Joe Fitzgerald calls his bosses nitwits

Sometimes you gotta wonder: Does Joe Fitzgerald do any research before he sticks his foot in his mouth?

Today, the Herald columnist thinks he's tearing the Globe a new one by deploring its decision to run a headline about Bobby Orr's daughter-in-law. You know, Bobby Orr's relative faces OUI charge.

Unconscionable! Outrageous smear on Orr's good name! Anybody who runs a headline like that is "a nitwit!"

You tell 'em, Joe! Only thing is, when you type "Orr's daughter-in-law" into the Boston Herald search engine, the first result is: Bobby Orr's daughter-in-law accused of driving drunk. So who you calling a nitwit, Joe? Joe Sciacca? Pat Purcell? Not a very nice thing to say to the people who pay you.

Pot? Meet Mr. Fitzgerald, who also doesn't seem to realize the only reason the story was noteworthy beyond the borders of Quincy (it was a pretty good smashup; she allegedly rolled her car over after hitting a telephone pole) was not because she's Bobby Orr's daughter-in-law, but because police say she made a point of telling them that and threatening to get the arresting officer fired.