In case you missed it, liberal journalists have been freaking the hell out over the Atlantic hiring conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson:
I wrote about Kevin D. Williamson's body of work and the state of conservative media: "This isn’t an intellectual exercise, not really. It’s equivalent to a middle school boy snapping a female classmate’s bra strap." https://t.co/PU19pp9Z1B
— Sarah Jones (@onesarahjones) March 27, 2018
I look forward to The Atlantic's ideas section being full of socialist writers that it takes as seriously as it does Kevin Williamson. https://t.co/VfrIoWf2sJ pic.twitter.com/t4ZgtVbgC6
— Nora Biette-Timmons (@biettetimmons) March 27, 2018
I only just realized, reading this very good @onesarahjones piece https://t.co/swWM3WUWJV , that Kevin D. Williamson is the one who wrote the National Review's grotesque, fawning cover story on Scott Pruitt that, tellingly, did not once mention the world "climate" pic.twitter.com/pGtGifhCjG
— Alexander Kaufman (@AlexCKaufman) March 27, 2018
Whaaaaat? That’s unconscionable! Blacklist Williamson forever!
Imagine someone writing something half this offensive about Jews. There is no chance a prestige media outlet could hire them on the grounds of intellectual diversity, and rightfully so. (h/t @onesarahjones)https://t.co/RbDFYEp74k pic.twitter.com/GHsVCjkHa6
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/978706549333024772
One of the loudest criticisms of Williamson stems from his hatred of abortion:
a conservative writer can suggest hanging as a punishment for abortion, and most conservatives will still balk at calling him an extremist https://t.co/sZl97l2xYj
— Sarah Jones (@onesarahjones) March 27, 2018
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https://twitter.com/moorehn/status/978746244607758338
If you can't take a public stand against "hang all women who have abortions," what exactly do you stand for?
— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) March 27, 2018
Yes to everything Jessica says here. Especially this: men can say a quarter of women should be hanged and they can enjoy plum columnist positions. Women say men who want to hang women should be unemployable and it costs us jobs and opportunities, because now we’re difficult. https://t.co/l7I2A2Z8fE
— Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) March 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978704115789451265
Ackshually …
https://twitter.com/molratty/status/978980266382213120
Yep. Williamson deleted his Twitter account a while back, but his tweets in question are still here:
There’s more where that came from (too many to post here), but basically, Williamson is arguing that abortion is the taking of a human life and deserves to be treated as such.
Well anyway, that’s more than rabid pro-abort journo Jessica Valenti can handle. She loves abortion, but she can’t bring herself to admit that it’s, you know, murder. So instead, she’ll deflect untill she’s blue in the face:
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978705326936641536
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978706050902831117
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978706649572610048
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978707302256644097
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978707723708706817
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978708890656354304
Sit pretty? Not if she‘s got anything to say about it.
https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/978787038861422595
Classy as always, Jessica. This kind of crap will definitely help your morally bankrupt cause!
I don’t think that it would make the point you think it is making…
— Danny (@BackFromThat) March 28, 2018
Kevin Williamson was adopted as a child, and he has written quite a bit about how this is a major reason he is pro-life. I don’t think he’ll interpret this the way you hope, whatever that is. https://t.co/KlJeb0JY4e
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) March 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/978973812040577024
Wow, you are so tolerant and respectful of diversity in viewpoints. ???
— Jenna Ellis Rives (@JennaEllisRives) March 28, 2018
"Why don't conservatives go work at Left-leaning outlets?" https://t.co/nzL1mO2wF2
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) March 28, 2018
It really is a mystery.
What is wrong with you people? You are truly sick!
— Lindsay Bachman (@Lins1959) March 28, 2018
Has killing babies now become a badge of honor?
Have you no heart or shame?
You people are quickly losing any form of sanity and morality you have left!
Good luck!
— Seriously Baffled by Liberal Useful Idiots (@lafranciepants) March 28, 2018
Pure class. Will pray for you.
— Peter Dumon (@pgdumon) March 28, 2018
She’s gonna need it.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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