A bartender at Wetherington Country Club in West Chester, Ohio, has been arrested for threatening to kill Speaker of the House John Boehner, possibly by poisoning his drink.
Boston.com, a site owned by the Boston Globe, carried this snarky analysis:
Would Anyone Have Noticed if Bartender Succeeded in Poisoning John Boehner? http://t.co/pxHuCGs2OK pic.twitter.com/qhNG66sah0
— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) January 14, 2015
The original “joke” was that Boehner’s “pickled liver” would have stopped the poison:
Boston Globe thinks John Boehner's "pickled liver" would have filtered out poison attack: http://t.co/ozpJXgVrw6
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) January 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/Roger247/status/555343660682727424
https://twitter.com/Roger247/status/555344675612024832
https://twitter.com/sue_oconnell1/status/555351129241178112
@dbernstein @BostonDotCom why did you write this @vpaulalvarez?
— McCallister Crowley (@EstelleSweaty) January 14, 2015
@BostonDotCom Truly a pathetic headline/tweet. Would anyone notice if your rag went out of business?
— Steve Henry (@burtreynolds517) January 14, 2015
@BostonDotCom stay classy
— Eric Darbe (@EricDarbe) January 14, 2015
@BostonDotCom you think that's funny? I guess calling you journalists is a joke too
— Lisa (@kittywhisperer7) January 14, 2015
But wait…
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/555375955464966144
After the “joke” was called out, Boston.com made an “editor’s note” at the bottom of the story, and a reference to Boehner’s “pickled liver” is now gone. The section wondering if “anybody would have noticed” if the bartender had successfully poisoned the Speaker remains (for now):
@jimgeraghty did you see? http://t.co/DwOihUmzcT "editor's note" at the end. Quite the weasely correction.
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) January 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/555404940886441984
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/555371700599422976
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/555425357407731712
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include an additional tweet.
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