[WikiEN-l] NYT flattery

[Blech Nic]

Or maybe both Dowd and Wikipedia simply got it from People, the source Wikipedia lists for the quote.

B.

"Where do your children's names come from?
TODD: Sarah's parents were coaches and the whole family was involved in track
and I was an athlete in high school, so with our first-born, I was,
like, 'Track!' Bristol is named after Bristol Bay. That's
where I grew up, that's where we commercial fish. Willow is a community
there in Alaska. And then Piper, you know, there's just not too many
Pipers out there and it's a cool name. And Trig is a Norse name for
"strength."





----- Original Message ----
From: Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com>
To: wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 6:54:04 AM
Subject: [WikiEN-l] NYT flattery

[If "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery", I'm thinking
close paraphrase is a pretty good second.]

Liberal commentators are of course having a field day with the
nomination of [[Sarah Palin]] for the U.S. vice-presidency.
The NYT's dishy Maureen Dowd compared the situation to a
deliciously hokey chick flick, including this description
of the heroine's kids:

    Track (named after high school track meets), Bristol
    (after Bristol Bay where they did commercial fishing),
    Willow (after a community in Alaska), Piper
    (just a cool name) and Trig (Norse for "strength.") 

    [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/opinion/31dowd.html]

Now, was this fantastic satire, or based on truth?  A quick check
of our article reveals not only that it's truth, but also where
Dowd got her facts from.

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