TIME Magazine‘s News Feed carries the story: Ann Curry Flubs Wheaton College Commencement.
Curry delivered Saturday’s speech to graduates at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, referencing the esteemed careers of a trio of alumni — reverend Billy Graham, film director Wes Craven and politician Dennis Hastert.
As the AP reports, the only problem was that each of those distinguished graduates went to another Wheaton College — in Illinois.
Graham, Hastert and Craven would have had great difficulty earning the East Coast education. Up until 1988, Wheaton (Mass.) was an all-girls institution.
Curry quickly copped to her mistake, releasing a statement on the university website: “I am mortified by my mistake, and can only hope the purity of my motive, to find a way to connect with the graduates and to encourage them to a life of service, will allow you to forgive me.”
May 31st, 2010 | 1:01 pm | #1
Of course. Just as the media would have forgiven Sarah Palin for the same mistake.
May 31st, 2010 | 1:38 pm | #2
“Of course. Just as the media would have forgiven Sarah Palin for the same mistake.”
No, they wouldn’t. They forgive Obama for all sorts of things they would never forgive George W. Bush for.
Much of the media are liberal hypocrites.
May 31st, 2010 | 5:44 pm | #3
It seems some people have difficulty picking up on the sarcasm in Craig’s comment. :-)
May 31st, 2010 | 11:31 pm | #4
Whither Wheaton?
June 2nd, 2010 | 6:07 am | #5
Purity of motive is a fine thing in a journalist. So is checking your facts.
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