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"If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech."
— W. Somerset Maugham, 1874–1965, English dramatist & novelist, The Painted Veil (1925)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Today's best headline?
Wags, media types and promoters of pugilism everywhere are salivating over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign to challenge Texas Gov. Rick Perry for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomination.
Now The Dallas Morning News fields a strong candidate in the race for today's best headline.
In an Aug. 19 (page 2A) story "from staff reports," The News reports the Perry campaign's flying a banner over a Hutchison rally Tuesday in Dallas and references a higher power, announcing:
"Tax return demand comes from above"
Snicker!
The story includes a David Woo photo of the banner, which reads "KAY COME CLEAN-RELEASE YOUR TAXES!"
The cutline:
"As Kay Bailey Hutchison held a rally in Dallas on Tuesday, a plane hired by Rick Perry's campaign flew a banner challenging her to release her tax returns. A Hutchison aide said her 2007 returns would be released within a week."
This campaign should be a doozy.
Expect the media coverage to be historic, folkloric and — dare we hope? — sophomoric.
Credit for that ever-so-apt description goes to Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka Click & Clack, The Tappet Brothers) of NPR's Car Talk.
Now The Dallas Morning News fields a strong candidate in the race for today's best headline.
In an Aug. 19 (page 2A) story "from staff reports," The News reports the Perry campaign's flying a banner over a Hutchison rally Tuesday in Dallas and references a higher power, announcing:
"Tax return demand comes from above"
Snicker!
The story includes a David Woo photo of the banner, which reads "KAY COME CLEAN-RELEASE YOUR TAXES!"
The cutline:
"As Kay Bailey Hutchison held a rally in Dallas on Tuesday, a plane hired by Rick Perry's campaign flew a banner challenging her to release her tax returns. A Hutchison aide said her 2007 returns would be released within a week."
This campaign should be a doozy.
Expect the media coverage to be historic, folkloric and — dare we hope? — sophomoric.
Credit for that ever-so-apt description goes to Tom and Ray Magliozzi (aka Click & Clack, The Tappet Brothers) of NPR's Car Talk.
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