I'd almost be willing to bet, unless told otherwise, that Hannity himself would NOT be the guy who actually spliced in the wrong footage. It's not like the on-air news personalities are in the back room editing this stuff.
If he apologized for it on air, well, there's a refreshing bit of honor and honesty there and I'm glad to hear it.
As far as "other networks", well, it wouldn't have been here as I wasn't a member at the time, but, yes, I've been quite vocal against others who do this. It was what got me to have such a negative opinion of Michael Moore - which I mentioned in my original post. I mean, if you can't defend your position without lying, then your position is pretty indefensible!
I do, however, try to keep in mind the following axiom - "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity". This just seemed like too much 'stupid' all at once.
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