Earlier today @buzzfeed "Reporter" @zekejmiller tweeted "Romney now telling morbid stories."
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Foreign Policy Pres. (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 07, 2012Yes, he did. Zeke Miller of BuzzFeed tweeted that out Friday evening.
Romney is telling some really morbid stories here.—
Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 05, 2012
What morbid stories, pray tell? Ace of Spades, who recently called out the same “reporter” for breathlessly tweeting that Romney’s car passed a confederate flag, gets to the bottom of it.
do you mean he's talking about when he cared for a dying boy? @ZekeJMiller—
Foreign Policy Pres. (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 05, 2012
About Romney comforting a dying boy, he means RT @ZekeJMiller
Romney is telling some really morbid stories here.—
Foreign Policy Pres. (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 07, 2012
It turns out, based on his "reportage" on @buzzfeed, that was, precisely, what @zekejmiller meant when he snarked about "morbid stories"—
Foreign Policy Pres. (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 07, 2012
Yep. Unreal. The “morbid story?” Mitt Romney spoke about when he helped a young boy, dying from leukemia.
Romney recounts helping a dying boy from his Mormon congregation write up a “will,” and quotes FNL to describe him buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/ro…—
John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) October 06, 2012
The young boy asked “Brother Romney” to help him draw up a will before he died. This is from BuzzFeed’s own article:
“I went to David’s bedside and got a piece of legal paper, made it look very official,” Romney said, recounting a meeting shortly afterwards at a hospital. “And then David proceeded to tell me what he wanted to give his friends. Talked about his fishing rod, and who would get that. He talked about his skateboard, who’d get that. And his rifle, that went to his brother.”
Romney quoted from one of his favorite TV shows, “Friday Night Lights,” to describe the character of Oparowski.
“I’ve seen the character of a young man like David, who wasn’t emotional or crying. He had his eyes wide open. There’s a saying, clear eyes, full heart, can’t lose. David couldn’t lose. I loved that young man,” Romney said.
Aiding a dying boy is so icky and morbid. Only someone “out of touch” and evil would talk about such things. A BuzzFeed parody account sums it up.
Mitt Romney told his story about when he comforted a dying boy, but the only thing to get killed here tonight was the mood. -Zeke—
LOL BuzzFeed (@LOLBuzzFeed) October 07, 2012
Plus, how does this help Obama? What about Romney’s gaffes?!?!?
People who aren’t heartless weighed in.
Trying to be @StefCutter: @ZekeJMiller—
Ed Shahzade (@Ed) October 05, 2012
I'm perpetually flabbergasted that 'common decency' is now considered the most evil of evil. @KatrinaLimited @AceofSpadesHQ @ZekeJMiller—
Joe Myers (@ConserveTruth12) October 07, 2012
@AceofSpadesHQ @zekejmiller Romney caring for dying boy – morbid. Obama caring for mother (sort of) – saint. It's the Ben Smithing way.—
(@bradcundiff) October 07, 2012
@AceofSpadesHQ @ZekeJMiller They'd prob. like it better if he said he euthanized him. They wouldn't find that so 'morbid'. Ah, lefties …—
Nancy (@FairTaxNancy) October 07, 2012
@AceofSpadesHQ @BuzzFeed @ZekeJMiller That is not morbid but inspirational. I can't imagine having the courage & strength to do what he did.—
JH (@GrammieJD) October 07, 2012
The truth is "morbid" to the left. @AceofSpadesHQ @buzzfeed @zekejmiller—
R. Justice (@rjustice21) October 07, 2012
Clearly you have no sense of empathy along with journalistic integrity. RT @ZekeJMiller: Romney is telling some really morbid stories here.—
Luke Londo (@llondo) October 05, 2012
Some Twitter users try to teach Zeke Miller about what is really morbid.
Sums up the Obama years, doesn't it? RT: @ZekeJMiller: Romney is telling some really morbid stories here.—
DrewM (@DrewMTips) October 05, 2012
Oh, he must be talking about Obama's policies again. "@ZekeJMiller: Romney is telling some really morbid stories here." @AceofSpadesHQ—
Deborah Smith (@ms_debsmith) October 05, 2012
@OKCubsFan @AceofSpadesHQ @ZekeJMiller Maybe he was telling the morbid story about a border patrol agent who died b/c Fast n Furious—
Second Amendment (@revolutionaryma) October 07, 2012
@ZekeJMiller any stories about a dead Ambassador? A cover up? Man… those would be pretty morbid.—
Buck (@bizzuck) October 06, 2012
@ZekeJMiller like, "We have added $5T to the deficit in the past four years" is that morbid?—
Buck (@bizzuck) October 06, 2012
@ZekeJMiller Morbid? 300 dead Mexicans and a Dead Agent with F&F?—
JCM (@JCM1776) October 05, 2012
Bingo. Keep digging, lapdogs.