Lefty comedians politicizing a heartbreaking tragedy in flyover country. Right on cue. https://t.co/dtlICywtpu
— Jonathan Mason (@jgmason75) November 29, 2016
As we told you earlier, fires in Tennessee destroyed many structures overnight and left thousands in shelters. This should be a pretty apolitical story, right?
Wrong.
Here’s actor Michael Ian Black (and it looks like he deleted it while we were writing the post):
https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/803613673864462337
Screenshot, as they say, are forever:
He’s sorry … or something … because we misunderstood him:
It was meant as a metaphor for the coming four years but I shouldn't have made the joke and I apologize. https://t.co/gzHet69cLD
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) November 29, 2016
Alright, jeez, I'm sorry about my insensitive Tennessee tweet. I apologize and will remove. https://t.co/n6VwPz9d3k
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) November 29, 2016
Before he deleted his awful comments, Twitter had a few things to say:
https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/803614575040065538
https://twitter.com/deppisch/status/803614765696348160
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/803614114752950272
Didn't vote for Trump.
You're a fucking asshole. https://t.co/QdFc50TYbV
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 29, 2016
ProTip: when attempting hot takes, don't go full Michael Ian Black. You speed past witty, straight into assholedom. https://t.co/3l7KUaVDgX
— Steele?Hippopotomonostrosesquippedaliophobicphile (@botticellicream) November 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/Mellecon/status/803614619470336001
Fuck Off. https://t.co/HIuSwBJKhI
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) November 29, 2016
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