Betsy Russell of the Spokesman-Review has documented how a 30-second spot from proponents of Propositions 1, 2 and 3 unfairly twists the context of National Education Association General Counsel Bob Chanin's 2009 retirement speech. Russell overlooked something less weighty, but more amusing, given the proponents' aim to bring K-12 education in Idaho "into the 21st century."
At the close of the ad, the screen says, "Don't let the unions take over our schools. VOTE YES on Propositons 1, 2, and 3."
Yes, YES for Idaho Education, misspelled "Propositions." The mistake appears at 27 seconds in this YouTube video. (Perhaps this is a derivative of "There is NO 'I' in T-E-A-M!? Or a concession to the sloppy spelling that electronic devices seem to encourage?)
I asked Ken Burgess, campaign manager for YES for Idaho Education, for comment, figuring he'd have a pithy retort. (Burgess, unlike some politicos, has an excellent sense of humor, and I doubt the spelling error was his.)
Burgess told me this morning that he'd double check, but said, "I understand the error you reference was corrected in the broadcast version of the ad."
Asked who made the error, Burgess wouldn't name names and channeled Harry Truman. "As the campaign manager, I must shoulder that responsibility."
He also appeared to gently mock my interest in such trivia: "I suggest Idahoans watch the ad VERRRY carefully, over and over and over again to see if there are any other typos."
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