It isnt back tracking when at the time you made the comment you said it was an off-hand comment. It isnt "backtracking" to criticize a person for one thing whi

It isnt back tracking when at the time you made the comment you said it was an off-hand comment. It isnt "backtracking" to criticize a person for one thing while you are doing another. Jon Stewart criticizes news programs whilst his program isnt a very good news program. Fortunately he's in the comedy business. Equally, my off-hand comment isnt a very good essay but fortunately I didnt post it to an Essays section of a website and then go and read it to a conference audience.