[DesScorp]

So he apologized without actually being sorry for anything. Maybe he thinks a partial apology will get them partial credibility...

[kinoxi]

'even though the facts were wrong, we're still right'

[billybudd]

They "erred" in posting a false story.

[LdSentinal]

It's called the "Dan Rather Apology."

[potlatch]

Did they all learn this 'double-speak' from Clinton?

[tobyhill]

Oh how creative, NOT! "Too far out in front of the news-cycle" meaning if nothing happens then all is forgotten but if something does they got the scoop first. Way to cover the bases.

[RobFromGa]

Don't you know, it's George Bush's fault

...but I'm concerned about our movement performing due diligence and being the ones who don't overreact to rumors sprinkled about the blogosphere. We do ourselves more favours when we're careful about the leads we chase.

by edburke

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Granted I'll give you that
however, we're living in a different time now one like we've never known before. The desparation and anxiety that has been created by this administration has generated such a sense of expediency to rid ourselves of this evil possibly there were hasty decisions made. We should use this as an unifying opportunity and turn it into an advantage.

[topher]

Mark Ash is certainly piling it higher and deeper these days (Ph.D.) Sounds like horse manure, smells like horse manure. So Mark's writing sounds like a big pile of it.

The only good news is that dogs really love the smell of that stuff.

Maybe he is trying to emulate DAN BROWN since DAN knows how to produce piles and piles of the BROWN STUFF...

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Is that like a non-denial denial that Woodward and Bernstien like to use bake in their salad days?

[SE Mom]

DU must be going just crazy.

[mlstier]

The time has now come, however, to issue a partial apology to our readership for this story.

As this line points out, the "partial" apology is only to his "readership".

[Mo1]

In moving as quickly as we did, we caused more confusion than clarity

Confusion???

Nothing he reported was the truth

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

Their motto should be "TruthOut - Because We Leave the Truth Out"

[Condor51]

Oh sheesh, those 'TO' bots are worse than DUers.

I don't know what's worse than a raving moonbat, but they are it. The posts of support border on the insane.

[avacado]

The followup replies on that site are hilarious. Besides the fact that they think they are trying to "save" America here are a few:

"I just watched some good people get made into fools. For the next months, everything they claim will be reputed with "got that from Leopold, did you?""

"Every time someone on a board mentions a FOX transgression, we get Dan Rather shoved down our throats!"

[BornInASmallTown]

Truthout engaged in irresponsible "journalism." That's all there is to it. This story wasn't about Karl Rove, it was about positioning. Leopold wanted that headline, he wanted to be a "breaking news" superstar. Instead, he's now reaping the rewards of jumping the gun and posting a "news" story that wasn't "news" at all. Maybe Truthout can shift its focus and start doing movie reviews or celebrity gossip...they clearly can't handle politics in a responsible manner.

[Liberty Valance]

oops

[Cinnamon]

an epic hitjob in the now common Dan Rather technique.. innacurate but true.. to hell with journalistic ethics.. the means to an end. lmao

[dighton]

Snowstorms Devastate Hawaii, Millions Feared Dead

Just getting out in front of the news-cycle.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I loved the first response:

This was a fine response. No apology needed. I am glad you took the risk and you confirmed my faith in you

Actually, they confirmed MY faith in them as well. Maybe I should thank them. :->

[Hardastarboard]

I've been steeling my stomach and keeping an eye on DU over this. Initially they were speculating that the MSM was burying the story, but that when it came out, it would explode over the front pages on Monday, no later than Tuesday. There were a few skeptics, but even they were hopeful that it was true.

Then the story didn't break, and they were rationalizing why Fitzgerald may have delayed "Fitzmas". Some of the really loony (more than a few, of course) thought that Bush had somehow gotten to the MSM to suppress it, or that the MSM is just a right wing cabal that would never let it see the light of day.

Yesterday, they were like a bunch of little kids who missed a party, and were consoling themselves that it wasn't that great a party anyway. A few die hards were saying that it will still happen, they just need to keep their spirits up. I love it when they have tears in their eyes, the kind you get when you've been smacked in the nose.