To err is human....correcting the record

Posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:04 PM by Hardball

By Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News

Yesterday on Hardball, I was slated to talk about what I'd learned about several developments in both the Republican and Democratic campaigns: Fred Thompson's "exploration" of a possible candidacy, Chuck Hagel's decision to punt - for now, and the fuss over Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire remarks about JFK. At the end of the conversation, I was asked a question about the public's support of a Libby pardon. I mistakenly flipped the numbers that I had read earlier in the day and I want to correct the record. According to a CNN poll, 69 percent of those questioned oppose a pardon for Libby. Only 18 percent support it. Apologies for the unintentional error to all of you loyal Hardball viewers.

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Andrea: I don't recall you ever claiming to be anything other than human. No need for the apology. Your public correction of the error only satisfies what I felt to be your character all along. A fine journalist who does the best she can to expose the truth and report the facts.

C A, Tuscaloosa, AL (Sent Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:50 PM)

Thank you for making the correction. Frankly, I am pleased that 69 percent of the people polled by CNN do not support a pardon for Mr. Libby. It would be innappropriate for President Bush to offer a pardon to Libby, who maintains that he had done nothing wrong.

Bob Arnold Mount Morris Michigan (Sent Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:55 PM)

Thanks, Andrea. I appreciate the correction. The blogs exploded over this, hope they see it.

CP (Sent Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:35 PM)

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