The statement read, in part:
I am a liar. I have struggled mightily with the depiction of the issues and policy directions provided in my speech, and finally must come clean. Things like saying that Americans are free, when in fact they have never been more constrained, surveilled and spied upon, with fewer protections under the law than ever before. Things like saying a policy initiative will help the sick and infirm, when in fact it will help them only to die horribly. Saying that the displaced poor of the Gulf Coast will have the ability to return to their homes when in fact their homes have already been razed to the ground and sold to land developers. Defending CEO criminals whom I know to be guilty. Allowing a cabal of oil company executives to dictate energy and foreign policy. Calling for increased support of a war I know to be vicious and illegal, which was entered into for the motive of pure profit. Calling for support of Clean (Dirty) Air and Wilderness Preservation (Dissipation) legislation. And most of all, pretending that any of my speech was originated by the only person in the US who's a bigger liar than I am: George W. Bush. I am sorry.
The statement was mailed to a number of media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal (McGurn's former employer), The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Harpo Productions, the company owned by Oprah Winfrey.
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