by John Beagle

Typical for the newspaper industry, the New York Times makes many mistakes. Recently in an article last weekend, the Times spelled Middletown, Middleton.

A common mistake, but even so the article covering the presidental candiate was strewn with mistakes.

From an Editor: The cover article on Page 52 this weekend about Senator John McCain’s campaign misspells the given name of Mr. McCain’s fellow senator from Arizona and the surname of the governor of Florida, both McCain supporters. The other Arizona senator is Jon Kyl, not John, and the Florida governor is Charlie Crist, not Christ. The article also misstates the name of the Ohio city where some McCain campaign staff members first met Mr. McCain’s running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska. It is Middletown, not Middleton. And the article overstates the duties of Tucker Eskew, a member of Ms. Palin’s team. He is officially her counselor, not her chief of staff, though campaign officials say that he performs many of the same duties.

Here is the original article: The Making (and Remaking) of McCain