Shep Smith blaming protesting smokers for the shooting because AP reported a smoking ban rally at City Hall today. That rally is tomorrow. Would you please stick to the facts instead of unfairly smearing Shep? He never 'blamed' anyone, he just stated that he had been given info that the smoking ban rally was scheduled for 1pm at the park across from City Hall. And before he mentioned it, he included a big caveat, stating that he didn't know if there was any relation, that it was just information that he has been given, but for what it's worth, there was a rally scheduled...
Far different from how you are portraying it. Further, did you ever consider that most of the info and updates he reads and gives out are simply written by someone else in the newsroom and either handed to him or spoken by producers into his earpiece?
I stated specifically that he was quoting from the AP regarding the rally.
I also stated that the rally is TOMORROW - his information was WRONG and so he should not have been speculating anything about it at all.
I will repeat again there was no rally scheduled for today - it is TOMORROW.
A correction to that wrong information should have been made.
Having been an on air reporter I know exactly how he is getting his information - it is called rip-n-read - and corrections should be made when there has been mininformation provided.
He stated the rally was today - I wonder if people heard that and may think they missed the rally and don't bother attending tomorrow.
We are talking major market network news here, not small town first jobs - they should ALL know better.