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NY Times Attempts To Correct Their Own Op-Ed. Tom Cotton Gets Even, Mocks Their ‘Rushed Editorial Process’

Hank Berrien
NY Times Attempts To Correct Their Own Op-Ed. Tom Cotton Gets Even, Mocks Their ‘Rushed Editorial Process’
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On Saturday, The New York Times attempted to correct the mistake made by its op-ed writer Maureen Dowd by writing that if former Vice President Joe Biden selected a woman as his running mate it would be the first Democratic male/female presidential ticket since Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, ignoring Hillary Clinton’s presidential run in 2016.

The Times started by tweeting, “It’s hard to fathom, but it has been 36 years since a man chose to put a woman on the Democratic ticket with him, writes @Maureen Dowd. To use Geraldine Ferraro’s favorite expression, ‘Gimme a break.’”

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