D'OH! WaPo's Chris Cillizza gets a wake-up call just hours after blanket statement about reporter objectivity

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/788060856865009664

As we mentioned last night, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza got more than a few laughs by tweeting that “reporters don’t root for a side. Period.”

An awakening arrived fairly fast:

🙁 pic.twitter.com/vQEZ34cXnN

— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) October 17, 2016

Ha! Here they are back-to-back:

Let me say for the billionth time: Reporters don't root for a side. Period. https://t.co/dhH8eherOR

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 16, 2016

Well this is super depressing. NO idea why any journalist would donate $ to politicians https://t.co/xyGheUdkIA

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 17, 2016

Journalists shower Hillary Clinton with campaign cash | Center for Public Integrity https://t.co/cwkBIs8RsU

— Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) October 17, 2016

Wake up call incoming!

What was that guy at The Fix saying about journalists not rooting for any side? LOL. https://t.co/8cn2zwSntx

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 17, 2016

"About 430 people who work in journalism have, through August, combined to give about $382,000 to the Democratic nominee" https://t.co/6jpBvEyOYF

— Steve Everley (@saeverley) October 17, 2016

Nope, no evidence of media bias there!

Pretty sure he's just trolling us now. https://t.co/kRQSFUE3bM

— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) October 17, 2016

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@BecketAdams Sideshow Bob actually feels sorry for poor Chris @TheFix pic.twitter.com/aIzAi1XXwR

— Paul Dykstra (@Padman4321) October 17, 2016

I cant tell if this is intellectual dishonesty or plain stipidity. https://t.co/bVHjNCV2cf

— Robert Rigel (@NightmarEclipse) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/FleshBomb/status/788064414557757440
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/788064170893860866

Last night, @TheFix, you Tweeted "Let me say for the billionth time: Reporters don't root for a side." ??? @jackshafer https://t.co/rBVaFkJK3v

— Tripp Whitbeck (@trippwhitbeck) October 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/kr3ch3k/status/788090082938982401

What a difference a day makes for @thefix. pic.twitter.com/wpwvPjCuqC

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 17, 2016