Reports of the death of freedom of speech have been greatly exaggerated lately. With her husband Jason Biggs facing a huge backlash in August over his vulgar, sexually explicit tweets targeting Janna Ryan and Ann Romney, Jenny Mollen lamented the death of free speech in a tweet.
Today Whoopi Goldberg joins in the mourning, the day after a contentious exchange with Ann Romney. Goldberg, caught out on her misconception that Mormons’ faith prohibits them from serving in the military, chose to pivot by asking how Romney could console families of fallen soldiers when her husband and sons hadn’t served.
Goldberg faced her own Twitter backlash, some of it nasty — much like the hateful comments about Romney Twitchy compiled yesterday. So it seems we’re learning from the Left yet again that freedom from speech somehow equals freedom from criticism and consequences.
@WhoopiGoldberg Damn girl! I'm NOT a Romney supporter but u looked a fool w/yer tacky/rude/crude question today to his wife. #NobodysPerfect
— Big Franky (@bigfranky75) October 18, 2012
@WhoopiGoldberg I missed the part where you asked Obama if his religion prevented him from serving in the military #doublestandard
— Ryan Caltrider (@RCaltrider74) October 19, 2012
@WhoopiGoldberg shame on you whoopi.I thought you were a fair person.not any longer after your treatment of Ann Romney
— Nina??#OpenAmericaNOW⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@nina14p) October 19, 2012
Well I think Ann Rommney has ALOT more class then some of her fans. She understood my ? Was bout how she would handle a certain situation if
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 18, 2012
She ever became 1st lady. There was No malice or agenda involved. I asked and she ans.
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 18, 2012
Look I'm done for the day sending my best 2all good night 4 all the name callers& rude ones R U the reflection true of ur candidate.hope not
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 19, 2012
Look at how bad you’re making your candidate look, you rude Romney supporters with your questions about bias. Why can’t you be more polite, like the Obama supporters who tweeted that Romney was a “dizzy bitch” and a “whore.” Where’s Goldberg’s tweet admonishing viewers who savaged her gracious guest?
Well y'all starting 4 work great tweeting with u all.. Well not all of you just the folks who actually had something to say other than how
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 19, 2012
Stupid I am or how I'm a lazy liberal a biased liberal, u know who u R. The vile stuff that have been tweeted to me only makes me strong
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 19, 2012
If that is what America has to look forward 2 we as a nation are in trouble
Off to do a show now
Night y'all— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) October 19, 2012
If receiving vile tweets makes one strong, we have to imagine Ann Romney’s pretty damned invincible by now.
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