Kissing Cheney: Obviously, 'Washington Post' Got it Wrong

By: E&P Staff Yes, the idea of a young woman making out with Vice President Dick Cheney did seem a bit hard to believe, even if the Veep was admittedly not really there. Still, a correction in today's Washington Post belong in this year's Hall of Fame. In its entirety:

"In the Oct. 17 Sunday Source, the 'Gatherings' story described a Republican barbecue held to watch a presidential debate. The item reported 'the possibly unprecedented occurrence of a young woman in a cowboy hat pretending to make out with a poster of Dick Cheney.' The item should have explained that the woman was asked to pose with the vice president's picture by the photographer working for The Washington Post. The woman also did not pretend to 'make out' with the picture; at the photographer's suggestion, she pretended to blow a kiss at it. The item should have explained that the party was hosted in response to a request from The Post, which discussed the decorations and recipes with the host and agreed to reimburse the cost of recipe ingredients."