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Read My Lips

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Newspaper editors show Gov. Spitzer grimacing at the podium

Tricia McKinney

It's no surprise that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's bombshell admission of...something...yesterday made the front page of all of the local papers here in NYC today. It made the cover of the Washington Post as well. All of the local papers except one picked a picture of the governor grimacing. Or maybe pursing his lips? It's hard to describe exactly what he's doing, but it's easy to see that he's not smiling.

Which paper decided to go with a more dignified facial expression for the governor? The paper that broke the story, the New York Times.

Tricia McKinney

9:42 AM ET | 03-11-2008 | permalink

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I said this in the other Spitzer post, but in 20 years, he WILL be the next "bitter beer face" guy. Mark my words.

Sent by Greg | 10:03 AM ET | 03-11-2008

Clearly it was just too good an expression to pass up - after all, you also went with a similar shot of him girning for Monday afternoon's piece on the breaking news.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/03/spitzer_scandal_just_feels_rot.html

Sent by allstonian | 10:38 AM ET | 03-11-2008

Allstonian,

You're right, I should have pointed that out. I was just struck by how almost everyone used the same pic--it was weird to see them all stacked together on our table of newspapers. I should have made my post clearer about what inspired me to throw all the papers together and take a pic.

Sent by Tricia, NPR | 11:13 AM ET | 03-11-2008

i think he's imaging having aimed a bit higher than his foot!!!

Sent by jayn | 12:32 PM ET | 03-11-2008

It looks like someone forgot their dentures!

Sent by JD | 1:25 AM ET | 03-12-2008

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