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04/22/2004 Archived Entry: "Sure, now you regret it."
Sure, now you regret it.
Why are all these journos having pangs of conscience now? Where the fuck were you before the war started??
Lesley Stahl has had her share of journalistic triumphs in the 14 years she has traveled the world interviewing newsmakers for “60 Minutes .”But Wednesday night, the CBS news correspondent and “60 Minutes” co-editor also talked about work she’s less proud of: two pre-Iraq war reports casting doubt on Saddam Hussein’s claim to have rid Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction.
“I look on those two stories as mistakes, journalistic mistakes,” Stahl told a crowd of about 1,000 gathered in the Princess Anne High School auditorium. “I made them, and I regret it.”
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was listening to maggie bell's "a woman left lonely" last night during a jog. c'mon lesley, it was just a matter of a few weeks ago you were giving richard clarke some grief. (i'd rather'd waited till i could nail the specific, but i'm brain dead at the moment and must go lie down. but, blah3's heartfelt appeal pushed me to say something quickly.) it's never too late to reclaim your creds, lesley. starting here; starting now. you certainly have the forum.
Posted by oldupperwestsideLIBERALjew @ 04/22/2004 08:01 PM NY
I did me some thinkin but nopers, I never did make one mistake. I spose it's because I always listen to my Heavenly Father bout what to do. That an the body language of my advisors, I have a way of tellin what to do by that.
Posted by Junior @ 04/22/2004 09:18 PM NY
OK, stranger, I think it might be good to look on this as the glass half-full. I mean, how many other media 'ho cheerleaders for war have had the courage to stand up and say, "I was wrong"?
Hello? Anybody? Bueller?
This kind of honesty should be encouraged, not punished.
BTW is there any way to have name/email/homepage 'remembered' via a cookie here? it is really tedious for me to constantly re-input my info. Thanks.
Posted by renato @ 04/23/2004 03:24 AM NY
