Boston.com Fires Editor for Joking About John Boehner’s Liver
Ordered silent yesterday. Now I can comment: The story I wrote was awful. Tasteless. Mean. Bosses felt it was inexcusable. They fired me.
— Victor Paul Alvarez (@vpaulalvarez) January 15, 2015
On Tuesday Alvarez authored a post in which he joked that House Speaker John Boehner’s alcohol-soaked liver might be capable of neutralizing poison.
Earlier today: Boston.com Cowers In Fear After Publishing Joke About Boehner’s Liver