I've always been man enough to admit when I've been wrong. At times, it's been my job to find out where things went wrong and find ways to ensure it never happens again. I'd admit when things were my fault because, quite frankly, blaming someone else seemed a coward's defense. Besides, when something went wrong and it was NOT my fault, I had more credibility because of when I *did* admit fault - nobody's perfect.
Newspapers run their retractions, corrections and clarifications all the time - though frequently not with the same zest or attention-grabbing typefaces as the original error.
Now I mean this in all sincerity - is there a "Glenn Beck Oops" page where he admits or explains some of the things that I pointed out before? It's certainly easy enough to find the misstatements and errors. I mean, I only quoted a few where very exacting statements were made and skipped a few that were more vague. ...and no, I never went anywhere near Huffington-Post.
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