How soon is too soon to politicize the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams? Tonight was definitely not the night, a lesson apparently not learned by Republican Party of Minnesota deputy chair Chris Fields. Bluestem Prairie explains how Williams’ death led to a political Twitter war between Fields and Ellen C. Anderson, social media director of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Anderson tweeted a tribute to Robin Williams from her personal account.
Innocent enough, right?
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/statuses/498981540173737984
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498985304729350144
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498986226318602243
This might be a good time to stop digging.
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498984089626898432
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498987161786789890
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498988736521465856
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498991431324012545
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498995165651283968
https://twitter.com/solace/status/498998095091597312
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/499000775197351937
Editor’s note: The text of this post originally referred to Fields as Minnesota State GOP secretary. Fields no longer serves as secretary; he is the state party’s deputy chair. The post has been amended accordingly.
