Twitchy reported that Neil deGrasse Tyson took to his Facebook page to halfheartedly admit that he was wrong for using erroneous quotes to smear George W. Bush. Tyson was pressed on why he hasn’t directly apologized to Bush.
.@neiltyson Why not say "My apologies to George W. Bush for repeatedly & completely misstating what he meant in that quote about 'our God.'"
— Christopher Chabris (@cfchabris) September 28, 2014
Tyson responded that he’s looking for a medium:
@cfchabris Thanks. Sure, I plan to say something like that soon. I’m looking for a good medium & occasion.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 28, 2014
Others quickly pointed out that the medium he’s currently using or the one (Facebook) he used previously would work just fine.
https://twitter.com/EnblocGarand/status/516247452610224128
https://twitter.com/Roger247/status/516248459578712064
https://twitter.com/dthurston/status/516260158063013888
@neiltyson @cfchabris translation…"if I wait long enough, everybody will forget about it."
— JBizzle (@JBJneal44) September 28, 2014
@neiltyson @cfchabris Why? You didn't need a good medium or occasion to lie.
— China is lying (@jtLOL) September 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/516247120882696192
Nope.
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