I Didn’t Know That Was An Option

So Brazil’s New York Times correspondent suggests that the President of Brazil might have a little problem with the sauce. Hint: he sometimes shows up to public gatherings double-fisting glasses of whiskey. Seems fair enough, except the article gets him thrown out of the country! Someone should let the Israeli Foreign Ministry know that the international community considers it OK to toss journalists out for “offending the honour of the president.” There are some CNN, BCC, Reuters, AP, Al-Jezeera, Le Monde, Guardian, Nation, and, yes, New York Times correspondents who have overstayed their welcome. Bonus question: this story is getting no international coverage. If the Israeli government threw out the New York Times correspondent for insulting Sharon, how many articles over 1,500 do you think it would get on Google News?