Staggering, Beautiful Wrongness
5 Comments Published by Tom Gara on Monday, February 2 at Monday, February 02, 2009.
One of the worst newspapers in the world is based here in the UAE. Thats a big thing for me to say, because I come from Adelaide, home of the appropriately named Advertiser.
Anyhow, yesterday their "reporter" Vigyan Arya published a story that was plaigarised from a spoof news article. It made it all the way to the print edition, leading a page nonetheless, and was on their website until someone wisely yanked it. Thankfully Google, bless their souls, have kept a cache of the article, meaning this piece of poetic beauty will remain available for all eternity:
The retraction / apology will need to be almost as long as the story, which is why they probably won't bother writing one at all.
Anyhow, yesterday their "reporter" Vigyan Arya published a story that was plaigarised from a spoof news article. It made it all the way to the print edition, leading a page nonetheless, and was on their website until someone wisely yanked it. Thankfully Google, bless their souls, have kept a cache of the article, meaning this piece of poetic beauty will remain available for all eternity:
"Unconfirmed resources reveal President Obama allegedly signed a $30 million (Dh110m) advertising deal with smartphone maker Blackberry.This is hilarious on multiple levels - not only did the guy plaigarise, but he plaigarised a satirical fiction website, faked quotes from the US president and the CEO of Apple, and said the CEO of Apple was a guy who left Apple 15 years ago. He even mispelled the name of the fake source he was plaigarising from.
Rumour has it that president Obama secretly signed a $30m advertising promotion with the mobile phone maker during his campaign to become the President. Though he has not admitted so publicly, Obama's words and actions seem to verify the claim.
"I love my Blackberry. I never leave home without it," Obama told a reporter. "I encourage every American to buy a Blackberry. And you can buy one now for only $99.99 with a two-year activation plan from Sprint."
In a direct sales pitch by the then aspiring president, Obama seem to have told the media several times and at different places during his entire campaign to purchase Blackberry products and even offered a 20-per cent discount to anyone who said "Obama sent me" to their salesperson.
President Obama has categorically denied of any contractual arrangement with Blackberry, but has also supported the idea suggesting that it would be OK if he did have one.
"I don't have a contract with Blackberry but if I did, so what?" Obama asked. "Basketball players sell deodorant and there's no conflict of interest...."
Obama ended a recent speech by raising his Blackberry toward the cameras saying, "kids, ask mum and dad for a Blackberry!"
The retraction / apology will need to be almost as long as the story, which is why they probably won't bother writing one at all.
Very funny - ......''Blackberry even offered a 20-per cent discount to anyone who said "Obama sent me" to their salesperson.''
this is truly staggering...
Yeah, the mention of John Sculley was one of the funniest parts of that article. Seems like they didn't even read the thing before reprinting it!
Vigyan Arya ? are u sure thats not ur nom de plume tommy?
john sculley..hahahhahahahahahaha
nice find ;)
obama sent me to confirm the facts of this article