MSNBC Apologizes To Romney For Incendiary Comments

MSNBC Apologizes To Romney For Incendiary Comments


December 15, 2011
MSNBC issued a formal apology to Mitt Romney on Wednesday for comparing a slogan of the presidential candidate's to one used by the Ku Klux Klan.

After blogger John Aravosis wrote that Romney's slogan "Keep America American" was one that happened to be used by the KKK in the 1920s, anchor Thomas Roberts picked up the story in a short item, calling the phrase "a central theme" and "rallying cry" for the notorious group.

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