ABC News apologizes for 'incorrect' Tea party report

Politico ^ | July 20, 2012 | Dylan Byers

[God luvs America]

ABC News and Brian Ross are apologizing for an "incorrect" report that James Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado theater shooting, may have had connections to the Tea Party.

"An earlier ABC News broadcast report suggested that a Jim Holmes of a Colorado Tea Party organization might be the suspect, but that report was incorrect," ABC News said in a statement. "ABC News and Brian Ross apologize for the mistake, and for disseminating that information before it was properly vetted."

In a similar statement released minutes earlier, ABC News said the report was "incorrect" but, rather than apologize, wrote: "Several other local residents with similar names were also contacted via social media by members of the public who mistook them for the suspect." The statement appeared at first to be an attempt byt the network to abdicate responsibility for the report.

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[Quickgun]

Yea, they only make this mistake every time there is a tragedy..

[Quickgun]

Yea, they only make this mistake every time there is a tragedy..

[publius911]

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[treetopsandroofs]

Words can’t begin to express how sorry ABC is.

Sorry-@ssed, ABC, not apologetic.

ANYTHING to advance Hussein’s agenda at America’s expense.

FU ABC!!!!

[angcat]

Do you have a link please.

[angcat]

http://www.homefacts.com/offender-detail/SC1231066/Brian-Thomas-Ross.html

[luvie]

Easy to apologize after putting the thought in everyone’s mind!

[douginthearmy]

They still think Zimmerman is guilty.

[newzjunkey]

I'm shocked! SHOCKED he was mis-identified as a Tea Partier!

Sadly something to be expected. Of course the claim is out there now and it's impossible to un-ring.

[Right Wing Assault]

Brian Ross is a weasel.

He’s like the kind of kid you wanted to smack when you were in 3rd grade.

[bgill]

Oh sure. Just like they didn’t put up that huge banner across the Zimmerman tape. Sorry, ABC, too many lies.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Scum masquerading as reporter.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Their peabrains are always in gear for slander and false accusations when it comes to the ‘right’.

Their songbird forgot to ask the WH what to say, like the NYT does.

[BarryM]

Not sure about this guy but it could probably be the ABC reporter, maybe, kinda.

Last Known Address: 13 OUTLAW ROAD HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 29926
 
Race: Caucasian    
Sex: Male Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’8 Hair: Brown
Weight 145 lbs. Age/DOB: 50
Offense or Statute
Offense/Statute: 16-15-140 - COMMIT OR ATTEMPT LEWD ACT ON CHILD <16Date Convicted: 18 August 1994
Offense/Statute: 23-3-470(A)(B)(1) - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY VIOLATION 1ST OFFENSEDate Convicted: 10 January 2007
Alias(es)
BRIAN ROSS
BRIAN THOMAS ROSS

Collected from this official state registry website or page:

http://www.icrimewatch.net/offenderdetails.php?OfndrID=1231066&AgencyID=54575

[unixfox]

Someone should resign over this.

Someone should have their ass handed to them over this, lose their job, lose their house, lose their savings and then go to jail.

These people need to be made ACCOUNTABLE for this bullshit. Of course they won't though, because they, like friggin politicians are a protected species.

Time to clean house in this country. Getting pretty tired of this crap.

[Madame Dufarge]

Strange that ABC didn't try to connect him to the disastrous Obama economy.

Seems more like an OWS type.

His mother recently told a neighbour that Holmes could not find a job after earning a master's degree from a public university in California.

[Terry Mross]

Earlier it was posted that a “Brian Ross” was listed on the SC sex registry. Nobody said it was the same “Brian Ross”. Get it?

[sunny48]

[Colonel_Flagg]

Must I at length the sword of justice draw?
Oh, cursed effects of necessary law!
How ill my fear they by my mercy scan!
Beware the fury of a patient man!
Law they require, let law then show her face;
They could not be content to look on grace,
Her hinder parts, but with a daring eye
To tempt the terror of her front and die.
By their own arts 'tis righteously decreed,
Those dire artificers of death shall bleed.
Against themselves their witnesses will swear,
Till, viper-like, their mother-plot they tear;
And suck for nutriment that bloody gore,
Which was their principle of life before.
Their Belial with their Beelzebub will fight:
Thus on my foes, my foes shall do me right.
Nor doubt the event: for factious crowds engage,
In their first onset, all their brutal rage.
Then let them take an unresisted course;
Retire, and traverse, and delude their force;
But when they stand all breathless, urge the fight,
And rise upon them with redoubled might--
For lawful power is still superior found;
When long driven back, at length it stands the ground.

He said: The Almighty, nodding, gave consent;
And peals of thunder shook the firmament.
Henceforth a series of new time began,
The mighty years in long procession ran:
Once more the god-like David was restored,
And willing nations knew their lawful lord.

--John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel"

[MissesBush]

How sick in the head is Brian Ross and ABC News that one of the first things they do in reporting this story is to go look up whether the shooter is a Tea Party member?? How craven and partisan can the US news media get?? I mean honestly-—their first thought is political and let’s see how we can get political advantage for Obama and the Democrats out of this?? At what point does the FEC start to go after the US news media for illegal campaign support of the Obama campaign, both in 2008 and in 2012? The media has so thoroughly whored itself out to this empty suit president that there is nothing that’s too low for them to stoop for. Buy your soul back Mr. Ross!