As Twitchy reported, Vox deleted a tweet promoting a hit piece on Sen. John McCain published just as the news of his death from brain cancer was making the rounds.
Vox must have realized something was wrong with this hot take after McCain’s death was announced because it’s deleted now. #OvercomeByTDS pic.twitter.com/TlAg1JtNxM
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) August 26, 2018
Vox politics editor Laura McGann argued that there would be no icky President Donald Trump if presidential candidate McCain hadn’t sold out his principles and elevated Sarah Palin to the status of running mate. McCain “sacrificed his values to win” and “empowered a demagogue” in the process.
Now McGann seems surprised by the not-so-warm reception her hit piece on the just-deceased McCain is receiving.
Today, I’m told, we should pretend John McCain didn’t pick Sarah Palin as his running mate in 2008.
— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) August 26, 2018
Took 17 minutes to be called the c-word for pointing out that John McCain’s legacy includes empowering Sarah Palin.
— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) August 26, 2018
What took so long? https://t.co/T45adAEOVX
— hey baby it’s woke outside (@MatlockFletcher) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/hen263/status/1033524926345633794
17 minutes was way too long. You should have had the decency not to say it.
— Bulldog Mom – #NeverTrump (@nocovfefehere) August 26, 2018
Weird, that's about as long as you waited after the death of an honorable public servant to publish a shameful hit piece about his legacy while even Trump mustered somber respect.
Must be a complete coincidence.
— Amy Swearer (@AmySwearer) August 26, 2018
Only took you 12 minutes to play victim.
— Ryan (@RyanCornez) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1033524443107258369
— Deique (@makinguthinkcom) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/krobinson_3232/status/1033525965446672384
You published a piece attacking him within an hour of his death being announced. You aren't the victim here.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) August 26, 2018
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) August 26, 2018
And if you were a dude people would call you names as well. Playing the victim card here is a bad look. Your tweet lacked basic human decency.
— ariel seidman (@aseidman) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1033525620771303425
I don’t think that was the c-word she’s complaining about. But fitting. ?
— (((WENDY))) (@TXCupCake) August 26, 2018
So…you said something stupid and then people raged.
Now you’re playing victim.
Nope, no tears.
Suck it up.
— Zelda A. Gabriel (@ZeldaAGabriel) August 26, 2018
Stop being deliberately obtuse. That’s not why you were called the c-word, and you’re too smart not to know that.
— Melissa Jenna Godsey (@melissajenna) August 26, 2018
I'll take that bet.
— Spartacus (@DPRK_UN_reports) August 26, 2018
Stop. You’re just digging a hole.
— Nathan Sosnovske (@nathansoz) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/1033525264008060928
You're the real victim here.
— neontaster (@neontaster) August 26, 2018
Thank you for setting such an appalling standard for decent humans to avoid.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) August 26, 2018
This is so sad
Alexa, play “I Wanna Talk About Me”
— Eric Cunningham? (@decunningham2) August 26, 2018
yeah, you're a victim for saying something deliberately antagonizing in a moment of high emotion… But you knew that.
— William Keaton (@Script_Samurai) August 26, 2018
I will donate to your Patreon
— Viol3t (@FO7935) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/DieselBudd/status/1033537025302032386
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Update:
Dear Lord, she won’t stop digging:
“John McCain empowered Sarah Palin, who ushered in a style of politics that paved the way for Trump” shouldn’t be an insult if you support Trump. Either way, it’s a straightforward political observation relevant to today.
— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) August 26, 2018
You should have stopped two tweets ago. ??♀️
— ama0807 (@Am12625142) August 26, 2018
— Anthony Chergosky (@achergosky) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/jtLOL/status/1033535481605226496
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1033533121428373504
Keep digging that hole…and maybe while you’re at it…Voxsplain “appropriate” and “class”
— The Irreverent (T) (@gunboss68) August 26, 2018
Maybe just sign off for the night Laura. You're gaining no friends or supporters. Just making yourself look petty. I'm as liberal as they come and I'm annoyed with your attitude right now.
— Mel Myers (@myers_mel) August 26, 2018
Perfection: @voxdotcom promotes a snide piece about John McCain and botches a fact four paragraphs in: Palin used that line at her speech at the Republican National Convention. She did not use this line at the debate. News explained! https://t.co/sdDhWiM17F pic.twitter.com/jPupZ7SSf1
— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) August 26, 2018
Seriously. Just stop.
— All these changes & still no edit button. Guh. (@daganash) August 26, 2018
Related:
Here's a handful of some of the worst tributes to the late Sen. John McCain (with celebrity cameos!) https://t.co/Ms5DZkvbRz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 26, 2018
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