# The NY Post picks... Gephardt for VP

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**Created:** [July 6, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ny-post-picks-gephardt-for-vp/253828 "2004-07-06T19:05:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ny-post-picks-gephardt-for-vp/253828/1 "2004-07-06T19:05:35Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/06/nypost.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/06/nypost.ap/index.html)

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> Post editor in chief Col Allan said in a statement that he made the decision to go with the Gephardt story based on information that turned out to be inaccurate. He did not elaborate.

Betcha Col Allan had the “oh sh\*t” moment of his career. 😃

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ny-post-picks-gephardt-for-vp/253828/2 "2004-07-07T03:15:42Z")

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I heard on the news that the editors of the Daily News sent the Post editors a case of champagne.

Thank God New York still has several daily papers. Everyone knows competition improves journalism.

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**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ny-post-picks-gephardt-for-vp/253828/3 "2004-07-07T18:35:48Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> I heard on the news that the editors of the Daily News sent the Post editors a case of champagne.
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> Thank God New York still has several daily papers. Everyone knows competition improves journalism.

I dunno… been a few papers in NYC for years, yet the Post, who once had a headline of “Headless Body in Topless Bar”, was routinely lampooned on SNL, and is often basically the daily _National Enquirer_ , still goes on…

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ny-post-picks-gephardt-for-vp/253828/4 "2004-07-07T18:58:55Z")

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Well, can we be sure Kerry didn’t first choose Gephardt and then change his mind?

:d&r: