Liars on Notice

by digby

This is very impressive. Color of Change got libeled, they fought back and the lying wingnuts backed down. Good for them.

After ColorOfChange.org took on Glenn Beck for his race-baiting and fear-mongering, Beck’s supporters fought back using lies, distortions, and more race-baiting to defend him. DefendGlenn.com was the worst, mounting a campaign to scare advertisers into staying on his show. After we threatened them with a lawsuit, DefendGlenn.com has backpedalled. It should make clear to advertisers who have pulled their support that they’ve done the right thing. From the press release we issued today:

DefendGlenn.com, the website created and dedicated to supporting controversial Fox News personality Glenn Beck, today issued a public retraction of several erroneous statements it made regarding civil rights organization ColorOfChange.org. The site has posted the retraction on its home page – www.DefendGlenn.com – and, per an agreement, must keep it there for seven full weeks. “We understood that by taking a stand against someone as divisive as Glenn Beck, we were going to encounter some very public opposition,” said James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org. “It’s not surprising that Beck’s chief defenders are as reckless with the truth as he is. Since our campaign began, Beck has avoided mentioning our organization publicly, but DefendGlenn.com has repeatedly attacked us with false accusations designed to tarnish our reputation. We are heartened that DefendGlenn.com and its creators have finally apologized for their actions and taken responsibility for the false information they published as fact. We hope that this is the last time they will have to issue such a retraction.”

Click over to Jack and Jill to read the the retraction.

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