A Stitch in Haste

How is it possible that Bill O'Reilly is still on the air after this incident:

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly falsely accused American troops of committing the massacre at Malmédy, Belgium, during World War II. During a discussion with former NATO supreme commander Wesley Clark on the May 30 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly attempted to compare the incident at Malmédy to the alleged killing of 24 Iraqi civilians by U.S. soldiers in Haditha, Iraq.
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In fact, the result of the massacre was reversed — 84 American bodies were found at Malmédy, murdered by SS troops. O'Reilly had made the mistake before, during an October 3, 2005, interview with Clark.
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Both Fox News and Nexis posted transcripts of O'Reilly's May 30 comments that read "Normandy," instead of "Malmédy." However, the video of O'Reilly's remarks, as well as the transcript provided by Factiva.com, confirm that O'Reilly indeed said "Malmédy," not "Normandy."

I'm not particularly a fan of the New York Times, but can you imagine the hyper-right firestorm that would erupt if that MSM outlet made such a mistake and then not only refused to issue a proper correction, but also simply "memory-holed" their electronic versions and archives to cover up the egregious error? Or how about if it had been some pajama-clad left-wing blogger?

Has a single hyper-right commentator or blogger condemned O'Reilly? Has Fox formally reprimanded him?

No?

Then let's forget about this pathetic "Fair and Balanced" gobbledygook.

More on the Malmédy Massacre here.

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Wesley Clark, whom I predict will be Hillary Clinton's running mate should she become the Democratic nominee in 2008, should of course also be held to task for these interviews. One would hope that a former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe would know some basic World War II history.