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Lou Dobbs has always been a very interesting political figure and not least of all because of current events: he quit CNN. In this article off the front page of The Huffington Post, John Stewart and Dobbs talk about why he left CNN, his political views, and health care. Understandably, they did not discuss typos in the news!

THP quoted Stewart as saying:

This idea that somehow getting a health care plan through takes us back to the days pre-revolution is bunk.

Stewart probably didn’t say that exactly. As a copywriter, this is what I would have written:

This idea that somehow getting a health care plan through takes us back to the pre-revolution days is bunk.

Enjoy the articles and the videos.

Off the front page of The Huffington Post, the short article, “Stewart Responds to Hannity’s Apology: Nothing’s Worth Sitting Through His Show,” has a few typos I, as a slightly obsessive compulsive copywriter, must correct.

What THP wrote:

Earlier this week, Jon Stewart did a segment on Sean Hannity’s health care protest coverage in which he revealed that the Fox host had used footage of a different, larger event to make gathering look more impressive.

What I would have written:

Earlier this week, Jon Stewart did a segment on Sean Hannity’s health care protest coverage in which he revealed that the Fox host had used footage of a different, larger event to make the gathering look more impressive.

The second THP typo:

“He” came came out on stage to take a bow and…

What this seasoned freelance copywriter would have written:

“He” came out on stage to take a bow and…

And there you have it. Linguistic perfection.