Fox Anchor: ‘Internet Blogs’ Say I Called Kennedy A ‘Hostile Enemy,’ But ‘I Didn’t Mean It That Way’

Yesterday on Fox News, anchor Gretchen Carlson called Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) a “hostile enemy” of the United States because he has demanded that Congress vote on whether to approve funding for escalation in Iraq.

This morning, instead of apologizing for her comments, Carlson said “Internet blogs” misconstrued her statements: “Of course, I didn’t mean it that way. Trust me. I don’t think Sen. Kennedy is any enemy in any way.” Watch it:

Watch Carlson’s comments from yesterday here and judge for yourself.

Transcript:

STEVE DOOCY: Anyway, Gretchen, you’ve got something.

GRETCHEN CARLSON: Yeah, we’ve been talking a lot about e-mails and blogs and you guys know that I don’t know much about any of those Internet blogs. I just found out about YouTube like, three months ago. But anyway, I apparently made it on some of them yesterday. I was talking to presidential counselor Dan Bartlett. I was interviewing him about this time yesterday. I was trying to compare the conflict in Iraq with the political conflict right here at home. Well, apparently, it sounded like I called Sen. Ted Kennedy an enemy on the home front. Of course, I didn’t mean it that way. Trust me. I don’t think Sen. Kennedy is any enemy in any way. All right? So hopefully we cleared that all up. Let’s go to the weather with Steve.