
Special Classifieds Feature
Buy Washington Post Inauguration newspapers, books, and more






I was really hoping that I was going to get that role in the Real World, but then I realized that, well, they don't like plus-sized models. They only like the women who look a certain way."
Think Progress
By
washingtonpost.com editors
|
March 13, 2009; 7:50 AM ET
Go to full archive for Blunder Box »


Why has WAPO pulled its number one article from yesterday? Obama Signs Spending Bill, Vowing to Battle Earmarks received 936 comments. It's not even on the list of the 35 most popular Politics articles even though ones like An Ex-Journalist on His New Life as Biden Aide with 5 comments is listed. Most of the spending bill comments were against the bill.
Did WAPO censure its own news, choosing to pull the story off the front page and "Most Viewed" list because of hundreds of negative comments about the Democrat's omnibus bill?