The idiot wrote an excited blog on someone else's website October 17 about this "scoop." He is totally mystified as to why the mainstream (legitimate) media isn't picking up on the story. Duh Irvin, the real media is only interested in CURRENT EVENTS.
His writings are always good for a chuckle, though. He now claims to have "Capital Hill sources" that are informing him Congressman George Miller's investigation into USA Swimming is being pursued "vigorously." Then he claimed, presumably with a straight face, that TWO FBI offices are on the hunt. Our best guess is that Muchnick's Capital Hill sources are mensroom attendants.
This is the kind of stuff that has resulted in failed writer Muchnick being shunned by everyone in the legitimate media. USA Swimming said it best when they tabbed Muchnick as a "personal blogger."
By the way, New York writer Phil Mushnick was recently lambasted as irrelevant by Deadspin.com and Keith Olbermann. The connection? Mushnick (no relation to the failed writer) gave a hearty endorsement to both of Muchnick's books.
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