The Atlantic's Boldest: A Correction Column

I haven't disclosed my corrections in a while, and I'm feeling a bit guilty.

For this week:

1. I wrote that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be the "brass tacts" enforcer of Barack Obama's vision. But gilded politeness was not what I intended to convey. Indeed, the phrase is "brass tacks."

2. Yesterday, I wrote that McCain adviser Charlie Black was taking a "leave of absence" from his lobbying firm. In fact, Black is resinging.

3. In a piece about Barack Obama and Tony McPeak, I mispelled the name of AIPAC critic
and political scientist John Mearsheimer.

Comments

Resinging?

Posted by Joe | March 28, 2008 11:34 AM

He's quite a baritone.

Posted by Curtis | March 28, 2008 11:36 AM

He's gettin the band back together.

Posted by Joe | March 28, 2008 11:39 AM

the white man's feet. they smell so bad. and type too fast.

Posted by rolaids | March 28, 2008 11:41 AM

Is Black doing a cover of 'It's Raining McCain'?

Posted by JC | March 28, 2008 11:41 AM

Can you have a correction on a correction...? "...Black is resinging"???

Posted by Dave | March 28, 2008 11:41 AM

You also devoted a post to the Senior Lecturer BS. Might want to issue a correction for that entire post.

Just kidding. Nothing but love Ambers.

Posted by JBS | March 28, 2008 11:51 AM

We should verb Mearsheimer's name so everyone will have to learn to spell it. He mearsheimered that one. Way to give someone the full mearsheimer. What's the guy known for?

Posted by Deborah | March 28, 2008 12:24 PM

I don't know, but I agree that "mearsheimer" is a perfectly cromulent word.

Posted by Jordan Weber-Flink | March 28, 2008 12:32 PM

We forgive you :). Have a nice weekend!

Posted by Dave | March 28, 2008 1:02 PM

No, really. Please use it.

Posted by spellcheck | March 28, 2008 1:17 PM

What spellcheck said.

Posted by Kevin | March 28, 2008 3:52 PM

Encore!

Posted by dannyc | March 29, 2008 7:33 PM

Dan Quayle tells me "misspell" is misspelled.

Posted by The Grammarian | March 31, 2008 11:31 AM