This weekend, a video was released by the Islamic State that purportedly shows the execution of five men IS call "British spies"—a characterization that was later denied by UK intelligence services.
(At one point, Trump said that America was in danger of becoming "a sanctuary for extremism"—a characterization that one might already apply to the White House).
Mr. Lieberman, he said, was "an opponent of affirmative action," a characterization that does not square with how Mr. Lieberman describes his own views on the subject.
The fight was labeled a gang attack by the police, a characterization that formed the red-hot core of the subsequent coverage.
Kiffin said Wednesday that Lee was "flustered" in talking to reporters, a characterization that made Lee laugh on Saturday.
She described herself as "a pipeline to the president for consumers," a characterization that underscored the strength and the weakness of her position.
On Wednesday afternoon, Paloma Herrera turned in a creditably danced debut in the lead role, playing Giselle as a dreaming child in a characterization that will clearly deepen with time.
The White House billed the move as part of a "comprehensive energy strategy," a characterization that, as many commentators pointed out, made no sense, since comprehensiveness is precisely what the President's strategy lacks.
The papers also contain a reference to a discussion that Flynn had with "a very senior member" of the transition team, a characterization that suggests that the list of names of who that may be is a short one.
At every opportunity, Mrs. Clinton and her advisers suggested that Mr. Giuliani was slightly out of control, a characterization that was intended to raise doubts about Mr. Giuliani and knock him off stride.
Ali Farka Touré In Europe and the United States Mr. Touré is often described as an African bluesman, a characterization that will make sense to anyone who knows his music, and mislead those who don't.
