| Earlier today I took issue with the Texas Observer's story alleging that Senator John Whitmire had made a questionable comment toward Senator Wendy Davis during Monday's Senate Finance Committee meeting.
Being at the meeting on Monday with Senator Davis, I took issue with the Observer's interpretation of what was said--in fact, their interpretation was just flat wrong.
Having gone back and listend to the tapes once more, the Texas Observer issued the following retraction:
The Observer received an email from Sen. John Whitmire's office today. His chief of staff, Lara Wendler, said I got it all wrong on Whitmire's remark toward Sen. Wendy Davis in Senate Finance Committee last Monday. On Tuesday, I posted a piece saying that Whitmire told Davis she could sit in his chair on the dais, strongly implying that he said it in a less-than-appropriate way. The post, which has been removed from this site, was titled, "Senator Boogie Ogles New Senator."
In fact, after listening to the tape several times (it was an off-the-mic comment), it's clear that Whitmire actually said in a joking way that "Eltife" would give Davis his seat, referring to Sen. Kevin Eltife, another member of the committee. The Observer regrets the error and apologizes to Sen. Whitmire.
I don't believe in kicking people when they are down so I won't. In fact, I praise individuals when they admit to making mistakes and work toward correcting them. God knows I'm not a perfect being. For admitting fault and issuing a retraction, I applaud the Observer.
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