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Sometimes over-the-top, ham-handed spin can call into question everything we hold dear about tabloid newspapers. In an outrageous example, yesterday's New York Post item on the upcoming International Federation of Competitive Eating hot-dog-eating contest, with reporting by the NYP's Gersh Kuntzman, somehow neglects to mention that Kuntzman is the "recording secretary" of the Federation. The horror! The betrayal! (Oh, by the way, there were supposed to be 10 planes hijacked on 9/11, and Iraq and Al Qaeda have no credible connection, but do consult your local tabloids if you'd like to learn that Bill Clinton got a blowjob from an intern in 1997.)