'Who the hell wrote that'? NYT's hot take on Bergdahl is 'freaking unbelievable'

You've got to be freaking kidding me… https://t.co/gjP3a7VNaf

— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) March 25, 2015

We wish this were a joke … but no. It’s real, and it’s spectacular — spectacularly asinine, that is:

WHAT??? This is from the New York Times just now. I mean, Good Lord. The stupidity, it burns. pic.twitter.com/oga5TdPLBg

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) March 25, 2015

Holy. Moly.

@RadioFreeTom @JTGilgo @jpodhoretz That is freaking unbelievable.

— William Batson (@Taxfree1031) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/580815492572680193

#headdesk RT @jpodhoretz: WHAT? This is from the New York Times just now. I mean, Good Lord. The stupidity, it burns. pic.twitter.com/15CFBPyFc3

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/flbeachdad/status/580816982062297089

The NY Times is officially beyond parody. (h/t @jpodhoretz) pic.twitter.com/BNJk5lh66l

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/thegoldfarb/status/580814236257030145

https://twitter.com/ByondPolitics/status/580814834972790784

PAPER! OF! RECORD! MT @jpodhoretz: WHAT??? This is from the NYT just now. I mean, Good Lord. The stupidity, it burns. pic.twitter.com/kn0yWU9pxX

— Michael Watson (@MichaelWatsonDC) March 25, 2015

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.@jpodhoretz I. Cant. Even.

— Suze (@suze109) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/RQA/status/580814288744529921

@jpodhoretz i don't get the last part. We're supposed to be concerned about how dishonorably discharged people look back on their career?

— Tonya Vlasik (@lawgirl) March 25, 2015

@iowahawkblog @jpodhoretz What? I'm not stupid but I can't make sense of that.

— Leeta (@LeetaSweet) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/WilHmr/status/580815238448168960

@jpodhoretz @benshapiro It's hard to leave the military in a less honorable fashion than desertion

— Keith Whisler (@Smarmalicious) March 25, 2015

So you're saying this means he'll never be a brigadier general? MT @jpodhoretz: The stupidity, it burns. pic.twitter.com/Y3fwe8DxKA

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) March 25, 2015

@BecketAdams @jpodhoretz "As I looked back on my career, the dishonorable discharge for desertion made me think poorly of the Army" @nytimes

— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) March 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/DamianBennett/status/580815030142287873

@jpodhoretz I knew better than this at age 10 after watching three episodes of M*A*S*H. #layersofeditors

— Jon Munce (@jonmunce) March 25, 2015

@jpodhoretz How did it get past editors?

— William Belcher (@EdB_Ohio) March 25, 2015

@jpodhoretz who the hell wrote that and how are they allowed to drive a car. Someone that stupid should be monitored at all times

— Cory (@Jake_Sam) March 25, 2015

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Update:

Well, how do you like that? As commenter Pat_Loudoun points out, the passage in question seems to have disappeared from the Times’ article online. Without any sort of acknowledgment of the omission, natch.

Another stellar performance, New York Times!