'Incredible'! Guess who WaPo's blaming for uproar over Linda Sarsour's 'jihad' speech; Updated

Sarah D. | 2:39 PM on July 07, 2017

Yesterday afternoon, we gave you a taste of the media falling all over themselves to defend Linda Sarsour’s endorsement of “jihad” in a speech denouncing Donald Trump, a trend that’s continued into today.

Mind if we add a heavy hitter to the pile?

Muslim activist Linda Sarsour’s reference to "jihad" draws conservative wrath https://t.co/hCsRSZ30N0

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 7, 2017

“Conservative wrath.” Because it’s conservatives’ fault that Sarsour, a well-known defender of sharia law and terrorist apologist, specifically referred to “jihad” in her speech. How dare conservatives’ associate jihad with violence?! The nerve!

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/883313136803225600

Never fails.

"Republicans pounce" is as standard as Who, What, When, Where.

— OneNewsNow (@onenewsnowcom) July 7, 2017

"Conservatives in uproar over plane crashes in NYC, DC and PA"

— Jeff (@Coach_JIB) July 7, 2017

https://twitter.com/2000heynow/status/883299116465307648

https://twitter.com/Fabrizio_tl/status/883298493590364160

Would it kill the mainstream media to acknowledge Sarsour’s history for once? Would it kill them to concede that someone who regularly defends radical Islam might not have innocent intentions when she mentions jihad? And would it kill them to not twist themselves into knots to paint conservatives as the bad guys?

Incredible how some in the media pretend "jihad" doesn't have a recent history and context involving violence: https://t.co/29sLGqwaML

— John Sexton (@verumserum) July 7, 2017