Brit Hume corrected mistake thanks to DU

[joeprogressive]

Sorry if this is dup but I heard the retraction Hume made regarding the fact that Bush 41 had not criticized Clinton while he was in office and now Clinton was breaking this absurd unspoken rule.

I remember reading a post that pointed out this mistake by DU'ers and that people were sending the facts to Fox news.

Hume did have to throw in there that 41 only did it rarely. Duh, Clinton only screwed up rarely versus 43's perpetual fuck ups.

[Demit]

1. Well, David Brock at Media Matters helped :)

"On September 21, Fox News Washington managing editor Brit Hume corrected a false claim he made two nights earlier: that in contrast with President Clinton, President George H.W. Bush did not "criticize the sitting president and his administration." The correction came a day after Media Matters for America published an item highlighting Hume's error"

http://mediamatters.org/items/200509200002

[joeprogressive]

2. Thanks for the correction

I wouldn't be surprised if MM reads DU and follows up on some of our leads.

[Supersedeas]

3. the more FOX and the *bots like Hume can be exposed--the better