Mighty Red Pen

September 16, 2008

The best candidate for the job?

Filed under: Uncategorized — mighty red pen @ 7:55 pm
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MRP received this mailing from the campaign of Kelly Timilty, who is running for re-election to the Governor’s Council here in Massachusetts.

Here’s the typo that caught my eye. Compare:

Not just any typo. A typo in the candidate’s name.

I think you can see why it would be hard to vote for such a candidate.

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1 Comment »

  1. “Timilty” means public service.

    But “Timitly” will rule with an iron fist!

    Comment by helen's dad — September 17, 2008 @ 5:56 pm | Reply


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