Newspeak at its best - Thanks to NRO

Very Scary

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The New York Times today quotes the first man on line to get a Clinton book
signed today, Greg Packer. Packer was first on line to get Hillary’s book
too. Actually, he’s a professional man-on-the-street. Ann Coulter wrote this
after the Hillary book launch:

"Another average individual eager to get Hillary's book was Greg Packer, who
was the centerpiece of the New York Times' "man on the street" interview about
Hillary-mania. After being first in line for an autographed book at the Fifth
Avenue Barnes & Noble, Packer gushed to the Times: "I'm a big fan of Hillary
and Bill's. I want to change her mind about running for president. I want to be
part of her campaign."

It was easy for the Times to spell Packer's name right because he is apparently
the entire media's designated "man on the street" for all articles ever
written. He has appeared in news stories more than 100 times as a random member
of the public. Packer was quoted on his reaction to military strikes against
Iraq; he was quoted at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Thanksgiving Day
Parade and the Veterans' Day Parade. He was quoted at not one – but two –
New Year's Eve celebrations at Times Square. He was quoted at the opening of a
new "Star Wars" movie, at the opening of an H&M clothing store on Fifth Avenue
and at the opening of the viewing stand at Ground Zero. He has been quoted at
Yankees games, Mets games, Jets games – even getting tickets for the Brooklyn
Cyclones. He was quoted at a Clinton fund-raiser at Alec Baldwin's house in the
Hamptons and the pope's visit to Giants stadium.
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