A race for a US House of Representatives seat in Washington State has turned decidedly nasty, causing one writer to use a correction to masterful effect.
The background: The National Republican Congressional Committee put together an ad that attacks the deceased father of Don Barbieri, the Democrat candidate. His Republican challenger, Cathy McMorris, has thus far not spoken out against the ad. So editorial writer and columnist Patrick McGann of the Lewiston Morning Tribune in Idaho penned a column attacking her and the ad. At the end of the column, he appended this notice:
Correction
An Oct. 1 editorial referred to Washington state Rep. Cathy McMorris, R-Colville as a “classy candidate.” This page regrets the error. — P.M.
With a big thanks to Ryan, who originally found this gem and put it up on his blog.
