Well, I'm glad Oprah finally admitted her mistake. But from the sounds of it, she didn't recognize it herself, but her audience gave their feedback, and the polls dictate that she change her position, from this to this:

In a live broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from her studios in Chicago in which she interviewed Mr. Frey, Ms. Winfrey apologized to her audience for her call to "Larry King Live" earlier this month defending the author. Today, Ms. Winfrey, alternately fighting back tears and displaying vivid anger, berated Mr. Frey for duping her and her audience.

"I gave the impression that the truth does not matter," Ms. Winfrey said. "I made a mistake." To all of the viewers who called and wrote to her telling her she was wrong to allow Mr. Frey to maintain that his book reflected the "essential truth" of his life even though substantial details were falsified, Ms. Winfrey said, "You are absolutely right."

She still got a show out of the deal. So she's not entirely off the hook.

Thank you, SuperMongo, for your encouraging words.

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