03 May 2009

Inadvertent truth

Sometimes headline writers get carried away and blurt out more truth, or more humor, than is advisable. Here's the headline from NRO's article by Andrew McCarthy:

Saying No to Justice.


Is that NROs stance on justice?

thought so.

Labels: , ,

4 Comments:

At 04 May, 2009 17:24, Blogger jack perry said...

(1) The link is broken.

(2) That's not a terribly edifying thing to say about a former employee of the Justice department who successfully prosecuted terrorists and is protesting what he considers to be the current administration's ham-fisted attempts to lay a veneer over upcoming show trials.

 
At 09 May, 2009 12:16, Blogger Clemens said...

Jack? You don't recognize irony? I was talking about the inept headline, not necessarily what the article was about.

But since you bring it up, I reject your characterization of the not-yet-existing trials. And one man's hamfistedness is another's subtle trap.

Oh well.

 
At 17 May, 2009 07:40, Blogger jack perry said...

Given the title of the post, "inadvertent truth", no I don't recognize irony.

I'm slow that way. You should see me write, then revise, papers. It takes years. It's amazing that I passed mid-tenure review.

 
At 17 May, 2009 22:36, Blogger Clemens said...

Well, let's say it has multiple layers of meaning. My problem with papers is simply getting them down on paper. It is amazing that I got my full professorship last semester.

Though it was close.

 

Post a Comment

<< Home