Minneapolis Star Tribune criticizes Fox's Glenn Beck for trusting a Minneapolis Star Tribune story

1. 1/16/09: Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: Biodiesel fuel woes close Bloomington schools

The schools are closed today because the buses' biodiesel fuels aren't cooperating with the cold weather.
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Rick Kaufman, the district's spokesman, said elements in the biodiesel fuel that turn into a gel-like substance at temperatures below 10 degrees clogged about a dozen district buses Thursday morning. Some buses weren't able to operate at all and others experienced problems while picking up students, he said.

2. 2/6/09: Glenn Beck of FOXNews.com picks up the Star Tribune story

Let's look at reality. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that on Friday, the Bloomington School District had to cancel all their classes because some of their buses couldn't start. Why couldn't the buses start? Because apparently this biodiesel blend turns into a gel when it gets too cold. Hello! It's Minnesota in January!

3. 2/10/09: Now the Star Tribune suggests that the original story was wrong, but they immediately blame Beck, not themselves

Last update: February 10, 2009 - 6:54 PM

It made national headlines last month when some Bloomington school buses stalled during a subzero stretch, forcing the district to cancel classes for a day. The too-quick-on-the-draw mechanical diagnosis? Biofuel that gelled up in the cold. Fox TV commentator Glenn Beck didn't call Minnesotans bio-fools, but he came darn close, holding up the state's first-in-the-nation biodiesel mandate as evidence of how government screws things up.

"Lawmakers put children's safety at stake because they don't want their buses to run on a politically incorrect kind of fuel,'' opined the bombastic Beck last Friday