CNN's Sanchez: "We didn't confirm" bogus Limbaugh quote

National Review Online ^ | 10/15/2009

[GVnana]

Rick Sanchez:

i've know rush. in person,i like him. his rhetoric,however is inexcusably divisive. he's right tho. we didn't confirm quote. our bad.

[JaguarXKE]

No, Mr Sanchez, YOUR rhetoric is inexcusably divisive!

[canuck_conservative]

It’s a “tweet” - Rick’s big on those now - and maybe the basis of a lawsuit.

[SunkenCiv]

his rhetoric, however is inexcusably divisive

..."and that's why we lied about what he said, and aren't really apologizing for it now."

[Recovering_Democrat]

sanchez: irresponsible idiot. libel and or slander. legal action pending i hope.

[malkee]

And don’t forget Obama is good friends with Mr. Rooney, who owns the Steelers. He appointed Rooney ambassador to Ireland. Maybe Rooney whispered in a few NFL ears.

[nathanbedford]

The left is diabolical and Orwellian in how it clambers to the high ground while it defames its enemies. Sanchez concludes that Limbaugh is a divisive character and in the next breath confesses that the quotations attributed to Limbaugh which would paint him as divisive are bogus. Nevertheless Sanchez confides, "Limbaugh is a divisive character."

So CNN does not wade in the waters of infamy by standing by bogus quotes, it climbs the high ground saying we should not sustain "divisive" characters. As you point out, all the divisiveness come from those who propagate bogus quotes.

This is a tactic abused by the left time and again against Republican or conservative personalities. First defame the man and brand him to be "divisive" because of a furor the left self-created, and piously insist that he should therefore be quarantined out of public discourse.

[rae4palin]

What a wuss. A twitter apology?

[scooby321]

It happened on Dec. 10, 1990. Mr. Sanchez, seriously drunk behind the wheel, with his dad
as passenger, was leaving a Miami Dolphins game. He had barely left the stadium parking area
before he hit a man who was running between cars, and who (unfortunately) was also drunk.
Undoubtedly helped by invisible friends on the police force, Sanchez was not charged with
causing the accident, but was later charged with (and pleaded no contest to) DUI.

[mikey_hates_everything]

“Our bad”? That should be CNN’s new bumper slogan.

[Dumpster Baby]

inexcusably divisive = too truthful too often

[poobear]

“The left is diabolical and Orwellian in how it clambers to the high ground while it defames its enemies. Sanchez concludes that Limbaugh is a divisive character and in the next breath confesses that the quotations attributed to Limbaugh which would paint him as divisive are bogus. Nevertheless Sanchez confides, “Limbaugh is a divisive character.”

Nailed!!

[Ann Archy]

AMEN!! Rush was SET UP by SOROS!! ANd the person who put the FALSE RACIST QUOTES MUST BE SUED TO HELL!!

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Not bad from a person who has killed somebody with a car because he was drunk. This guy should be in jail, not spouting “wisdom” on CNN. (Did I just use “wisdom” and “CNN” in the same sentence? Sorry!)

[bustinchops]

This reminds me of the Duke lacrosse case. There was no crime at all committed, yet these boys were subjected to a terrifying legal and social ordeal. All have suffered severe damage as a result of these campaigns composed of total fabrications. It’s anti-white hatred in both cases, for one thing. It’s also a means that the left uses to deny success and/or opportunity to people whom they (the left) perceive as conservative and white.

I can’t understand, though, why anybody would want anything to do with the NFL. But each to his own.

[scoobysnak71]

Would this be the same Rick Sanchez that had a “sexual incident with a young boy”? Wow, sure glad he was able to put all that behind him (for the most part).

[101voodoo]

"I think Rush wasn’t just ‘targeted’, I believe he was purposefully set up to be discredited"

But it is not Limbaugh who has been damaged here, it is the media. It is now obvious that the claims of what he said were totally false. It is Limbaugh who is the victim here and the media who are the bullies.

Perhaps the loser left won't admit it but don't think for a moment they aren't aware of what this has cost them among the folks in the middle.

[bustinchops]

Because part of the basis for the suit is the negative impact the claims and decision have had on Rush’s public reputation.

In their zeal to deny Rush this opportunity, the left has really stepped into the weeds.

[Fresh Wind]

It’s not the “drive-by” media any more, it’s the “get-drunk-and-run-over” media.

[catfish1957]

I agree....

The slimely left has gotten a free ride on out in out slander. It is time to hit them in the pocket book.

[Carley]

Rhetoric isn’t driving drunk, hitting and killing a pedestrian, and leaving the scene of the crime.

But perhaps Sanchez still doesn’t get it!!!