Failure is not an option … when writing a headline about President Obama. Politico led the way recently when a headline noting “poor attendance” at an OFA Obamacare event (one person, to be precise) suddenly became, “Obamacare message war goes local.” One person? That’s really local.
The New York Times certainly isn’t above carrying water for the administration, so it didn’t seem likely that the relatively harsh (but entirely accurate) headline, “Obama Fails in Bid for Wide Backing for Syria Attack,” would have a very long shelf life. Will Antonin called it Friday night.
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/376165766787502080
Yeah, that’s no good. It makes it sound like Obama failed at something.
@Will_Antonin "Secret Support for Dominant Obama"
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/ThomaeAquinatis/status/376167613459861505
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/376166199010541568
Getting warmer, but how about meeting halfway and going with, “Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack.”
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/376322762216058880
@Will_Antonin @mkhammer @freddoso Great find. 1 wonders How many times word "fail" changed in Bush headlines, if ever. #dontholdtourbreath
— boomdudecom (@boomdudecom) September 7, 2013
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@Will_Antonin @AG_Conservative @freddoso I think this is how the Ministry of Information operated.
— Paul Kinkel ❌????????????❌ (@PaulKinkel) September 7, 2013
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