Far be it from a newspaper to cast the first stone over mis-spelling but even the Member for Orange Phil Donato had a laugh when this version of his first name was shown in an election TV ad.
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On Saturday night an eagle-eyed viewer spotted there was one too many Ls in Philip in the advertisement.
"I've seen that, it wasn't me. I don't know who is to blame. It should be corrected," Mr Donato said.
He said the advertisement would have been signed off by the Shooters Fisher and Farmers Party headquarters in Sydney.
In mixed results for the party in last week's ballots Mr Donato drew bottom spot on the voting paper however, the party has first spot on the upper house paper.
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David Fitzsimons
I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.
I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.
