German magazine mistakenly publishes Bush obituary
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's respected news weekly Der Spiegel has mistakenly published an obituary for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
The unfinished obituary appeared on Der Spiegel's website for only a few minutes Sunday before it was spotted by Internet users and removed.
In it, the magazine's New York correspondent Marc Pitzke describes Bush as "a colorless politician" whose image only improved when it was compared to the later presidency of his son, George W. Bush.
Bush was hospitalized in Houston Nov. 23 for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough. He was moved to intensive care on Dec. 23 after he developed a fever.
A family spokesman says the 88-year-old former president was moved out of intensive care into a regular hospital room again Saturday after his condition improved.
The unfinished obituary appeared on Der Spiegel's website for only a few minutes Sunday before it was spotted by Internet users and removed.
In it, the magazine's New York correspondent Marc Pitzke describes Bush as "a colorless politician" whose image only improved when it was compared to the later presidency of his son, George W. Bush.
Bush was hospitalized in Houston Nov. 23 for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough. He was moved to intensive care on Dec. 23 after he developed a fever.
A family spokesman says the 88-year-old former president was moved out of intensive care into a regular hospital room again Saturday after his condition improved.
He's an American patriot. I wish him well.
 @Magic 8 Ball in death we are all the same.
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truly the great equalizer
Now he's as famous as Mark Twain...
Ah yes, the media. Have to always be there first.
"The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated." Mark Twain
Lovely picture of his grandma kissing him!
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Der Spiegal respected? Didn't they publish the false Hitler papers?
Well some real geniuses there. Suddenly KOMO's proofreading errors don't seem so bad. ;)
Oops.
Oh come on people. Do you really think that this was a mistake?Â
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This is them sticking it to us, aka trolling Americans. No publicity is bad publicity.Â
Der Spiegel did this? Wow... It is one of the sites I visit frequently to try to get information on what other people outside our bubble see. I even have their app on my Ipad. I expect Faux to do this but not Der Spiegel.
Wishful thinking?
 @Just a dude No, I believe it was a mistake, because only a person completely lacking in moral character would actually wish another person to be dead.
 @Steve98028  @Just a dude wow you are posting over on the hillary clinton site too chastising all the posters and their mean comments.
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Or just the ones posting about your republican hero