Fact Check Even Those You Dislike

Rush Limbaugh is given a hard time at Christ and Pop Culture, with certainly good points about his demeanor and comments. But at least his critics here seem to check their facts. In his bid to be a minority owner of the St. Louis Rams, many “racist” and “pro-slavery” quotes have been attributed to him. This article from England’s Daily Telegraph unearths these comments as widely reported, patently false. And best of all, these comments come from major news sources in published newspapers and other outlets, who (as this article notes) spend much self-righteous anger over “bloggers” destroying journalism by not checking facts. No matter how much you may dislike a person’s character or beliefs, have enough respect for public discourse and for your own integrity to fact-check your accusations. Especially if you are in the news business.