All you need to do publish a desperate and foolish partisan smear,
It’s called a mistake, not a “desperate and foolish partisan smear.”

then dig your heels in and refuse to rescind it
I agree. This is not a big deal, but once Ed gets around to reading these posts he really should acknowledge his error and apologize.

after it’s been clearly and decisively refuted dozens of times over,
No, the only real evidence presented in these posts was the video linked by “Done” in response to my post #34. Gratuitous assertions are not evidence. The video does appear to provide credible evidence that Jim Hoft and Ed were wrong.