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maxrandb

(15,345 posts) Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:18 PM Jan 2018

Internet Burns WA Post for SOTU Headline

https://www.yahoo.com/news/internet-burns-washington-post-over-100105589.html

Internet Burns Washington Post Over Its Front Page On Trump's Speech

The Washington Post’s first edition headline covering President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address didn’t go over well on social media.

The Washington Post’s first edition headline covering President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address didn’t go over well on social media.

Twitter users panned the original five-column headline: "A Call For Bipartisanship"

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Some of my faves:

Congrats on a headline you absolutely, positively won't regret tomorrow.

Twelve editions from now, you'll have it absolutely nailed.

I guess WTF was too pithy?

Personally I would have gone with "Well He Didn't Poop Himself"