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.
My cat's nickname is Nanu Nanu. The world is lucky Robin Williams was able to share his genius with so many.
— Ellen C. Anderson (@ellencanderson) August 11, 2014
Innocent enough, right?
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/statuses/498981540173737984
seriously? @ChrisFieldsMN @ellencanderson @Jeff4Gov
— DJ Danielson (@DJDanielson) August 11, 2014
@ChrisFieldsMN What is wrong with you? @ellencanderson @Jeff4Gov
— Carly Melin (@carlymelin) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498985304729350144
https://twitter.com/Salencita/status/498983719638552576
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498986226318602243
This might be a good time to stop digging.
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498984089626898432
https://twitter.com/justsayOV23/status/498984315666313217
@ChrisFieldsMN @ellencanderson @Jeff4Gov ATTN @atrupar I smell a @citypages article tomorrow morning….
— Kyle Shiely (@KShiely) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ViaMarsala18/status/498984692943970306
@ChrisFieldsMN @DJDanielson @ellencanderson The man knows no shame, has no class. Must antagonize to be recognized. 0 original ideas.
— Adam Daytona (@arburnside) August 12, 2014
@ChrisFieldsMN That is awful. You should go for a walk and think about why your tweet was so very wrong.
— Hoff! (@HoffMPLS) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498987161786789890
@ChrisFieldsMN Your thought process is scary. @ellencanderson
— Carly Melin (@carlymelin) August 12, 2014
@Salencita @ChrisFieldsMN @Jeff4Gov Tomorrow's campaign slogan. "Don't worry, we fired Chris."
— Hoff! (@HoffMPLS) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498988736521465856
@chrisfieldsmn Shut. The fuck. Up.
— Kevin Watterson (@kwatt) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498991431324012545
.@chrisfieldsmn You are an officer of the state party and making an ass of all of us. Don't tell me to watch my mouth.
— Kevin Watterson (@kwatt) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/498995165651283968
@kwatt wow… @ChrisFieldsMN is either tone deaf or brain dead
— kyle (@solace) August 12, 2014
It's interesting to watch someone's local political career implode in real time on Twitter. @ChrisFieldsMN
— don't cut Medicaid, you congressional dicks (@BekaBooMN) August 12, 2014
.@ChrisFieldsMN – just delete all your tweets from the last 4 hours, apologize for being a tone deaf ass, and pray people forget about it
— Drew Lee (@AndrewLeeTCNT) August 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/ChrisFieldsMN/status/499000775197351937
@ChrisFieldsMN …and you've officially reached rock bottom.
— Hoff! (@HoffMPLS) August 12, 2014
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.
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