We need to CHECK our SOURCES: (Huff Post: Gibson-Holder-Scrotum video was FAKED!):

[Faryn Balyncd]

Admirably, Huffington Post has apologized and posted a correct (undoctored) video, after finding out that the video they had picked up from TVNewser was doctored.

This is a case study in how sloppy reportage hurts our credibility.

Exposing the true beliefs and statements Dark Siders like Gibson say is damaging enough to them.

But this sorry episode should be a wake-up call to any of us who wish to be taken seriously.

Hyperbole, exaggeration, and in this case naive acceptance of what turned out to be sloppily doctored audio, provides material that is a wet dream for the right wing propagandists of Fox News and AM radio.

John Gibson Did Not Compare Eric Holder To Monkey With Bright Blue Scrotum - UPDATED



UPDATE: The Huffington Post has learned that the below video has been doctored. We regret the error and apologize to Mr. Gibson. John Gibson never compared Eric Holder to a monkey with a bright blue scrotum.

Rather, as seen in the unedited video below, Gibson played audio of Holder saying "nation of cowards" -- so his full, unedited remarks were:

"We were talking about Eric Holder today on the radio and his comment that this is a nation of cowards."

The video was doctored to include Trace Gallagher's voice saying, "bright blue scrotum" where Gibson played Holder's "nation of cowards" remark. The Huffington Post does not know the source of the video's doctoring — it was picked up off TVNewser.


See the unedited video below:

VIDEO: What John Gibson Actually Said.......

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/19/john-gibson-compares-eric_n_168377.html

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[annabanana]

1. So... The first time Huff Post gts snookered, and catches it

within an hour or two. . and broadcasts the correction loudly

. . we should stop paying attention to it?

How many times should Fox let O'Lielly get caught and not pull HIS sorry ass off the air?

[Faryn Balyncd]

4. Huff Post's apology and correction is is marked contrast to Gibson's.......

....Gibson's non-apology after his http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5093537&mesg_id=5097047">"Five in the Noggin" rant turned out to have been in praise of the killing of an innocent man, who happened to have been mistaken for a terrorist.

Huff Post's reporting is first rate, and their timely correction is admirable.

My point is that, regardless of my high regard for Huff Post, this kind of incident does us damage, and we (Huff Post, DU, and who desire to improve our media & our nation) would benefit if we learned from this.

If this sounded like I was implying that we "should stop paying attention" to Huff Post, I apologize.





(The admonition to check sources applies equally to myself. I regret the following post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5093537&mesg_id=5097047 which I made in response to a DU thread about this video, before it was known to be fake.

When I was unable to make a correction (after finding out the video was fake) because of the elapsed time, I posted this reply:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5093537&mesg_id=5098403 which also applauded Huff Post for their timely apology/correction.)

[NJmaverick]

2. Best news headline ever-John Gibson Did Not Compare Eric Holder To Monkey With Bright Blue Scrotum -

[Spazito]

3. Good for Huffington Post for catching that and apologizing....

I wish the NYP had apologized instead of publishing a vitriolic diatribe laughingly labeled by them as an apology.