[dirtboy]

A failure to fact check one time is an error. It is not a cause for resignation, especially if it was an honest mistake and not a deliberate attempt to deceive.

It should still not be rationalized away because lib journalists do it.

Why should one error cause someone to post that he is leaving "for the welfare of his family?"

We do not know what that means. I'll wait and see what shakes out from this story before passing judgement. But Gannon put the target on his own back by failing to check his facts - and once that target is situated, it can be very difficult to remove.

[Dane]

when your "source" turns out to be rush limbaugh's radio show where he is proud he completely made up stuff atrributed to Harry Reid and then Mr. Gannon quotes the misquote without providing a source during a whitehouse briefing I'd say you've outed yourself as a fake journalist..

Ok it seems you are hung up on one quote, but what about the subject of the question.

Which was that the democrat leadership basically are saying the economy is in the toilet, while saying social security is fine.

Is the above false or a good description of the current democrat talking points.

[Miss Marple]

I am not rationalizing anything. It seems to me that this quote controversy was manufactured as an excuse. I don't see any target on Terry Moran or Eason Jordan.

I don't excuse error. However, Jeff doesn't have a pattern of making errors, unlike many in the MSM (most of which I don't think are errors, but rather deliberate).

There is more to this story than an unchecked fact.

[Peach]

I'll wait while you find one single journalist on the planet earth who has not made a mistake. Just one will do.

Have they resigned? No

Have they been threatened? I don't think so or we'd be hearing all about how the right wing was threatening them.