ABC News Admits 'Incorrectly' Linking Tea Party to Mass Murder in Colorado

MRC ^ | 7/20/2012 | Scott Whitlock

[South40]

Three hours after reporter Brian Ross attempted to connect a mass killing in Colorado to the Tea Party, ABC News admitted that the story on Good Morning America was "incorrect." The retraction was added to the top of an existing online article about the murders.

The story conceded, "An earlier ABC News broadcast report suggested that a Jim Holmes of a Colorado Tea Party organization might be the suspect, but that report was incorrect." [Update: Ross has now admitted his error on live ABC coverage.]

[madison10]

CYA. Sue them anyway, Mr. Holmes. They should think before they spout crap on TV/radio. As Mark Steyn noted: “Any 7-year-old go online and search for a “James Holmes” in CO.”

Bet they find out the guy is one of “theirs,” in a matter of speaking.

[Blogatron]

BRIAN ROSS IS A SEX OFFENDER

ABC News should fire him before he molests another child. Call ABC News now and ask them why they employ perverts, racists, and murderers.

[Hotlanta Mike]

[South40]

Of course he knew what he was doing. Clearly he was looking for a connection to the TP. And while he may have known full well that this was a different James Holmes it was enough to both slander the TP and its James Holmes and keep ABC out of legal trouble. He didn't make it up, don't you know; he just confused the two. It was an honest mistake. /s

I spoke about this with my liberal brother earlier and he asked me, "How do you know it's not the same James Holmes?"

Liberals are incredibly stupid and the leftist media knows it. Most will go on believing they are one in the same in spite of the 'apology'. My brother does.

[Irenic]

“Of course, they knew exactly what they were doing.”

Yes they did!

I now detest the media even more, I didn’t think that possible but it is.

Whenever I think they can’t sink any lower, they prove me wrong every time.

[353FMG]

ABC did it intentionally.

It’s always easy to apologize later knowing damn well that the damage has been done.

There is something inherently evil in ABC.

[GreenHornet]

I wonder if Spike Lee will tweet the guy’s home address?

[ozzymandus]

It’s the same principle, and would appeal to deranged minds, like all Tarantino movies.

[dfwgator]

If they have deranged minds, something was going to get to them eventually, this guy just happen to choose Batman as his vehicle, if not that, he would have found something else.

There is bad seed, and there isn’t much you could do about it, and even if you could, the cure would be worse than the disease.

[Safrguns]

Retracted, but not sorry.

It’s ok though... anyone who didn’t recognize that move for what it was is part of the corrupted system.

When your credibility is zero, how can you make it any worse?

[Hotlanta Mike]

In the ABC War Room
Home - by BigFurHat - July 20, 2012 - 12:20 America/New_York - 11 Comments

ABC News Producer - Check all available information sources for the name James Holmes, Aurora, Colorado

Lackey #1 – I’ve found a James Holmes on Garrison Road.

ABC News Producer – What’s his party affiliation?

Lackey #1 – Independent.

ABC News Producer – Not good enou – er That’s not him.

Lackey #1 – How do you know?

ABC News Producer – ABC News Producer sixth sense, my boy. I have a nose for news.

Lackey #2 – We have a Jim Holmes in Littleton.

ABC News Producer – Tell me more.

Lackey#2 – NRA member

ABC News Producer – Good. Anything else?

Lackey #2- Mormon

ABC News Producer – Oh, this is our guy. Anything else?

Lackey #2 – Democrat

ABC News Producer – Damn. It’s not him.

Lackey #2 – How do you know?

ABC News Producer – Nose for news. Remember?

Lackey #1 – I have a Jim Aaron Homes from Denver. TEA Party member. NRA member and has a blog called “ReturnToLiberty.”

ABC News Producer – THAT’S HIM!. You nailed it. You are going places kid.

Lackey #2 – Hey, wait. I have a James Eagan Holmes.

ABC News Producer – It’s not him.

Lackey #2 – Owns a Batman suit.

ABC News Producer – It’s not him.

Lackey #2- Owns an AK-47

ABC News Producer – It’s not him.

Lackey #2 – He’s in police custody.

ABC News Producer – It’s not him.

Lackey #2 – He’s been identified.

ABC News Producer – It’s not him. Kid, you just don’t have what it takes. It’s the Jim Homes guy. The TEA Party guy.

Hello, Herb? Patch me through to Tiny Blowdry on the earpiece..

Hello, George? We’ve got him. Tell Ross it’s TEA party member Jim Homes of Denver.

I don’t care if they have the shooter in custody. Just say TEA PARTY goddammit.

SLAM!

Isn’t there anyone else with a nose for news in this godforsaken world???

http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=142160

[JayNorth]

Nothing could more clearly illustrate the biased mental template of our “defenders of the truth” in the media. Their first instinct is to blame everything bad on the evil “right wing.”

Exactly. Very illustrative of their mindset that they immediately searched for a matching Tea Party name. Same thing happened in the Giffords shooting...they immediately suspected in air that it was a right winger when in fact the looney was from the looney left.

[JayNorth]

oNothing could more clearly illustrate the biased mental template of our “defenders of the truth” in the media. Their first instinct is to blame everything bad on the evil “right wing.”

Exactly. Very illustrative of their mindset that they immediately searched for a matching Tea Party name. Same thing happened in the Giffords shooting...they immediately suspected on air that it was a right winger when in fact the looney was from the looney left.

[dagogo redux]

I have it on good authority that Brian Ross has been linked to the Tea Party, and that James Holmes has been linked to ABC News.

In other news, Barak Obama has been linked to the Communist Party USA, and . . . oh, wait . . .

[Diego1618]

James Holmes has been linked to ABC News.

Wasn't James Holmes (or someone) just in the news.....getting a big divorce settlement from Thomasina Cruz....or someone?

It had something to do with science-analogy.....or something like that.

[tumblindice]

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[Coleus]

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