Update: HuffPo issued the following correction Saturday:
Correction: This article originally stated that Fox News led the charge against Bill Clinton in the 1994 midterm elections, when Fox News did not start broadcasting until 1996. The story has been corrected.
We thank them for their diligence.
Earlier this week, my colleague Frank Ross highlighted an error in a post by Robert Reich cross-posted at Salon.com, RobertReich.org, and the Huffington Post. Here is the essential segment from Ross’ post:
Former Obama economic advisor, Clinton Secretary of Labor, and Berkely Prof. Robert Reich claimed yesterday in his column at Salon.com that Fox News played a role in the conservative resurgence of 1994:
In December 1994, Bill Clinton proposed a so-called middle-class bill of rights including more tax credits for families with children, expanded retirement accounts, and tax-deductible college tuition. Clinton had lost his battle for healthcare reform. Even worse, by that time the Dems had lost the House and Senate. Washington was riding a huge anti-incumbent wave. Right-wing populists were the ascendancy, with Newt Gingrich and Fox News leading the charge. Bill Clinton thought it desperately important to assure Americans he was on their side.
But Prof. Reich overlooked one minor detail: Fox News Channel’s first broadcast wasn’t until October 7, 1996.
Salon.com did their due diligence and formally corrected the error, as you may have noticed here, here, or here. Prof. Reich even edited out the mistake on his own site (though he replaced the case study in Fox Derangement Syndrome with another out-of-context jab at Fox). Still, three days later, Huffington Post has yet to correct the bogus claim.
At this time, we kindly ask the Huffington Post to issue a correction/retraction to the story.
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I'm a big Breitbart fan, but all that talk about editors sometimes has merit: college for colleague, see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colleague ____Picking nits, I know, but that one jumps right out and goes BOOOOOO!!!__
Should we file this under liberal "revisionist history"? Or is Robert Reich REALLY this lazy and ignorant?!?
I also noticed the phrase "anti-incumbent wave", which is the same stupid line they're using right now to explain the Dems current losing streak.
Robert Reich really measured up and rose to the occasion on this statement, eh?
RR is playing the typical leftist song, "It's not my fault". Apparently the Bluffington Post has better things to do with their time than to be held accountable for their contents accuracy.
Retracto knows all. Retracto sees all.
Retracto does not forget. Retracto will get his correction.
Hilarious. Caught simply making things up.
Bush Derangement Syndrome, Palin Derangement Syndrome, Fox Derangement Syndrome. Let's keep it simple and just state that liberalism is a mental disorder.
Oh THAT is funny; @nohammernosickl.
Howdy- Why not pretend you can comprehend this? Even better- Which of you dares to think incorrect? It's not conservative to make it against law to read and write Buchanon
Gee can't put it here; you will say comment too long.
Come on Ariana!
For old times sake, apologize!
Win one for the Gipper!
………or at least Breitbart.
The Left's sense is that Democrats "own" their seats and are the only "rightful" occupants–hence the anti-incumbent wave statement. Like Ted Kennedy. Astoundingly arrogant, it seems to me.
While we're making things up, the gnomish Reich should try to blame Sarah Palin for sending Monica into Clinton's office with the cigars and the blue dress.
You'd think Reich [Pronunciation: \\ˈrīk\\] would know better. Perhaps teaching Keynesian economics has fried what's left of his little brain. Maybe Ariana just can't remember because she was on the other team back then. But the rest of the Reich-wingnuts at Salon? Are they all a bunch of children? Who doesn't remember that Fox didn't appear on the scene until '96? The only one criticizing Clinton in '93-'94, that most folks knew of, was Rush.
Mr. Limbaugh all by himself.
I say he's lower than pond scum. I can't understand how they just let this slide, though. I didn't even get Fox on cable until '97.
I think everyone in the Reich-wing is sharing the same crack pipe.
Oh, you can never expect HuffPo to do what is right.
Robert RiechhhhhhhhhA! simply misspoke from his innermost bias.
This evil red elf is highly overrated
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The longer this pathetic reporting lays out in the public without retraction, the deeper the mistrust grows with MSM. I truly wonder why ratings don't matter to them.
Nobody with any intelligence or good sense CARES what the PuffHOs have to say.
Robert “third” Reich. Robert we all what the third reich was. Your hero and role model, Adolph Hitler. You are the Joseph Goebbels of the 21st century.
You know how Rush always pronounces Reich's name: ReichchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchchUHH!?
That's the sound his shoe makes when he has to pull it out of something he has stepped in — like this fiasco.
Correcting the statement was big of him.
Should it be covered by Health care?
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They don't view their lies as a liability because their playbook insists the ends justify the means and all their followers believe that. They have long been a say anything party since the Progressives took it over. The real Democrat party has been taken over by these lying socialists and decent democrats are beginning to see this. The new Democrat party would rather RULE a third world America than not RULE at all. You only have to look at all the third world countries and you will see the same playbook. Say goodbye to America as we knew it. Because 30 MIllion third world illegals with all their third world ideals are going to be voting before you wake up. Listen all you JFK democrats this is not your country anymore it belongs to Obama and his gang.
Retracto, the Correction Alpaca–my hat is off. You are beautiful.
NOT JUST SLIGHTLY OFF, but almost 2 YEARS OFF!
This a perfect example of HOW we got where we are. Much of the information 'We The People' get is actually banana republic-like misinformation, and is partly WHY the White House & Administration pulls the nonsense it does. Because we're not a country of socialist losers, history proves this point (revise away), 2010 & 2012 will be a welcoming reminder.
Leave the little tyke alone. How'd you like to go through life sitting in chairs that don't allow your feet to touch the floor?
I think your problem is mistaking them for a legitimate news organization.
And the winner of the Thread Comment Award is … wait for it … MASON!!!!
Come on, even if Fox News did not broadcast until two years later, we all know that evil is not constrained by the immutable laws of physics and the dictates of the time space continuum. Evil is eternal and Fox News is just another of its manifestations. Thank goodness for the bright light and fair reporting of MSNBC.
Now, no one can seriously tell me Fox News did not plant Monica Lewinsky in the White House. Bill was just minding his own business "fighting for the American people" when Fox News and "that b@tch set him up".
"Should we file this under liberal "revisionist history"? Or is Robert Reich REALLY this lazy and ignorant?!? "
Just finished Jonah Goldberg's "Liberal Fascism," and he makes it pretty clear that when Reich has to choose between reality and the world inside his head, Fantasyland wins every time. For that matter, Goldberg comments a lot on how many leftists/fascists were disciples of Georges Sorel, a French thinker who was one of the creators of syndicalism and who basically believed that it's OK to adopt ideals which are totally worthless in practice as long as they get people to do what you want them to. (I know, a Frenchman with no principles. Say it ain't so, right?
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"Should we file this under liberal "revisionist history"? Or is Robert Reich REALLY this lazy and ignorant?!? "
This is the first stage of the problem and will need meds to address this problem.
I have encountered so many morons teaching in colleges and universities, that I wonder how these people were hired in the first place
This link from Instapundit shows what is happening in Venezuela now that Chavez has shut down the opposition media there. http://babalublog.com/2010/01/there-is-no-brutal-...
That's what happens anytime there is not a free press willing and able to expose such abuses, yet Democrats are obsessed with their desire to silence, discredit, and intimidate Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and anyone else in the media who exposes Democrat corruption or opposes their agenda. Good for Breitbart for fighting back. I hope we start to see more and more such demands for accountability.
GO RETRACTO GOGOGO!1!1!onE!~
MOVE YOUR MEN UP THE BEACH!!
Ahhm scared Sarge! We're ALL scared son! GOGOGO
Not following you, what do you mean?
The modern liberal knows not to take seriously anything any of their leaders say. To them its like the National Anthem. Just stand and applaud, and it will all work out in the end, because they're modern liberals, so they really a re nice and care.
Trust me. They don't care enough to even worry if they're being lied to. Its the cause, not the facts.
Retracto, My cocker spaniel thinks you're a hottie!
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It's not a matter of his knowing better or bothering to check; it's all part of the "Pile On Fox" that The Chosen One began.
Face it, liberals hate Fox and are willing to say or do anything in an attempt to discredit Fox.
Reich also stated that "white men need not apply" concerning the "Stimulus Bill" largess.
What a moron, and yet a 'professor' at the same time. Academia is in a sad state.
Soon the left will ALL COWER in Retracto's omnipotent presence! All Hail Retracto!
I remember that clearly.
They are all AAG (Anti-Anglo-Gentile).
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OOoo how it must have stung for those leftwing hacks to give in to Retracto and pay attention to facts.
Keep up the good work.
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Ariana Huffington made her money like most socialists – she married a free market conservative and took it when he died.
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So much for fact checking!
Actually, I think it makes sense. Conservatives are ahead of our time, so it only makes sense we would be getting the news two to three years in advance. It was/will be so funny to watch Harry Reid cry on national tv in November again.
huffington post wasn't wrong… its TIME travel, fox went back in time 2 years to engineer the coupe of '94…opps gotta go, the nurse is here with my meds…..
Time for your meds Ali.
You forgot the irrefutable evidence of the cosmic twoness ( or is that tunas?) that all reality is in fact
just a dream brought on by hope and change.
It's an anti-incompetent wave.
A regular Toulouse Lutrec.
Reich talks faster than Elmer Fudd and makes about as much sense.
Totally agree. He too is searching for relevance.
I agree, that was a good one. Reich must be happy thet they now have shows he can watch about his situation.
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Thanks for this awesome tip.
Never realized I was canibalizing my own
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