In my humble opinion, the Post meant to do this. In no way was this simply an honest mistake. Too many eyes saw this before it went live on the website.
Here’s left wing blog HuffPo’s equally ludicrous caption, which doesn’t make the WashPo’s colossal mixup any better:
Violent black radical Barack Hussein Obama X is learning about wind energy in Iowa, The Washington Post reports in a most unfortunate photo caption error.
It appears Obama and Malcolm X were actually slated for separate stories. The error has since been repaired.
Boy, the national media are having a field day now that they no longer feel the stinging shame of white guilt.
Here is what the WashPo meant to do: