'Oopsies!': Us Weekly apologizes to Sarah Palin over using fake quotes

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[The Unknown Republican]

Whoops!

Us Weekly ran a story quoting Sarah Palin demanding that Christina Aguilera be “deported” over her botched performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLV.

The only problem: It never happened.

The item “quoted” Palin trashing Aguilera as “a demanding beauty queen who’s clearly in over her head” and adding for good measure, “If I were president, I’d deport Ms. Augilera back to wherever it is she’s from and give Amy Smart a call.”

The fake quotes originated from an Onion-like satirical web site, relaying a fictional radio interview between the former Governor of Alaska and Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Other choice “quotes” from Palin that fooled Us Weekly included, “Here’s another case of an airhead diva going on TV, running her mouth off, sounding like a fool. She doesn’t understand something so basic about America, yet we’re supposed to tolerate her diva behavior?” and “Unemployment is at nine percent, yet we have to suffer through a performance by a foreigner with a poor grasp of the English language?”

[Bitsy]

I think Palin should sue.

Enough is enough. Don't accept the apology, Sarah. SUE until you own both rags. Not bothering to check sources they so wanted to believe the quote was true they tripped over their drool dripping tongues to print those lies. And, moronic, progressive of the the U.S. will claim it to be true no matter what. SUE the Bath tards!

[skr]

I see you are following the adage if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. ; )

[MeganC]

“Lazy bass turds. They should be sued for plagiarism.”

Yeah, where’s the thugs from Righthaven when you actually need them?

[Tax-chick]

1. This will continue to be repeated as fact.
2. Idiots will continue to believe it.
3. “Concerned” “conservatives” will say Sarah shouldn’t run for President because idiots believe these lies.

[The Comedian]

The best debate in the whole presidential campaign

And the only one to include an actual qualified American patriot.

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

[bicyclerepair]

What was said about a lie told often enough?

[Tunehead54]

Nope ...
but it is hidden ...
not to web bots ...
or highlighting ... why bother? ;-)

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Thanks - tables make it easy! ;-)

[Tax-chick]

Something or other ...

[WOBBLY BOB]

does anyone have a pic of the Time quote or a link to it?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If they had only had the sense to quote Tina Fey they could have gotten away with it.

[null and void]

I only asked because I see my hands puts everything in a box.

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FWIW I stole the formatting for the box from him fair and square...

[I see my hands]

Really, all I wanted to do was to lock in a new tag line. I put "placeholder" in the post so to stem any confusion of those who might highlight. Oh well, I've failed before and I'll fail again. D'oh!

[null and void]

And a fine tag line it is...

[Harley]

This reminds me of a line Bob Saget used to use in his comedy monologue. It went like this:

"Men can nurse. No they can, I read it. First I wrote it down and then I read it."

Somebody in the MSM is writing weird stuff down about Sarah Palin and then after reading it they are printing it. I wonder what class they take in Journalism school to learn that?

[bray]

The fake quotes originated from an Onion-like satirical web site, relaying a fictional radio interview between the former Governor of Alaska and Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Media Matters or Huffandpuff post?

Pray for America

[GeronL]

That does not say which site

[3niner]

Ninety percent of Democrats still believe she said, “I can see Russia from my house.” (-Tina Fey, D-SNL)

[JusPasenThru]

Sue them. Sue them all.

Then destroy them all, for Allah knows his own (satirical comment only, not suggesting that anything bad happen to our leftist friends).

[oldteen]

SuperTuesdayNews

[GeronL]

Why would anyone in the media think that is a real news site?