NEO: And then there’s the reaction to al-Baghdadi’s death.
It makes one wonder what the present-day editors of the WaPo would make of Hitler’s death if they had to report it all over again:
“Animal-loving vegetarian with ambitious plans dies tragically”
Or Stalin’s:
“Former seminary student who became leader of a great nation is deeply mourned”
ADDENDUM:
I wasn’t far off from what was the actual NY Times headline for Stalin’s obit, which read, “Stalin Rose From Czarist Oppression to Transform Russia Into Mighty Socialist State.” [Hat tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.]
Wow. That seems to be a real Times headline and not a parody site.
At some point, planet Earth slipped into the Spock’s beard alternate universe where the Babylon Bee is more accurate and trustworthy than the New York Times and the Washington Post.