Contrary to popular belief, journalists are human.
I know, I know!
But, in fact they are as vulnerable, if not more so, to the vagaries of repression and political correctness as the rest of us. Take their headlines, for example. Generally they're so truncated as to be a bare summary, a breathless description of the article underneath.
Occasionally, however, the journalists try to say what they really mean, and today I have divined the authors' true intentions by selectively editing their word choices. Please note, these are not the actual headlines; they are the phrases as actually intended.
- From NPR, "Cheney Found to Have Heartbeat"
- From NYT, "Hamas Urges Taking Israel"
- From Slashdot, "New Super Body - In Under a Minute"
- From Foxnews.com, "Inconvenient Gore Accepts WH Invite"
- From MSNBC News, "Bush Clouts Mideast Peace"
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