In the previous blog I put up what I thought was the most idiotic headline of the year.
I still do, but this one is definitely competitive….and, incredibly, it comes from the same web site.
Here is how cbsnews.com headlined Donald Trump\’s rejection of a potential endorsement from career racist/anti-Semite David Duke – who complimented Trump earlier this week:
Donald Trump: “I don\’t need” David Duke\’s Endorsement
What does that headline communicate to you? That Trump has enough endorsements without Duke\’s – no judgment at all of whether it was wanted? I know that\’s what it communicates to me.
But here is what Trump actually said – which I pulled from the body of the article:
“I don\’t need his endorsement; I certainly wouldn\’t want his endorsement”
Does that read the same way to you? Me neither.
So in one place, at one time, CBS News has managed to produce headlines which tell us that if you want gun control of any kind, Hillary Clinton is your only candidate, and that Donald Trump – her major competition if you believe the polls – doesn\’t reject the endorsement of a racist anti-Semitic pig, he just doesn\’t need it.
Who the hell is writing headlines over at CBS News? Lanny Davis, James Carville or Hubby Bubba?
Y\’know, I\’m calling these headlines idiotic. But maybe I have this all wrong. Maybe they are anything but. Maybe they are purposeful. When two headlines like these run simultaneously….
….that\’s worth thinking about.
