Progressives Demand And Get Roberts Appology

Yesterday we posted here about CNN Headline News anchor Chuck Roberts despicable words about Ned Lamont: “How does this factor into the Lieberman/Lamont contest? And might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the al Qaeda candidate?”. Arianna Huffington led the way to bring this to everyone's attention, then David Brock of Media Matters followed that up with a letter to CNN's President Jonathan Klein demanding that action of some kind be taken angainst Roberts. Well today via Think Progress, we learn that Roberts did indeed issue an appology to Ned Lamont live, and also afforded Ned the opportunity to correct the record and answer all the right-wing slams against him in an interview. Congratulations to the entire progressive community for standing up and demanding accountability and an appology. Chuck Roberts should also be commended for having the personal integrity to appologize live and on the air directly to Ned Lamont. You can watch the original remarks here, and the appology here both courtesy of Thin Progress.