# Hot Blava

The national debate will always seep over into local politics and thus, events on the national stage will find their way into Hot Blava. We hope that Hot Blava will be an interesting mixture of national issues and issues that affect Utah, and particularly Utah County where we live. Mostly, it is great to write about issues you're thinking about as it solidifies your thinking... or exposes your own irrationality. You can decide which is which.

## Tuesday, January 31, 2006

### What's wrong with this story?

The beginning paragraphs in this CNN.com story make absolutely no sense (emphasis added):

> Peace activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Tuesday in the House chambers after she unfurled an anti-war banner just minutes before President Bush gave his State of the Union address. Capitol police arrested Sheehan and questioned her for about an hour in a separate area of the House, a senior House official said.

The time stamp on this story is 9:16pm EST Tuesday, January 31, 2006. The president’s speech began at 9:00 pm EST.
The phrase “just minutes” implies, well, minutes. Usually far less than thirty, I’d imagine, in most people’s understanding. So how could the Capitol police have already questioned her “for about an hour” only sixteen minutes into the speech?

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