So the New York Post made a huge mistake and announced that Senator Kerry had chosen Representative Gephardt as his running-mate, when in fact he has selected Senator Edwards. Yes, it's a big deal, but it's also interesting to note how many bloggers are nearly ecstatic over the error.
Ok, so maybe not everyone is "ecstatic", but this is still the widest coverage I've ever seen any story get in the blogosphere.
[I started linking to various crowing posts, but became exhausted when I realized I could never do an exhaustive listing.]
Update:
Meanwhile, Drudge reports that:
DISNEY CHAIRMAN MITCHELL CONSULTED KERRY ON RUNNING MATEUpdate 2:Dem presidential hopeful John Kerry quietly consulted with DISNEY Chairman George Mitchell over vice presidential picks, it has been learned.
Kerry reached out to Mitchell for advice and counsel on VP options, sources explain. The DISNEY chairman's responsibilities include the ABC-TV Network and ABCNEWS...
I also love all the pictures of Kerry with various politicians who look like they're about to kiss.
I think it is just that errors on the scale of "Dewey Defeats Truman" only happen once per generation. (Or at least they only used too...the new media does seem a little less fact-oriented.)
KoF: Fair enough. I guess I'm just used to papers making errors, and this is a particularly big one.