Chuck Roberts Apologizes To Lamont For Saying He's "The Al-Qaeda Candidate"

By John Amato — August 14, 2006

Bob Harris caught Roberts apology to Lamont:

You know, I owe you an apology. Last week, I led into an interview with a guest analyst and really botched the set-up. The guest had wanted to discuss the Dick Cheney and Joe Lieberman statements suggesting that terror groups -- Al Qaeda type, to use Cheney's words -- would be buoyed by your win, but I posed it badly, stupidly ad-libbing about "some saying Lamont is the Al-Qaeda candidate." No one, in fact, used that construction. Anyway, I wanted to correct the record, and I'm glad we had this chance to do it. Now, let's get to the insinuations that were lobbed...

I'm glad he apologized, He did the right thing. Big hat tips go to Arianna, C&L, MM and TP, who highlighted the situation.

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