Regret the Error

Talking Points Memo has dubbed it “The Mother Of Bogus Corrections.” After setting off outrage that drove the news cycle for days and caused the firing of an official, this is what Andrew Breitbart added as a correction on his post with the now-infamous Shirley Sherrod video:

Correction: While Ms. Sherrod made the remarks captured in the first video featured in this post while she held a federally appointed position, the story she tells refers to actions she took before she held that federal position.

That doesn’t come close to capturing the nature of Breitbart’s transgressions. And it’s pretty rich considering Breitbart’s Big Journalism site has made a regular feature of demanding that other media outlets issue corrections.

Thanks, snuh!

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