We recently told you about some questionable reporting by ABC News blogger Justin Rood that left more questions unearthed than it answered. The story in this instance involved some mysterious YouTube videos by a user named abrad2345, which take some below-the-belt swipes at Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Al Gore. At the time Rood filed his report, he didn’t know who created the videos, and he said as much in the report.

Now, more concrete details are surfacing. One blogger has done the kind of investigative reporting you might have expected Rood to conduct, determining that the creator(s) of the videos likely live in the Los Angeles area.

As we’ve asked before regarding the “DC Madam” case, why is ABC rushing out stories, rather than doing the research necessary to deliver real public good with real answers? Do we need to call Hustler’s Larry Flynt to get the full story again?

Some in the media business are willing to speculate on ABC’s latest missteps.

Said one insider who asked not to be identified: “Here’s the thing — of course they are going to go crazy with too many blog posts…. where else are they going to report political news? They have no cable network, and ABC News Now? You’ve got to be kidding….They have to wait until Charlie Gibson comes on at night to report anything, and by the morning, they need to focus on their pathetic town hall meetings with candidates where people have fallen asleep on camera.

“[The] bigger ABC issue is that the recent cutbacks and layoffs have really demoralized the network,” our source added. “There is a huge sense of loss that all of these veteran staffers are headed out the door.”

In the meantime, as long as ABC continues with the rush jobs, it’s all of our loss.