Funny in a sad kind of way. Like Obama saying we have 57 states, right? Ignorance is bliss.

Isn’t the retraction/correction I’ve cited and referenced not only HERE in this post below the D-Day photo, but also on its own post? And aren’t both in PLAIN SIGHT, written coherently and concisely? And haven’t I also addressed this topic at least once, maybe more in the Comments section?

“Proud American,” good grief, it’s like trying to communicate with wall paper when people are lazy and don’t read an entire post before attacking… additionally, the sources I used are all hyperlinked in the “worthwhile reading” section at the bottom.

As John Romano explained in his correction/retraction on Big Hollywood, the original source for his story was in error. So, he wrote a correction. I did likewise. I did not delete this post, because I feel once the piece is available on the Internet, removing it suggests that I have something to hide. And I didn’t delete or alter the original text for the same reason. That’s why there is a correction notice, a separate retraction post, and it’s been addressed in the comments section.

At the time he wrote the piece, and I wrote mine, the story was believed to be factual. I still support the journalistic integrity of John Romano… a mistake was made, pure and simple. And I recapped his retraction in my update/correction retraction immediately, which was explained weeks ago… but “Proud American,” rather than leaping willy-nilly to insult “you people,” you should get your facts straight by reading the whole post. Typical statist, not being thorough and jumping to conclusions. Lazy.

Please tell me any of the liberal blogs and websites that ever, ever correct or retract anything or apologize for a mistake or a lie they have written about a conservative. Anytime you have that info, I will embrace it. I have corrected/retracted this information about Normandy more than once (did you find it under the D-Day photo yet?), and it still isn’t good enough for you statists. Journalistic integrity doesn’t mean never making a mistake; it means taking responsibility to report the truth as you believe it to be, and if you discover there is an error, to report that as well. Romano and I did that.

Usually I delete silly garbage like this, but I have been listening to archived broadcasts of Mark Levin tonight and so, I decided to display an obtuse statist’s post. So, here it is. Enjoy… it’s more for our readers’ benefit to get a chuckle out of, not mine. Ignorance annoys me beyond words.

Next time, you’d look less foolish if you spent at least 20 seconds making sure that you’re right before attacking. And you didn’t even take those 20 seconds. Anytime you want to apologize, I’ll accept it.

Priceless. Who’s the real imbecile, huh? Another liberal troll on a hate mission. Glad you let taht post go through, admin. I know the rules about insulting others here (yeh I broke em once but you were nice about it) so you are even more forgiving than I would be. Thnaks for the good laugh Woody. You really made my afternoon. Mowing the lawn in the heat bad, laughing at a nitwit liberal, good. (please don’t censor me admin, I really tried to not be too insulting but when someon’s acting stupid it is hard not to point it out)

Also I’m glad you posted about Roxana Saberi’s film award. After all she has gone thru that was good news to hear.

As I’ve said before, I would love to see ANY retraction or apology posted on liberal websites or newscasts when errors or fabrications about conservatives (like Sarah Palin or Carrie Prejean or Dick Cheney or Rush Limbaugh or Mark Levin or Sean Hannity or gosh, anyone who isn’t a left-wing extremist) have been reported, but that isn’t going to happen any time soon. I would really respect any liberal writer that would do that… can you name for me ONE that has?

Journalistic integrity means, among other things, reporting that which you believe to be factual and accurate, as the original writer John Romano did and as I did, and should you discover that a misunderstanding or error occurred, to also be up front about that. It doesn’t mean “never make a mistake.” As soon as I learned of Romano’s retraction, Frugal Cafe’s retraction echoing what he wrote was up within a short time thereafter. If you had done a simple search (like “Normandy”), you would have found it.

Hope that helps and alleviates any concerns you have. And you calling me an imbecile is rather amusing, since that retraction has been available here for almost two weeks and there are several comments I’ve posted here on this very same entry about the retraction (just read the comments here), along with other readers’ input about Romano’s misunderstanding his source. But I don’t mind covering it yet again for you. Suggestion, though, in the future, before you lambast someone and call that person an imbecile, you should take a few seconds to be sure that you yourself have all your facts straight and you don’t end up looking foolish. And look up the word “retraction.” Just a suggestion.

It’s OK you insulting me… I may not always be right, but I’m comfortable with that. And if I find out I’m wrong, I’m OK with admitting that, too. Peace out.

“UPDATE and CORRECTION: Barack Obama deciding to come to Normandy at the last minute, after his return from Egypt, has forced public tour companies to cancel their bookings for June 6th without warning. My original source blamed this on the US State Department when in fact it was the French government itself that made this decision.

I have learned from a follow-up source, that while it is unprecedented for the late notice, this would have most likely been the protocol in any case.

A bit less scandalous than first reported.”

love your blog!!!!!!!!!

The unfortunate part is that I think out of all the “worthwhile reading” links you posted, only you and Big Hollywood updated your posts or made retractions. Everyone else either never got the memo that it was untrue or is perfectly happy to let everyone think it is.

As you said, there’s enough real things to be upset about. There’s no need to invent fake ones, you know? Oh well

I kept scouring the ‘net, looking for anything that corroborated the story, but finally decided “hey, what the heck.” Enough outlandish mandates and proposals have been coming out of the White House for quite some time now, so I really didn’t doubt its veracity. It did sound like something I’d assume POTUS to do, and since it wasn’t April 1, I posted it. I saw that a few other sites also had it, so I didn’t give it much thought… at first. But as the day progressed, I noticed that NO major source (including conservative sites like Malkin or Hot Air that would have gone crazy with this) was running it, and that made me concerned. So I kept checking new posts.

I’m not trying to suggest that I do much extensive verification or anything (this is not my day job, you know what I mean?), just spot checking if something is unique, like this story, for another “hand in the air.” It was very upfront of Romano to write his correction and I commend him for not being a wienie and trying to lie about it or hide it. Human error… heck, wish I had a nickel for every mistake I’ve made. I’d have “boo-koo” nickles by now.

Thanks for your input, and have a fab day.

And absolutely, liberal blogs have done that shit too, and it’s just as stupid when they do it. Everyone should have learned by now to get a little more verification before flipping out, don’t you think?

Please tell me which liberal sites have openly apologized or retracted or corrected ANY of the false stories published/posted about Sarah Palin or Rush Limbaugh or George Bush or Dick Cheney or other Republicans.

Whenever you have that information, please let us know.

As you can see, I’ve written a retraction post and have linked to John Romano’s correction. All done.

I’m not 100 percent sure what you’re trying to say, but I have a pretty good idea. End of convo.

But I do believe in the journalistic integrity of Big Hollywood

Apparently that was a mistake.