I have always respected Mr. Grisham and his work, and now, even though he has retracted his statements, the harm is done.
The Hyundai Motor Company, which is planning to build its first plant in the United States, has retracted a statement made earlier this week in which a spokesman said the company would have a cordial approach to the United Automobile Workers.
The NAACP has retracted its initial statement condemning those comments and says they were "snookered".
Lars von Trier has retracted his apology for controversial statements made about Adolf Hitler at the Cannes film festival earlier this year.
He has retracted many shoot-from-the-hip statements, suggesting a lack of focus (and maybe a lack of sleep).
Within 3 days of his return, he had retracted the statements.
Mr. Bush's press secretary, Ari Fleischer, noted that Mr. Daniels had retracted both statements.
Other foreign citizens detained in North Korea have been forced to "confess" to crimes against the state and criticise their own governments, but have retracted their statements after their release.
On the eve of the book's publication, another typed statement bearing Harper Lee's signature went forth: "Neither my attorney nor I have retracted my original statement.
He has uttered and retracted statements about an electrified border fence, negotiations with terrorists, Muslims in his cabinet and a woman's right to choose an abortion.
