The name ScrappleFace was coined by Ott's grandmother, Jessica McMaster (1915–2006), who cared for Ott and his brothers from the age of five.[1] Ott chose the name knowing that the domain name would be available because no one else would know the word.
Ott, a former journalist, started Scrappleface in July 2002. Ott oversees "the vast editorial staff" at ScrappleFace, an unnamed group of non-existent journalists who "cover the globe like a patina of dental plaque" according to earlier items on the site.[2] In reality, all the ScrappleFace stories (more than 2,500 as of 15 March 2007) on politics, the war on terror, business, science, theology and even sports were written by Ott. The website reported over 10,000,000 visitors as of May 2007.
Axis of weaselsEdit
ScrappleFace is probably best known for originating the phrase "Axis of weasels" (parody of "Axis of evil"),[3][4] in an item Ott wrote in January 2003 titled . Glenn Reynolds linked to it at his widely read blog, Instapundit,[5] noting that it was being circulated at the White House and Pentagon. Two days later, the New York Post carried the front-page headline "AXIS OF WEASEL - GERMANY AND FRANCE WIMP OUT ON IRAQ; COLIN RAPS FRENCH, GERMAN WIMPS".[6] Ott later published a collection of ScrappleFace stories under the title "Axis of Weasels" (ISBN097614140X; now out of print).
Scott Ott began producing a video faux newscast on January 14, 2009 with the launch of SNN (ScrappleFace Network News). The first story was about the tax filing troubles of President Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner.
^Orin, Deborah (January 24, 2003). "AXIS OF WEASEL – GERMANY AND FRANCE WIMP OUT ON IRAQ; COLIN RAPS FRENCH, GERMAN WIMPS". New York Post. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^"Rumsfeld Rebukes Ted Kennedy". 6 September 2007.
External linksEdit
ScrappleFace website
August 28, 2023
scrappleface, website, scott, that, satirizes, news, from, conservative, perspective, type, sitesatirical, newscreated, byscott, otturlwww, scrappleface, comlaunchedjuly, 2002current, statussite, hacked, empty, contents, history, axis, weasels, media, coverage. ScrappleFace is a U S website run by Scott Ott that satirizes the news from a conservative perspective ScrappleFaceType of siteSatirical newsCreated byScott OttURLwww wbr scrappleface wbr comLaunchedJuly 2002Current statusSite hacked and empty Contents 1 History 1 1 Axis of weasels 1 2 Media coverage 2 SNN ScrappleFace Network News 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe name ScrappleFace was coined by Ott s grandmother Jessica McMaster 1915 2006 who cared for Ott and his brothers from the age of five 1 Ott chose the name knowing that the domain name would be available because no one else would know the word Ott a former journalist started Scrappleface in July 2002 Ott oversees the vast editorial staff at ScrappleFace an unnamed group of non existent journalists who cover the globe like a patina of dental plaque according to earlier items on the site 2 In reality all the ScrappleFace stories more than 2 500 as of 15 March 2007 on politics the war on terror business science theology and even sports were written by Ott The website reported over 10 000 000 visitors as of May 2007 Axis of weasels Edit ScrappleFace is probably best known for originating the phrase Axis of weasels parody of Axis of evil 3 4 in an item Ott wrote in January 2003 titled Rumsfeld Sorry for Axis of Weasels Remark Glenn Reynolds linked to it at his widely read blog Instapundit 5 noting that it was being circulated at the White House and Pentagon Two days later the New York Post carried the front page headline AXIS OF WEASEL GERMANY AND FRANCE WIMP OUT ON IRAQ COLIN RAPS FRENCH GERMAN WIMPS 6 Ott later published a collection of ScrappleFace stories under the title Axis of Weasels ISBN 097614140X now out of print Media coverage Edit Ott s work has been quoted in The Washington Post Sports Illustrated The Kansas City Star The Weekly Standard Wired OpinionJournal com citation needed and the BBC website 7 ScrappleFace stories have also been quoted on radio by Rush Limbaugh Glenn Beck Roger Hedgecock Michael Medved Bill Bennett and dozens of regional radio hosts as well as on CNN and MSNBC At least two ScrappleFace stories have been passed around via email enough to become an urban myth and be debunked by Snopes com 8 9 ScrappleFace is popular amongst conservative political bloggers who frequently link to its items SNN ScrappleFace Network News EditScott Ott began producing a video faux newscast on January 14 2009 with the launch of SNN ScrappleFace Network News The first story was about the tax filing troubles of President Barack Obama s Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner See also EditList of satirical magazines List of satirical news websites List of satirical television news programsReferences Edit Woman Who Coined ScrappleFace Passes Away Archived from the original on 2007 05 09 Retrieved 2007 05 22 ScrappleFace Idi Amin to Head U N Rights Commission in Absentia Archived from the original on 2006 12 30 Retrieved 2007 05 22 Axis of weasels theage com au www theage com au Opinion amp Reviews Wall Street Journal www opinionjournal com Instapundit com Orin Deborah January 24 2003 AXIS OF WEASEL GERMANY AND FRANCE WIMP OUT ON IRAQ COLIN RAPS FRENCH GERMAN WIMPS New York Post Retrieved August 20 2018 BBC NEWS Magazine Don t believe everything you read online news bbc co uk Axis of Weasels 6 September 2007 Rumsfeld Rebukes Ted Kennedy 6 September 2007 External links EditScrappleFace website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ScrappleFace amp oldid 1128608870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
