Seriously. As Twitchy reported, Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH, outrageously claimed that an Ebola vaccine would probably have been developed by now if not for budget cuts.
First, a reminder about budget “cuts.”
Reminder: "cuts" in Washington DC budgets not like cuts when you lose your job in flyover country.
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) October 13, 2014
Bingo.
Conservatives had swiftly schooled the fool on Sunday night and it continued Monday morning. Now with more hashtag! Don’t look now, Dr. Collins, but here are some things that took money from Ebola research:
Obama’s vacations. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 13, 2014
IRS Star Trek Convention Video #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) October 13, 2014
Obamas 200 rounds of golf #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— Terri (@CantBelieve10) October 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/AMFMPMTOO/status/521638772216451072
"Cash for Clunkers" boondoggle#TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— GregEsq (@GregEsq) October 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/CitizenEgg/status/521637764161613824
.@BarackObama's security detail at Gweneth Paltrow's mansion. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— Keep Calm and Carry (@johnnyfriegas) October 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/AMFMPMTOO/status/521644838891290625
https://twitter.com/peej1st/status/521644276313100289
#TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch Michelle Obama's horrible lunch's that end up in school dumpsters
— ? Calamity Bean ? (@BeanfromPa) October 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/R_U_Srs/status/521634638557507585
ObamaCare Website fixes. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 13, 2014
Solyndra. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 13, 2014
#Barrycades #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) October 13, 2014
Posting park rangers at the WWII memorial to prevent rogue veterans from getting in. #TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) October 13, 2014
O-Bam!
What caused such a ludicrous claim? Here’s a theory:
Dems running with "republicans caused Ebola" meme guarantees their internal Senate polls show doom in November.#TookMoneyFromEbolaResearch
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) October 13, 2014
Ding, ding, ding!
Update:
https://twitter.com/trendinaliaUS/status/521651825531830273
Boom. Keep giving the idiots the business, Conservatives!
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