In case you missed it, earlier this week, the Daily Caller got smacked around for this crass and inappropriate headline about that fake Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nude selfie:
i know nothing shocks us anymore but this is truly abhorrent media behavior re: a sitting member of congress. pic.twitter.com/WpYgYci8RQ
— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) January 9, 2019
Not cool, Daily Caller.
It’s a fake & you know it. Delete this. https://t.co/lhCeC9pjk8
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) January 9, 2019
They did delete it. But not stealthily enough to keep Ocasio-Cortez from finding out about it:
GOP have been losing their mind + frothing at the mouth all week, so this was just a matter of time.
There is also a Daily Mail reporter (Ruth Styles) going to my boyfriend’s relative’s homes+offering them cash for “stories.”
Women in leadership face more scrutiny. Period. https://t.co/KuHJ75sdMg
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
“Losing their mind”? Is she referring to the nonexistent outrage over that dance video?
Anyway, the Daily Caller followed up with this explanation for their original tweet:
As soon as editors noticed the twitter headline, we rapidly had it deleted and fixed. The story itself is otherwise no different than what HuffPo and Vice published.
We regret the error, as the intent was to inform our audience that a fake image was circulating online. https://t.co/aClyRLnjQZ
— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 10, 2019
Honestly, Ocasio-Cortez probably should’ve thanked them. After all, the Daily Caller’s bad taste gave her yet another lame excuse to throw down her precious victim card:
a) this is not an apology
b) you’ve been posting hysteric, misrepresentative articles about me nonstop – many within 24h.The @DailyCaller, funded by @TuckerCarlson (at @FoxNews), has a well-documented relationship with white supremacy.
Unsurprising they’re targeting me. https://t.co/LcQuQYWdqk
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
The real question is, at what point is their nonstop, targeted behavior considered harassment?https://t.co/qpjrLpGRLv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
An even better question: Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know what the word “harassment” means?
Harassment? https://t.co/iuLtECGBQc
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 11, 2019
Um.. Never?
Because as dumb as it is… It is free speech. https://t.co/hb7RrVtIWF
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) January 11, 2019
At no point. Literally. You are a member of the U.S. House…criticism, fair and unfair are what you signed up for. Grow up.
— Josh (@JoshPSU97) January 11, 2019
What do you believe should be done if it is considered harassment? Should the Daily Caller face legal consequences?
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) January 11, 2019
You see where we’re going with this?
Thin skinned NY political novice suddenly catapulted to stardom despite never shedding a deep persecution complex and paranoia about the media? Is this Groundhog Day?
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) January 11, 2019
There’s just something so … familiar about it. We feel like we’ve been down this road before, you know?
Oh, wait. That’s because we have.
They both seem to want more legal restrictions on unfriendly media https://t.co/mIj0fXBpJ1
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 11, 2019
How long before she starts referring to unfriendly press as the "enemy of the people" and suggests there should be legal consequences for coverage she doesn't like? https://t.co/j1KKs62VNi
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) January 11, 2019
At the rate things are going on the 'Trump arc', AOC is going to be calling reporters enemies and fake news by Easter.
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) January 11, 2019
Easter seems generous.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) January 11, 2019
It really does.
Trump/AOC 2020: Jail the Journos
— Michael Dresch (@mic_p_dre) January 11, 2019
We smell a unity ticket!
It’s gonna be a looooong two-plus years. But hopefully there’s a silver lining in all this:
The good thing about @AOC wasting so much time on Twitter is she won't be able to pass dumb new laws.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 11, 2019
Make it so.
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