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Shameful media malpractice: ABC's Brian Ross links Aurora theater shooter to Tea Party; Update: ABC admits no connection between shooter and Tea Party

Well, that didn’t take long.

In a grossly irresponsible segment on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Brian Ross told George Stephanopoulos that Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes may have joined the Tea Party last year.

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Transcript via a tipster:

There is a Jim Holmes, of Aurora Co., page on the Colorado Tea Party site as well, talking about him joining the Tea Party last year. Now we don’t know if this is the same Jim Holmes, but it’s Jim Holmes of Aurora, Colorado.

Way to go, ABC! Solid reporting always includes the phrase “Now we don’t know.”

That’s right. You don’t know if it’s the same “Jim Holmes.” You don’t know how many guys named “Jim Holmes” live in Aurora. You don’t even know if James Holmes goes by the nickname Jim.

https://twitter.com/Booker_TW/status/226317947000463361

But hey, it was so much fun to use the Arizona shooting to smear the Right, why not toss out an unconfirmed Tea Party connection so the unhinged Left can run with it?

https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/226306097194082304

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Here’s the Ning network page Ross felt was sufficient evidence to suggest a link between the shooting suspect and the Tea Party.

https://twitter.com/drmabuse/statuses/226290171946082305

https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/status/226297800814632960

A Ning page. That was all the confirmation ABC needed. And it’s all the twisted Left needed to begin pinning the shooting on conservatives.

https://twitter.com/thekruezer/status/226297682501722112

https://twitter.com/Hank_and_Gary/status/226296094802456576

And of course, anyone responsible for a bloodthirsty massacre isn’t just a Tea Party member; he’s also a Rush Limbaugh fan.

The ghoulishly repulsive media impulse to politicize a tragedy like this is beyond shameful. And it’s likely just a small taste of what’s to come.

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Update:

Quelle surprise — James Holmes has no affiliation with the Colorado Tea Party. ABC has walked back its earlier claim:

Editor’s Note: An earlier ABC News broadcast report suggested that a Jim Holmes of a Colorado Tea Party organization might be the suspect, but that report was incorrect. ABC News and Brian Ross apologize for the mistake, and for disseminating that information before it was properly vetted.

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/226337481543516160

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/226339672727638019

Once again, the lapdog media has demonstrated its gleeful recklessness with the truth. Despite the fact that we’ve come to expect this kind of behavior, we are nevertheless ceaselessly amazed by the lows to which the media will stoop to push a failed agenda. Despicable.

Update:

Brian Ross also tweeted his apology:

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