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[Flanders]

The Perky One pulled out an old chestnut:

“I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League,” Couric said in a statement.

Katie Couric Finally Apologizes For Deceptive Editing Of Anti-Gun Documentary
Guy Bentley
8:23 AM 05/31/2016

Katie Couric Finally Apologizes For Deceptive Editing Of Anti-Gun Documentary [VIDEO]​

High ranking politicians invented the “I take responsibility” chestnut. Unfortunately, they only take responsibility after the heat is turned up. Then they say it in order to pardon the people who actually committed the crime. Pardoning criminals without actually singing the certificate is a thing of beauty.

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Nobody is punished after they receive a “I Take Full Responsibility Pardon.” Bill Clinton and the Waco Massacre is the best example of a verbal pardon. It is akin to a pope forgiving a sinner. It does not mean a lot in the real world, but the sinner feels good thinking he ain’t going to hell.

No crime was involved in Katie’s caper, but I assume she pardoned the wrongdoers —— including herself.

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[Flanders]

I thought the Perky One was put out to pasture

I did not know Bryant Gumbel was still alive until this morning. It looks like the walking dead all end up doing deceptive editing:

First Couric, Now Gumbel Accused of Deceptive Edits in Anti-Gun Segment
By Geoffrey Dickens | May 31, 2016 | 2:02 PM EDT

First Couric, Now Gumbel Accused of Deceptive Edits in Anti-Gun Segment​

 

[Flanders]

No crime was involved in Katie’s caper, but I assume she pardoned the wrongdoers —— including herself.

The Perky One is hanging in there:

Katie Couric may have claimed responsibility for a doctored interview with a pro-Second Amendment group, but the gun rights activists targeted in her documentary are angry her mea culpa included only a partial transcript of their discussion on background checks.

"Katie has again selectively edited the response to that questions!" Virginia Citizens Defense League president Philip Van Cleave said.

"[T]his is not an apology, but Katie simply twisting the knife. She just can't help herself, I guess," he added.

Gun group won't accept Katie Couric 'apology'
By T. Becket Adams (@becketadams) • 6/2/16 12:33 AM

Gun group won't accept Katie Couric 'apology'​

 

[Flanders]

UPDATE​

The Perky One may have to rat out her director if she, Katie Couric, does not want to join her in the slammer:

The plot thickens. A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that Stephanie Soechtig, the director of a Katie Couric–fronted gun-control infomercial titled Under the Gun, had selectively edited her interviewees’ testimony in order to make them look dumb. Now, it seems that Soechtig and her team may have bigger problems than having been caught in a lie: One or more among them may be heading toward a felony charge.​

Forget Manipulative Editing — Katie Couric’s Team Likely Violated Federal Law
by Charles C. W. Cooke June 9, 2016 12:09 PM

Forget Manipulative Editing — Katie Couric’s Team Likely Violated Federal Law, by Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review​

 

[Flanders]

How dare they sue the Perky One?

Virginians Citizens Defense League (VCDL) has filed a $12 million defamation lawsuit against Katie Couric and director Stephanie Soechtig for their role in the “misleading” edits that made VCDL members appear stumped by Couric’s gun control questions in her documentary Under the Gun.​

Katie Couric Faces $12 Million Defamation Lawsuit For ‘Misleading’ Edits In Gun Control Film
by AWR Hawkins
13 Sep 2016

Katie Couric Faces $12 Million Lawsuit Over 'Misleading' Gun Doc​

 

[Flanders]

How dare they sue the Perky One?

UPDATE​

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Couric Files Motion to Dismiss Gun Rights Group’s Defamation Case
BY: Stephen Gutowski
December 2, 2016 3:20 pm

Couric Files Motion to Dismiss Gun Rights Group’s Defamation Case​

 

[Flanders]

UPDATE​

How dare they sue the Perky One?

Judge Gibney obviously thinks the dare is a travesty of justice:

The gun group's announcement comes days after Judge John Gibney Jr. dismissed their case against Couric by arguing, in part, that the deceptive editing of their interview with the gun group was not actually misleading since the judge did not like the answers that were removed.​

However, the darer made a double-dare. One dare challenging Gibney, and a second one daring the daree to justifying her editing practices:

The Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) announced on Tuesday it will appeal a district court's decision to dismiss their $12 million defamation suit against Katie Couric.​

Gun Group to Appeal Dismissal of $12 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Katie Couric
BY: Stephen Gutowski
June 6, 2017 5:22 pm

Gun Group to Appeal Dismissal of $12 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Katie Couric - Washington Free Beacon​