The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
“Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Xerox Corp blamed each other on Monday after Louisiana food stamp recipients stripped bare the shelves of some Walmart stores when a computer glitch left their debit cards with no limits.”–Reuters, Oct. 14
“Peanut-Free Football Game Saturday at Northwestern”–headline, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 15
Other Than That, the Story Was Accurate
“CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story indicated that the Berlin Wall was built by Nazi Germany. In fact, it was built by the Communists during the Cold War.”–Puffington Host, Oct. 11
Scarlet Billows, They Begin to Spread
“Former Gov. Bill Richardson says it’s his fault that his relationship with former President Bill Clinton is broken beyond repair,” the Santa Fe New Mexican reports:
“I made the mistake of accepting him coming to Santa Fe to talk to me and watch the [2008] Super Bowl,” said Richardson, who served as a United Nations ambassador and Department of Energy secretary in Clinton’s second term.
“He wanted an endorsement for Hillary Clinton. I was very loyal to President Clinton. I would have endorsed him if he was running. But it wasn’t him,” the former governor said. . . . A few weeks later, Richardson endorsed Obama, which angered the Clintons.
The paper notes that “Richardson made his remarks . . . in an interview on CBS to promote his latest book, How to Sweet-Talk a Shark: Strategies and Stories from a Master Negotiator, released this week.”
So even someone who can sweet-talk a shark can’t sweet-talk Mrs. Clinton.
