Again, you're putting words in our mouths just like she did to Kirk. You should never be attributing verbatim quotes to someone while signing their name to it,

Again, you're putting words in our mouths just like she did to Kirk. You should never be attributing verbatim quotes to someone while signing their name to it, especially as a journalist, it's simply wrong and unacceptable. The reader can decide for themselves what Kirk actually meant after reading his actual original quote with you or her deciding for all of us.