Sara Jane Coleman

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Joe Loveland

Admittedly, it can be difficult to keep track of Senator Norm Coleman’s makeovers.

Is he a Clinton Democrat or a Bush Republican? Is he a mud slinging member of the RNC’s infamous “truth squad” that taunts Democratic candidates across the nation, or, as he now claims, a uniter who reaches across the aisle to bring Democrats and Republicans together? Is he a radical leftist war protester or a radical conservative war defender?

But as far as I know, Minnesota’s senior Senator has never been mistaken for a female terrorist. Until now…

- Loveland

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6 Responses to “Sara Jane Coleman”

  1. Mike Keliher, on May 9th, 2008 at 9:07 am Said:

    What in the world?

  2. Joe Loveland, on May 9th, 2008 at 9:10 am Said:

    Boggles the mind. I can’t imagine how this could have happened. Maybe the oddest news media error I’ve ever seen.

  3. Jon Austin, on May 9th, 2008 at 9:48 am Said:

    Oops! Goes up there on the list of media screw-ups with the John Derus picture in the Strib. Having said that, I doubt I would have caught the mistake in real-time sitting on my couch. It’s only thanks to the wonder of technology - a DVR, YouTube and - of course - the SRC that made it possible for us to laugh about it over and over and over.

    Of course, it does suggest some really fun attack ads…

    VOG: “Norm Coleman. U.S. Senator, Mayor. Devoted family man. Conservative voice for Minnesota….or is he?

    “Turns out Norm Coleman is actually a cross-dressing bombmaker who lived a life of lies as a St. Paul housewife and subversive member of his PTA.

    “Is that really who we want to represent Minnesota values in the U.S. Senate?”

    Do a little morphing work on the video, add the all-important cite: KSTP-TV, March 23, 2008 - and we’re off to the races! I bet I could start a 527 and raise $1 million for ads with just this pitch alone.

    Austin

  4. Joe Loveland, on May 9th, 2008 at 10:00 am Said:

    This is how urban myths start.

  5. Dennis Lang, on May 9th, 2008 at 2:11 pm Said:

    Hmm…. The ultimate testimony to the investigative genius and dispassionately objective reporting of the Hubbard media empire?

  6. Joe Loveland, on May 12th, 2008 at 9:35 am Said:

    Yes, this blooper by a station owned by a family of Republican backers doesn’t neatly fit into the grand “liberal media” conspiracy theory. Imagine the screech if this error had happened at a station owned by a liberal.

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