More media ‘faux outrage’ douches: Daily Beast reporter mocks World War II vets

Posted at 10:03 am on October 2, 2013 by Lori Ziganto

Yes, he did.

Going up to Gettysburg tomorrow to see if Civil War veterans are storming the battlefield
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) October 2, 2013

Ben Jacobs of Newsweek and The Daily Beast took to Twitter to expose his douchebaggery. As Twitchy reported, Honor Flight World War II veterans knocked down the government shutdown barricades on the National Mall in order to visit the memorial to veterans. The vets have reportedly been threatened with arrest now.

What. The. Fuck. MT @stephenfhayes Nat'l Park Service tells Vets they'll be arrested if they visit WWII Memorial http://t.co/j6SMNdgf9M
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013

Are they insane? RT @stephenfhayes: Natl Park Service tells #HonorFlight Vets they'll be arrested if they visit #WWIIMemorial.
— AG (@AG_Conservative) October 2, 2013

Of course, the National Park Service was so strapped for funds it had to send all workers home. Except the memorial barrier putter-uppers.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013

Obama Just Cares About Safety You Guys. That's why he's ordering the cops to arrest 80 year old men tomorrow and chance a cardiac event.
— TheUltraYachtLife (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 2, 2013

To “real journalist” Ben Jacobs, this was an opportunity to mock both veterans and those who are rightly outraged by the ludicrous government barricades.

Wow. Daily Beast reporter –> RT “@Bencjacobs: Going up to Gettysburg tomorrow to see if Civil War veterans are storming the battlefield
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) October 2, 2013

Jacobs wasn’t alone. The foul Jonathan Chait was the first to jump aboard the douche-train. He then mocked “faux outrage.”

https://twitter.com/GOPHotline/status/385353636358160384

Yes. Fake outrage. The real victim is you. MT @jonathanchait but conservative fake-outrage-ists seem more taken with violent fantasies.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013

Poor persecuted Chait!

Fellow New York Mag-er Stefan Becket upped the jackassery both in reply to Chait and Jacobs.

@jonathanchait #NoApologies
— Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) October 2, 2013

@Bencjacobs McCain's busy
— Stefan Becket (@stefanjbecket) October 2, 2013

Pathetic.

Twitter users rightly gave them the business.

@Bencjacobs Yeah, that whole honoring-the-war-dead is so like, 1953.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013

When they accuse you of "faux outrage" over barricading the WWII memorial, please note they're using French. #VichyMedia
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013

Why are "Journalists" like @jonathanchait and @Bencjacobs attacking America's Warriors? #TryPuttingOnAUniform #UnPatriotic
— Batch is كافر (@WhatKyleSays) October 2, 2013

A journalist! RT @Bencjacobs Going up to Gettysburg tomorrow to see if Civil War veterans are storming the battlefield
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 2, 2013

https://twitter.com/SJohnsonPDX/status/385226957387857920

#JournalismMajor #Dipshit @Bencjacobs: Going up to Gettysburg tomorrow to see if Civil War veterans are storming the battlefield
— JohnPaulJones (@NYB2Fight) October 2, 2013

@Bencjacobs Watch out for the ghosts of Gettysburg…I hear they like scaring the panties off sissies who badmouth vets. Bring an extra pair
— C Bamford (@Chasen12) October 2, 2013

Say that to a marine, coward RT @Bencjacobs: Going up to Gettysburg tomorrow to see if Civil War veterans are storming the battlefield
— RDPinRVA (@UVApolitics87) October 2, 2013

https://twitter.com/DostoevskyGhost/status/385234449203347456

So, gonna work on polishing up that resume tonight @Bencjacobs ?
— Al B. Damned (@Al_B_Damned) October 2, 2013

Ha! Well, he does “work” for The Daily Beast, so he’ll probably get a promotion. Plus, he may be too busy for such polishing.

Expect to see big man @Bencjacobs at #WWIIMemorial tomorrow throwing sticks through veteran wheelchair spokes because he's so tough.
— Brad Cundiff (@bradcundiff) October 2, 2013

Zing!

And Iowahawk brings it all home with some snark perspective:

Out-of-work DC bureaucrats are the greatest atrocity since the holocaust. Also, your anger over WWII memorial is "faux outrage." #media
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 2, 2013

Bingo.

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