As reported on
NewsBusters on Friday morning, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez read his apology on Friday’s Newsroom for running a unconfirmed quote attributed to Rush Limbaugh earlier in the week on October 12 [audio
available here].
Sanchez hinted to his error in a promo for the apology 37 minutes into the 3 pm Eastern hour: “Rush Limbaugh gets denied [his NFL bid], but when it comes to one specific point, I will tell you this: he was right and I was wrong. Sometimes you got to say you’re wrong when you’re wrong, right? I'll tell you exactly what I’m talking about when we come back.”
After going to a commercial break, the CNN anchor came back, and after giving a summary of the controversy, read the apology, which was released earlier, almost verbatim:
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SANCHEZ: Earlier this week, we provided quotes attributed to Limbaugh to illustrate why some people and players felt that he was too divisive to be a NFL owner. It was one of the stories we did earlier this week. One of these quotes, which was in a column in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and taken from a book largely about conservatives, was refuted by Limbaugh. I mentioned that to you Tuesday. We have been unable to independently confirm that quote. We should not have reported it- not have reported it- without independent confirmation, and for that I apologize. I feel it’s important on this show to hold folks accountable whenever they make mistakes- that’s what I try to do- and you know what? That should include myself and that should also include my team. It’s important to let you know that.
Sanchez also
issued an apology in August 2009 for claiming that Senator John McCain stated that the Republican Party needed to recruit “competent” Hispanics, a term which the Arizona politician never used.
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Well that's just dang touching Sanchez
October 16, 2009 - 16:02 ET by HeavyChevyHow about a resignation from you and your team to make it official...didn't think so.
Rushgate
October 16, 2009 - 16:08 ET by tim413What did he, and the others, know and when did they know it?
Stop federal judges from foisting their notions of "fairness" on the States. Amend the 14th Amendment! - tim413
now Rick needs to plead on
October 16, 2009 - 16:09 ET by JAJTnow Rick needs to plead on live TV all week stating why Rush should be allowed to be a NFL owner....JAJT
Sanchez wears Victorian
October 16, 2009 - 16:12 ET by RR GOPSanchez wears Victorian ladies dresses and spies on little boys in changing rooms.
Oh, I'm sorry. I retract that statement.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
No no no no...
October 17, 2009 - 09:06 ET by GecksI've got a better one...Rick Sanchez gets drunk at sporting events and then runs people over in the parking lot!!!
Wait..he actually did that? Oh, I guess I don't have to retract that statement. I let it stand.
Gecks
"Your right to Life, Liberty, and the Persuit of Happiness ends at my front door, and my wallet!"-Me!
October 16, 2009 - 16:13 ET by jessieHSanchez thinks this makes thing ok. It isn't ok. He lied on a network news program. He never checked to see whether it was true or not. Another " journalist" made the same type of lie about president Bush's military stint. He never checked his facts, either. These lies not only hurt Rush's bid for ownership, It was a lie to the citizens. This is unaceptable. Sanchez is not a real newsman. He never will be.
Wow...
October 16, 2009 - 16:18 ET by shooterSounds like they are really worried about lawsuits...and, are trying to do some legal backpedaling.
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Slanderous story
October 17, 2009 - 12:35 ET by Jerry MackRush announced on his show that he was sending Sanchez and the others than ran the slanderous story a letter demanding an apology. It is a long list. You can get his side of the story at his website, Rush Limbaugh.com
He also covered Sanchezs' death causing traffic accident using references from a newspaper.
Not good enough. The MSM
October 16, 2009 - 16:23 ET by Six String SpiffNot good enough. The MSM has a lot of apologizing to do to the entire country for defrauding our election, and exposing national security secrets.
They should be sued until they don't own shoe laces, and then thrown in jail. The homeless would love their new buildings.
Un American tool bags
This is like a hit-and-run
October 16, 2009 - 16:26 ET by mattmThis is like a hit-and-run where the driver turns around and drives back to the scene, rolls down the window and says to his dead victim "don't worry, I won't sue you for the damage to my car."
What the hell is so funny,
October 16, 2009 - 16:26 ET by Six String SpiffWhat the hell is so funny, Sanchez? What are you a 17 yo girl who got a math problem wrong? sh*t head.
I don't read that as an apology
October 16, 2009 - 16:37 ET by JohnMI don't read that as an apology for spreading falsehoods.
I read that all he's sorry for is that he didn't "independently confirm" those statements - which leaves the audience with the hidden presumption that such statements were in fact made!
Don't think of a pink elephant...
Lame
October 16, 2009 - 16:54 ET by TexasMom0517Sanchez' apology is only slightly better than the usual, "If anyone took offense..." kind, but only slightly. The drive-bys do think the public is awfully stupid. They always use the photo of Rush at C-Pac, before he lost so much weight. Heaven forbid they post a photo of what he looks like now.
Rush was Nifonged!
Great Rick
October 16, 2009 - 16:42 ET by katainkentNow, how about you (and your entire CNN team) not do it [spread falsehoods] again. Ever.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
kata
October 16, 2009 - 16:52 ET by MrShyThey will. This is all disgusting.
First off, as many have stated here, if CNN really did the right thing they'd fire his sorry ***.
But they're all in cahoots to do everything possible to discredit the GOP. They'll pull good cop-bad cop and "make mistakes" till the cows come home... slash.... till they're sure they've done enough damage.
POS CNN and most of the MSM.
well
October 16, 2009 - 16:56 ET by katainkentas I said in the other Sanchez thread - that repeating the act negates the apology, making it worthless. Perhaps I should have used the [mom voice] [/mom voice] brackets :)
They should be held accountable
October 16, 2009 - 17:16 ET by richb313They should be held accountable. The very best that can be said is that Sanchez and others who spread this story are INCOMPETENT and as such should not be on the air. That is the best take. The worst that can be said is that a Deliberate effort to Smear and destroy someone they do not agree with by knowingly using false information. If that is true not only should they be removed from the air but it exposes themselves and thier employers to massive liability.
Sanchez is still on the air and I expext all of the offenders will remain as well. I hope that this story of how they operate does not vanish from the public awareness. It is the classic example of how the press has the power to destroy and gets away with it.
Maybe, just maybe, this is a reason that Newspapers, Network News Shows, CNN and MSNBC are losing revenue so fast. It could be that the public not just disagrees but think they don't even know how to do thier jobs anymore because the best that can be said of them is that they are INCOMPETENT.
Not just disagrees....
October 16, 2009 - 18:16 ET by Mike in AZI'll add to the last paragraph of your post:
It could be that the public not just disagrees, but that the public knows that certain members of the media are lying liars who know they are lying when they lie.
I have nothing but contempt for these "reporters." If one stepped foot on my property, I'd chase them off with a pointed stick!
question for Sanchez, Sharpton, Jackson etal
October 16, 2009 - 17:16 ET by dostacosdo you still BEAT your wife?
note the "appology" was only AFTER the damage was done. They even talked about Rush like he was going to RUN the team. He was listed as a LIMITED partner, meaning he got to say he was an owner, help pay the bills and sit in the owners box, NOT RUN THE TEAM
"We have been unable to independently confirm that quote."
October 16, 2009 - 17:55 ET by TexndocCharles Krauthammer said legally, this is still slander. See you in court.
Next time do some Fact Checking - like you did with SNL skit.
October 16, 2009 - 18:19 ET by Latino1Well at least he made an apology, but it still boogles the mind that CNN fact checked an Obama SNL comedy skit, but did not fact check those statements in the first place.
Also what about MSNBC?
They should apologize also.
Isn`t that big of Sanchez?
October 16, 2009 - 18:25 ET by chessplayerIsn`t that big of Sanchez? Issue an apology after the damage is done. Drunken jerk.
Ok, here's the Sanchez and binoculars photoshop.
October 16, 2009 - 19:54 ET by BKeyserObligatory.
faux pas
October 16, 2009 - 19:56 ET by KansasgirlSanchez doesn't mean one word of his apology.
Kg... Not one
October 16, 2009 - 22:12 ET by bigtimerKg...
Not one syllable.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Yep, what he really meant
October 16, 2009 - 22:28 ET by GregEYep, what he really meant was........."holy crap I could be in some real trouble here."
"Sometimes you got to say
October 16, 2009 - 22:06 ET by GregE"Sometimes you got to say you’re wrong when you’re wrong..."
Sometimes you got to say you're wrong before you get wind of lawyers coming after you for libel, not after.
Sometimes you got to say you're wrong when you're wrong, not waiting until after your stupidity and irresponsibilty is partly responsible for a person, of any political viewpoint, getting dropped from a possible business deal that has nothing to do with you.
Sometimes you got to say you're wrong when you're wrong, not only when it appears you need to cover your idiotic self in hopes of not getting called to court in a lawsuit that's about to rain down on your idiotic self like a legal Schleprock.
http://blog.nola.com...
Greg.. Loved that
October 16, 2009 - 22:15 ET by bigtimerGreg..
Loved that caption/link ..if that's the correct term...nevertheless, that's about what's to drop down...slowly...bit by bit...
...already is.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
after reading all this
October 17, 2009 - 02:51 ET by caiobabeI have to say....
WHAT AN A-HOLE!!!
I hope everyone notices
October 17, 2009 - 08:36 ET by Chupacabrathis now common tactic. The Left makes whatever horrific comments they please, then after they sour everyone's opinion and they get their way....only then do they come out and issue their "corrections" and "apologies". Frankly, I want to see Rush haul them into court for defamation of character and sue them for all the money he would have made as an NFL owner. Its time to start holding these tards accountable for their conduct!