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Originally Posted by djplong
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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Beck corrects his errors on air. I don't know if he has an "oops" page, but you can read transcripts of his show on his website.
I would suggest that you try to watch and listen to both sides although it can be painful at times... I know because I try to do it as much as possible. I say "watch and listen" because if you rely primarily on print media (as I believe you indicated in a previous post) you are like a frog being slowly brought to a boil. It's like sensory adaptation from an information standpoint. There is a serious bias in the press as I'm sure you know many people see, and perhaps you also suspect because you seem like a reasonable man. If you are not getting your information from all sides (using a variety of media sources, especially in today's world) you don't really know where the truth lies.
Who knows... if you actually watch Beck and O'Reilly for a few months you might be like a lot of other frogs who have jumped out of the pot and are now Fox News Junkies! I won't hold my breath on that idea, but the Fox News ratings are through the roof while other networks and newspapers are dropping.
I'm sure you have seen this before, but I just could not resist...
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed. - Mark Twain