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DearAbby

(12,461 posts) Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:16 PM Jul 2012

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They retracted it more than two hours ago. The Jim Holmes they identified is 55 years old. slackmaster Jul 2012 #1

Yup. PotatoChip Jul 2012 #4

please delete this now. this was retracted hours ago. cali Jul 2012 #2

they apologized Enrique Jul 2012 #3

ABC since retracted. Its bunk. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #5

And why isn't MSNBC covering this? gregoire Jul 2012 #6

Yes, and 55 is the new 24. slackmaster Jul 2012 #9

Was Brian Ross hung over when he did that? BeyondGeography Jul 2012 #7

And retracted the story cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #8

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

1. They retracted it more than two hours ago. The Jim Holmes they identified is 55 years old.

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:18 PM

Jul 2012

But we'll never hear the end of it.

PotatoChip

(3,186 posts)

4. Yup.

Reply to slackmaster (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:19 PM

Jul 2012

ABC has backtracked on the Tea Party connection...

Editor's Note: 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. ABC News and Brian Ross apologize for the mistake, and for disseminating that information before it was properly vetted.

Rest of article and a video here: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/aurora-dark-knight-shooting-suspect-identified-james-holmes/story?id=16818889

cali

(114,904 posts)

2. please delete this now. this was retracted hours ago.

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:18 PM

Jul 2012

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/07/abc-news-tea-party-connection-incorrect-129588.html

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

3. they apologized

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:19 PM

Jul 2012

but they will continue jumping the gun like everyone else

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/07/abc-news-tea-party-connection-incorrect-129588.html

"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," ABC News said in a statement. "ABC News and Brian Ross apologize for the mistake, and for disseminating that information before it was properly vetted."

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)

5. ABC since retracted. Its bunk.

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:19 PM

Jul 2012

gregoire

(192 posts)

6. And why isn't MSNBC covering this?

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:20 PM

Jul 2012

I've been watching, and it seems that they decided to bury this story to support conservatives.

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

9. Yes, and 55 is the new 24.

Reply to gregoire (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:35 PM

Jul 2012

BeyondGeography

(39,367 posts)

7. Was Brian Ross hung over when he did that?

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:20 PM

Jul 2012

Something a first-year J-school student might have done on a bad day.

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

8. And retracted the story

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 01:20 PM

Jul 2012

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