Before revision: Origins of the phrase On March 15, 1980, The Boston Globe ran an editorial that began: There was nothing exceptional about it , except the headline : "Mush from the Wimp" .
After revision: Headline On March 15, 1980, The Boston Globe ran an editorial that began, There was nothing exceptional about it , which essentially called the speech "mush" and Carter a "wimp" except the headline : "Mush from the Wimp" .