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    Default Gotta love the AP

    From yesterday's AP:

    Obama veep announcement expected in coming days

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    For his part, Republican rival John McCain is seriously considering naming his running mate between the end of the Democratic convention Aug. 28 and the Sept. 1 start of the GOP convention in hopes of stunting any uptick in polls for Obama. McCain has at least three large rallies planned in top battlegrounds Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, before the Republican gathering in St. Paul, Minn.

    His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Less traditional choices mentioned include former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, an abortion-rights supporter, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 who now is an independent.


    Yep. That's what it says (at the time of this post). I took a screenshot.

    So - proofreading error, freudian slip or hard-hitting journalism?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo View Post
    From yesterday's AP:

    Obama veep announcement expected in coming days

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    For his part, Republican rival John McCain is seriously considering naming his running mate between the end of the Democratic convention Aug. 28 and the Sept. 1 start of the GOP convention in hopes of stunting any uptick in polls for Obama. McCain has at least three large rallies planned in top battlegrounds Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, before the Republican gathering in St. Paul, Minn.

    His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Less traditional choices mentioned include former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, an abortion-rights supporter, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 who now is an independent.


    Yep. That's what it says (at the time of this post). I took a screenshot.

    So - proofreading error, freudian slip or hard-hitting journalism?

    I'd call it factual accuracy, myself.

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    I saw that. I think it's my favorite slipup, ever. If it was a slipup.

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    That's great...
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    Crooks and Liars had it about 2 hours ago. Methinks it was a fortuitous error.
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    There but by the grace of God...

    I, myself once published a headline that read "Police Shit Down Cindy Sheehan Rally"

    Typos can happen to the best of us. That's a funny one, though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo View Post
    Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 [/i]

    finally some accuracy from the MSM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gray View Post
    I'd call it factual accuracy, myself.
    Beat me to it!
    If I agree with you we'll both be wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo View Post
    Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 who now is an independent.
    He must have found some "JOE-MENTUM" we never heard about back then.
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