Friday, June 13, 2003

New York Times Retracts Years Of Erroneous Headlines


Jim Hightower -- Instituting a policy of full disclosure, Interim Executive Editor Joseph Lelyveld today ordered the retraction of false and misleading headlines as soon as they are discovered. The inventory of falsehoods, expected to reach mammoth proportions, so far includes:

Compassionate Conservative Candidate Bush "A Uniter, Not A Divider"

Candidate Bush Supports Environmental Legislation

Bush Won't Touch Social Security Surplus "Under Any Condition"

Bush To Be "President Of All The People"

Bipartisan Bush Presidency To Change Tone In Washington

President Strongly Opposes "Nation-Building" ˜ "One of the problems we have in the military is we're in a lot of places around the world"

Bush Economic Stimulus To Benefit Everyone, Not Just The Wealthy

Ashcroft Domestic Security Enhancement Act To Further Protect American Freedoms

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