Looks like someone at the Philadelphia Inquirer used their jump-to-conclusions mat and ran this ad in today's newspaper. Click through to The 700 Level to see the full version of the poorly-timed ad.
Kudos to our pal Matt P. for posting this despite the tidy three games-to-one lead that the Yankees took last night. If the Phillies come back and win, this will be the single greatest post in the entire history of the Philadelphiablogosphere.
CONGRATULATIONS BRAD LIDGE OUTSTANDING NINTH INNING
CONGRATULATIONS
SARAH PALIN!
THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS EMPRESS OF AMERICA
CONGRATULATIONS
RYAN HOWARD!
GREAT JOB TOUCHING HOME PLATE
CONGRATULATIONS
NEW YORK METS!
2007 NL EAST CHAMPIONS
CONGRATULATIONS
WALKOFF WALK COMMENTERS!
SUCCESSFUL USE OF CAPS LOCK
Lidge:2009::Wohlers:1996
Posting will be light (read: non-existent) until the liveglog tonight.
They mean National League champs. QUIT BEING MEAN TO THE PAPER THAT FIRED STEPHEN A. SMITH.
Didn't there used to be some tv show where the character got a copy of a newspaper from the future every episode? Maybe that's all happening for real, and we're all the main character?
I think the front-page headline on that edition of the Inquirer also said "Nation rejoices as Obama declares free healthcare for all." The subheadline reads "Palin, Republicans agree 'The Socialists were right all along'"
tim, the show you refer to was called "Early Edition," and starred Kyle "Coach Taylor" Chandler. On that show, a cat used to bring Chandler the paper each day. OMG CAT STAIRS. DMAC GETS THE EARLY EDITION. PHILS WIN!