Sarah Brady, co-founder of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, tweeted out a photo to her nearly 2,100 followers today:
What Brady failed to note, however, was that the billboards were an obvious product of Photoshoppery:
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/284386117938208768
Really, really poor Photoshoppery. But that’s totally OK if it serves a purpose, right?
https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/statuses/284386260917825536
@RBPundit Lies, like law-breaking, are okay if it's in the "public interest". Just ask @DavidGregory…. @Bradytwitt
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) December 27, 2012
It’s true. Know what else is in the public interest? Mocking gullible zealots for their stupidity:
Badly photoshopped propaganda signs? RT @Bradytwitt This is what we're up against, friends: http://t.co/XEjLnIw9
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 27, 2012
Photoshopped – I think the "twitt" handle applies well… I guess being up against Photoshop is rough @SooperMexican @lachlan @Bradytwitt
— The Lost One (@TheLostieLost) December 27, 2012
@ExJon @Bradytwitt I don't always scream "Photoshop!", but when I do… it's a pretty ridiculously obvious one that a child could see.
— Adam (@gpia7r) December 27, 2012
@RBPundit @bradytwitt REALLY bad photoshop. I'm offended at their work.
— Kate Unfettered (@fatekisminy) December 27, 2012
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“@Bradytwitt: This is what we're up against, friends: http://t.co/h4URd6Iq” …People smarter and less pathetically credulous than you?
— Moe Lane (@Ogiel23) (@moelane) December 27, 2012
.@Bradytwitt Sadly you're as naive about Photoshops as you are about gun laws.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) December 27, 2012
.@Bradytwitt I mean, really. Did your kid make that? Did you even look at it before sharing it to your followers?
— Adam (@gpia7r) December 27, 2012
@stephenkruiser @lachlan @Bradytwitt That's such a horrible photoshop that I'd be ashamed to RT it. ahem.
— Quarantined Kari (@Kari_in_804) December 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/284385210823503872
@RBPundit "I support our President" in the bio. Presumption of intellect is generous on your part. @Bradytwitt
— SFK (@stephenkruiser) December 27, 2012
Twitterers wondered if Brady would issue a correction:
Correction coming? RT: @lachlan: So the fake gun show billboards @bradytwitt tweeted are photoshopped from this: http://t.co/zMvxWT7v
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) December 27, 2012
@Bradytwitt You should really retract this. Let your followers know it is a forgery, or at least the authenticity is in question.
— William Freeland (@WilliamFreeland) December 27, 2012
To her credit, Brady finally admitted her mistake, but we wouldn’t exactly call it a retraction:
How to get under the skin of #guntrolls – today I fell for and RT an apparently photoshopped photo – they came out of the woodwork – touchy!
— Sarah Brady (@Bradytwitt) December 27, 2012
Yeah … being the subject of blatant propaganda tends to irritate people.
No. It's what WE'RE up against. Lies, deception. The usual. @Bradytwitt
— Add your name (@corrcomm) December 27, 2012
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