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"We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that." Wow. Ownership of a mistak
by mparr4 13y ago
"We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that."
Wow. Ownership of a mistake. Rare to see on a 24 hour news network. +1 for Sanjay
Considering CNN's role (as a 24 hour news network) in forcing politician's to defend anything and everything they've ever said, I really like seeing something like this coming from someone within the network. Especially about something as absurd as the illegality of medical marijuana.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Wow. Ownership of a mistake. Rare to see on a 24 hour news network. Renouncing a position that was formerly nearly universally held in favor of one that seems to be the new trend isn't actually that rare.
- mikeash 13y agoTo be fair, it's somewhat rare to admit that's what you're doing so explicitly. Most public figures who do this kind of thing try to pretend like it never happened.
- jongraehl 13y agoYes, taking ownership of your obvious flaws is often an effective maneuver. By so doing you minimize the effect of external critics calling attention to them. ( related: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging ) I do think he's doing the smart/right thing (now).