As if the economy isn't actually strong right now. What the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke actually said: "...the overall economy remained resilient in recent months."
Guilt by association: "Tuscaloosa, where George Wallace once stood defiantly in the schoolhouse door to keep blacks out of the University of Alabama...."
The Times, April 8: "State tax revenues around the country are growing far more slowly this year and in some cases falling below projections..."
The Times, June 11: "State lawmakers across the ...
The Times avoids the "provocative" (but accurate) label of "partial-birth abortion" in headlines, while fencing the phrase with quotation marks in stories.