Texas Democrat State Rep. Gene Wu deleted this tweet today:
https://twitter.com/GeneforTexas/status/351763301467832321
Reaction was swift:
What the hell is wrong with you? “@GeneforTexas: If life ends when heart stops, then please explain Dick Cheney? #txlege”
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 1, 2013
Wu subsequently tweeted two apologies:
Sorry for last tweet. In bad taste in review. Trying to point out flaw in argument on debate. #txlege
— Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) July 1, 2013
The only “flaw” Wu exposed was that his staff allows him access to his own Twitter account.
Just for good measure, Wu tweeted one more apology:
My apologies for tasteless tweet. It does not help debate, I am sorry. #txlege
— Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) July 1, 2013
By then it was too little, too late:
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/351770632482062336
.@GeneforTexas out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. True colors, buddy!
— Savannah (@thesavvy) July 1, 2013
https://twitter.com/connorhmyers/status/351768961743994881
.@GeneforTexas "In review"? You had to contemplate whether joking about death and heart stoppages is funny?
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) July 1, 2013
“Review” complete with round-table discussion and an environmental impact study of the apology, no doubt.
One tweeter in particular had many comments and questions for the Democrats as well as the Washington Post:
When will @TheDemocrats realize that eliminationist rhetoric like @GeneforTexas's only fuels violence in our country?
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 1, 2013
It is time for @TheDemocrats to show that they want no part of @GeneforTexas and his murderous rhetoric.
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 1, 2013
It is time to recognize that by failing to dissociate themselves from @GeneforTexas, @TheDemocrats are fostering a culture of hate.
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 1, 2013
When someone is shot by the next left-wing shooter, will @TheDemocrats accept responsibility for failing to repudiate @GeneforTexas?
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 1, 2013
Will the @washingtonpost join in the growing calls for @TheDemocrats to reject @GeneforTexas and his eliminationist rhetoric?
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 1, 2013
Question for @TheDemocrats: is hateful rhetoric like @GeneforTexas's acceptable as long as it comes from your own party?
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 1, 2013
We assume that last question was rhetorical in nature.
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