HERESY: New York Times mixes up Kenny Loggins and Kenny Rogers in otherwise stupid headline

You might not know this, but most major newspapers have headline writers; it’s rare that the writer of a piece gets to title it and write the headline too. And then there are the tweets, written by the social media intern who works 18 hours a day and doesn’t get paid.

So it’s not surprising that someone at the New York Times tried to be clever with this tweet about Paul Manafort:

pic.twitter.com/z16gsFzx9V

— Mo Mo (@molratty) November 28, 2018

Both named Kenny; both sing; both have beards … what’s the difference?

It was Kenny G in "Footloose" and he was out of Sunday shoes. My god. https://t.co/XOIg6PbduF

— Mo Mo (@molratty) November 28, 2018

Hooooo boy. This tweet is in the Danger Zone. https://t.co/EupNbBRkjB

— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) November 28, 2018

Um. https://t.co/AoET3Hf3KF

— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) November 28, 2018

.@sarah_wxtx shakes her head. https://t.co/QyzmupntMz pic.twitter.com/mfkGzMw4no

— BT (@back_ttys) November 28, 2018

I love that the actual op-ed, while making the gambler parallels, does not invoke the song “The Gambler,” making this tweet that confuses Kenny Loggins with Kenny Rogers a completely unforced error pic.twitter.com/vCa66KRjZQ

— Leftover Turklee (@MilesKlee) November 28, 2018

Kenny ROGERS, blasphemer.

— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) November 28, 2018

FFS. They’re blaspheming Kenny Rodgers.

— Billy Ray Valentine, Karate Man (@MetricButtload) November 28, 2018

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I'll never forget the first time I ate at Kenny Loggins Roasters.

— BT (@back_ttys) November 28, 2018

I'll never forget the time Kenny Loggins was on Hee Haw singing Islands in the Stream with Patsy Cline

— Mo Mo (@molratty) November 28, 2018

Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks performing a duet. pic.twitter.com/0xIgyldAkr

— BT (@back_ttys) November 28, 2018

I say we shut down all Kennys until we figure out what the hell is going on.

— Billy Ray Valentine, Karate Man (@MetricButtload) November 28, 2018

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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 19, 2018