Reporters from the Washington Post , Slate and the Huffington Post have described this as part of a smear campaign against Ellison .
Reporters from the Washington Post , Slate and the Huffington Post note that Ellison 's rivals agreed that Saban should apologize for the comments .
Reporters from the Washington Post , Slate and the Huffington Post have described this as part of a smear campaign against Ellison , and note that Ellison 's rivals agreed that Saban should apologize for the comments .