THE DIGNITY INDEX
Next Time, Einstein, How About a Heads-Up?
A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go.
Published May 2, 2009
From the magazine issue dated May 18, 2009
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Weighing in on swine flu, VP Joe Biden returns to his role as a one-man foot-and-mouth pandemic, urges people to avoid subways, "confined aircraft." Score: 24
North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx wrongly claims that Matthew Shepard, inspiration for a hate-crimes bill, wasn't killed because he was gay and calls the notion a "hoax." Score: 77
White House Military Office director Louis Caldera approves a low-flying photo op for Air Force One over lower Manhattan, sending New Yorkers into a panic. Score: 81
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