Wednesday, May 16, 2007

More fun with footnotes!

It was only a matter of time until someone outside of the ex-gay movement figured out how to abuse footnotes with style. In a new book by Bay Buchanan entitled The Extreme Makeover of Hilary (Rodham) Clinton, Buchanan writes:
As I studied Hillary from her early years through her days as First Lady, it became more and more evident that extreme insecurity is a dominant personality trait. Not being a medical professional, I decided to look more deeply into the condition. After days of research, I was led to a fascinating field of study involving narcissistic personality style. The symptoms of the related disorder were intriguing. I have included them in an endnote. [cite 74]

What's in this endnote, you might wonder?
The list of "intriguing" symptoms Buchanan purported to include in her endnotes -- specifically endnote 74, Chapter 1 -- appears to be missing from the book entirely. Buchanan does not reference her study of "narcissistic personality style" elsewhere in the book.

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