UPDATE: Dick Morris Apologizes for False Attack on Sen. Obama
On The Hill’s website, Dick Morris has posted an apology for misrepresenting a vote Sen. Obama made on an ethics reform amendment, a story first highlighted on this blog yesterday morning. In it, Morris retracts his allegations and even offers an apology:
I sincerely apologize to the senator for my mistaken reading of the record and want to commend him for his correct vote on the issue, unlike the majority of his fellow Democrats, including likely presidential candidates Sens. Joseph Biden Jr. (D-Del.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).
Good for him. And good for all of you who contacted him and respectfully encouraged him to correct his error.
However, Morris’s retraction hasn’t kept other news organizations, including the conservative Washington Times newspaper, from running with the false allegations. Fortunately for the Truth, Media Matters is all over this story.
UPDATE: A new Media Matters item lays out all the news outlets that have refused to note Morris’s retraction. Guess how many are rightwing rags.
January 18th, 2007 at 7:30 pm EST
Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that it is still posted on all the sites that Morris’ column is syndicated to — without correction.This will probably be one of the stories that will continue to be spammed around by right-wing commentators — even if they know that it is false.Neil Jensen - vermontersforobama.org