The editor of a small weekly newspaper,
Annoyed at legislation that had recently been passed, ran a scathing editorial under the headline:
"HALF OF OUR LEGISLATORS ARE CROOKS."
Many prominent local politicians were outraged, and tremendous pressure was exerted on him to retract the statement.
He finally succumbed to the pressure and ran an apology with the headline:
"HALF OF OUR LEGISLATORS ARE NOT CROOKS."
Annoyed at legislation that had recently been passed, ran a scathing editorial under the headline:
"HALF OF OUR LEGISLATORS ARE CROOKS."
Many prominent local politicians were outraged, and tremendous pressure was exerted on him to retract the statement.
He finally succumbed to the pressure and ran an apology with the headline:
"HALF OF OUR LEGISLATORS ARE NOT CROOKS."
