AP Accidentally Calls Lieberman A Prick

Editor & Publisher:

One of the most amusing typos of the season turned up for awhile overnight in a major Associated Press dispatch. Some in the liberal blogosphere, who have often criticized Sen. Joe Lieberman -- the Democrat turned Independent who has endorsed John McCain -- found it all too apt.

The typo, in an article on the upcoming vice presidential picks due from McCain and Barack Obama and written by one of the top AP political scribes, Nedra Pickler, was soon corrected but can still be found viewed via Google at numerous news sites early this morning.

After focusing on Obama, the article discusses several possible McCain picks, and relates, "His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Less traditional choices mentioned include former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, an abortion-rights supporter, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 who now is an independent."

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Comments

[08politicaljunkie]

a Freudian Slip

[BartLA]

It's just like McCain's gaffes: shows what the true thinking is.

[marymansour]

Whoa there AP. Typo or not, it's the truth. You just stated what is probably a tiny mouthful.

[impatient]

I'd be happy to call him a prick anytime and any place and it would NOT be a typo.

[Mike169]

Yike! - "prick" - I thought that word was banned on Huffpo!

[GoodScout]

Don't worry, AP. Truth is an absolute defense in libel cases....

[ChicagoDMT]

hahahahaha

[Marichu]

A comedic gaffe is what it unintentionally turned out to be! A typo? . . .I think not.

[RaraAvis17]

I always say, if it walks like a p*ick, and it talks like a p*ick, and looks like a p*ick - its a P*ICK.

[Peddler]

Finally...­.........t­he truth is revealed..­......

[southafrica4obama]

He's a prick, so!

[Peddler]

And a small one at that......­.so I'm told.

[jsinclair]

Sometimes the media gets it right after all.

[JC1c1]

Too funny, and correct

[V4Vigilance]

Call me when the pick/prick switch has played as many times as the Obama/Osama switch has on Faux News.

[Forester]

He is NOT, however, standing at attention