Monday, July 21, 2003

Howell Raines sez: “What paper?”

Not to beat a dead horse, but what is up with the former NYT editor? Maybe he really is as unbalanced as we think he is – from the NY Post’s Page Six:

July 21, 2003 -- LOOKING laid-back and relaxed, Howell Raines was the only editor to be honored Thursday night at the Eddie Adams Workshop Tribute Awards Ceremony. After emcee Peter Jennings presented the ousted Times editor with the Joe Rosenthal Award - named for the photographer who captured the flag-raising at Iwo Jima - Raines got a call from Rosenthal, 92, himself. He was later overheard chatting with a guest who observed that since he left the Times, "It has become flat-footed again in the photography department." Responded Raines, "I wouldn't know. I haven't seen the paper!"

He added: “The aliens beam all the latest news directly into my cerebellum. It’s blissful.”

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