Reply #24: I did a Lexis-Nexis, every-time the Clinton's got a haircut it made the ne [View All]

[mrdmk]

Either is was to expensive or a bad cut.

This is a sort-of redaction from USA Today (I could not find the LA Time redaction, as matter of fact most news stories about this has been pulled. Of couse the airwave media was jumping all over this with no redaction.)

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Copyright 1993 Gannett Company, Inc.
USA TODAY

July 1, 1993, Thursday, FINAL EDITION

SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 1A

LENGTH: 210 words

HEADLINE: Clinton coif story clipped

BYLINE: Bill Nichols

BODY:
Just when President Clinton's infamous $ 200 haircut seemed to be fading from national debate - it's back.

But this time, the media, not Clinton, is getting zinged.

Newsday Wednesday reported Clinton's coif by Beverly Hills stylist Cristophe didn't significantly delay travelers in Los Angeles, despite an avalanche of news coverage to the contrary.

The paper, citing Federal Aviation Administration records secured through the Freedom of Information Act, found no circling planes, no backed-up runways - and only one 2-minute delay.

Most media accounts, including USA TODAY's, were based on wire service stories quoting an unnamed FAA spokesman who said one flight was delayed 25 minutes, one 17 minutes and several others 10 minutes.
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For the most part I remember this being stupidity as usual from all sides.