Inane Headlines on Supreme Court School Ruling

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As a follow-up to my previous post, I thought I'd take a look at the inane headlines for coverage of the 5-4 ruling today that restricts school districts from using race to manage school populations. Time and the Los Angeles Times are real howlers:

Oh, and the Detroit Free Press goes with this gem: "Supreme Court rules race cannot determine school choice."

Two things: Hasn't that been the law of the land since Brown v. Board of Education, and, since when is it school "choice" when its a government body that selects for you where you MUST attend school?

Use the comments field to link to inane headlines (and loaded lede paragraphs) in newspapers in your neck of the woods.


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I don't remember the source

I don't remember the source, but there was one I read that was:

Decisions on campaign finance, speech, and religion: US Supreme Court rulings mark a swing to the right

So, where's the liberal media

So, where's the liberal media bias?

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Okay, I tried to keep a straight face.......

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A new nick-name for the Old media?

the "Inane Media" or IM for short. Or, maybe, the "Old Inane Media - OIM...?

The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic

An accurate headline would re

An accurate headline would read: "Supreme Court Finds Racial Discrimination, Racial Quotas, Racial Profiling and Racial Preferences Practiced by Two School Districts Unconstitutional."