Topic: Washington Post Mistakes Barack Obama For Malcolm X
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Thu 01/05/12 06:30 PM
The Washington Post Mistakes Barack Obama For Malcolm X (PICTURE)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/28/the-washington-post-mista_n_555421.html

Dragoness's photo
Thu 01/05/12 06:33 PM
LOL, he is no Malcolm however. Malcolm had real moxy in the face of oppression and discrimination.

Seakolony's photo
Thu 01/05/12 06:33 PM
laugh laugh laugh that should be in jokes, LOL

Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:05 PM
..that's funny.

I can't believe that guy at the bottom, under Twitter, (at least on mine) said, and I quote:

"It's about time we have a great black man on money; Obama, Malcolm, King Jr., Me."

...lol, Obama? Really?

Malcolm, ok.
MLK Jr., ok.

Him or Obama? Get the **** out...

Question I have though..
How do you possibly mistake those two??

For Obama to be in a black and white photo..
...wouldn't he be like 10?

Seakolony's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:15 PM
You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh

s1owhand's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:15 PM
Speaking of some slight mistaken identity...
At 1:29 of the video...here are some good ones...

laugh

http://bcove.me/hp693bg7

Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:19 PM
I know.. just saying.

I laughed. :D

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Thu 01/05/12 07:32 PM
Edited by Jeanniebean on Thu 01/05/12 07:32 PM

You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh


I think it was real, it was just also funny. Are you saying it was not real?












Seakolony's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:34 PM


You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh


I think it was real, it was just also funny. Are you saying it was not real?


It was comedy, LOL....

Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:38 PM


You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh


I think it was real, it was just also funny. Are you saying it was not real?



Like I was asking..

How could you possibly make that mistake?
You just happened to have both their pictures next to each other?
No one noticed the difference?

After all, aren't you all reporters? I'm pretty sure they all know what the president looks like?

s1owhand's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:40 PM



You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh


I think it was real, it was just also funny. Are you saying it was not real?



Like I was asking..

How could you possibly make that mistake?
You just happened to have both their pictures next to each other?
No one noticed the difference?

After all, aren't you all reporters? I'm pretty sure they all know what the president looks like?


check out Fox's non-joke error in my link above!

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Thu 01/05/12 07:43 PM
If it was not a real mistake, then it is not comedy.

If they just made it up, that's just stupid. But if the Post actually made that mistake, that is funny.

How can you make that mistake? Easy. News papers keep photos of people all the time on file to use. Obama and Malcom X look a lot alike.




Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:43 PM




You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh


I think it was real, it was just also funny. Are you saying it was not real?



Like I was asking..

How could you possibly make that mistake?
You just happened to have both their pictures next to each other?
No one noticed the difference?

After all, aren't you all reporters? I'm pretty sure they all know what the president looks like?


check out Fox's non-joke error in my link above!


I don't have volume. :[

Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:47 PM

If it was not a real mistake, then it is not comedy.

If they just made it up, that's just stupid. But if the Post actually made that mistake, that is funny.

How can you make that mistake? Easy. News papers keep photos of people all the time on file to use. Obama and Malcom X look a lot alike.



I know that..
I'm saying..
It's in black and white..
..Obama's not.

Even if they have color pictures of Malcolm, who has pictures of Obama in black and white?

Secondly, doesn't the process require like several different people to check the articles/pictures, etc for validity before being printed?

Similar yes, but even I, who didn't realize their similarity was so strong, would have noticed that.

I mean come on..

The microphone.
The background.
The coloring.
The glasses.

Similar, yes.
Identical, no.

s1owhand's photo
Thu 01/05/12 07:52 PM





You do realize it was on the jokes page....it was made up not real...laugh laugh laugh


I think it was real, it was just also funny. Are you saying it was not real?



Like I was asking..

How could you possibly make that mistake?
You just happened to have both their pictures next to each other?
No one noticed the difference?

After all, aren't you all reporters? I'm pretty sure they all know what the president looks like?


check out Fox's non-joke error in my link above!


I don't have volume. :[


Oh. Fox put Obama's pic up for Romney in a rather long report
and labelled it Romney and left it up for the whole report and
only came back with an apology later...after people called in no
doubt!

laugh

here is an article about it - no sound needed....

http://www.newshounds.us/fox_news_graphic_mixes_up_obama_with_romney

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Thu 01/05/12 07:55 PM
Edited by Jeanniebean on Thu 01/05/12 07:56 PM


If it was not a real mistake, then it is not comedy.

If they just made it up, that's just stupid. But if the Post actually made that mistake, that is funny.

How can you make that mistake? Easy. News papers keep photos of people all the time on file to use. Obama and Malcom X look a lot alike.



I know that..
I'm saying..
It's in black and white..
..Obama's not.

Even if they have color pictures of Malcolm, who has pictures of Obama in black and white?

Secondly, doesn't the process require like several different people to check the articles/pictures, etc for validity before being printed?

Similar yes, but even I, who didn't realize their similarity was so strong, would have noticed that.

I mean come on..

The microphone.
The background.
The coloring.
The glasses.

Similar, yes.
Identical, no.


There is no accounting for people's stupidity. But putting out a news paper every day is fast and furious work. It is easy to make mistakes.

The bigger the blunder, the funnier.

Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Thu 01/05/12 08:11 PM
..true.

lol to the link

And ok, Jeanniebean, you win, lol.

I'm here trying to give them 'some' credit..
..but ok, ok, ok.. it's possible.

:D

msharmony's photo
Thu 01/05/12 11:55 PM


If it was not a real mistake, then it is not comedy.

If they just made it up, that's just stupid. But if the Post actually made that mistake, that is funny.

How can you make that mistake? Easy. News papers keep photos of people all the time on file to use. Obama and Malcom X look a lot alike.



I know that..
I'm saying..
It's in black and white..
..Obama's not.

Even if they have color pictures of Malcolm, who has pictures of Obama in black and white?

Secondly, doesn't the process require like several different people to check the articles/pictures, etc for validity before being printed?

Similar yes, but even I, who didn't realize their similarity was so strong, would have noticed that.

I mean come on..

The microphone.
The background.
The coloring.
The glasses.

Similar, yes.
Identical, no.


I remember the same error being made with pics of sarah palin and tina fey



Sin_and_Sorrow's photo
Fri 01/06/12 12:22 AM
Mannnnn...

I'd mistake Palin for a hole in a bull's rear..