We were waiting for someone to do a “Republicans pounce” story on the angry mob that formed around the Supreme Court as Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday.
It looks like the job went to the Washington Post’s Matt Viser, who says in his Twitter bio that he’s a political reporter, not an opinion columnist.
“An angry mob”: Republicans work to recast Democratic protests as out-of-control anarchy and shift attention from an unpopular president. My latest with @costareports: https://t.co/EQT7aNQpXY
— Matt Viser (@mviser) October 9, 2018
And you're all really helping out with that, thanks. https://t.co/kkpXcSokGn
— Robert Tracinski (@Tracinski) October 9, 2018
Ah, Republicans are pointing out the Democrat protesters’ perfectly understandable reaction to Kavanaugh’s confirmation to shift focus away from an unpopular president — not that they were supporting the Supreme Court nominee they thought had been unjustly smeared.
“An angry mob”: Republicans work to recast Democratic protests as shit you just saw with your own damned eyes. https://t.co/4B5OmOxxUG
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) October 9, 2018
Are we going to pretend that we didn’t see these raging Democrat lunatics last week? https://t.co/dn1iizuqpH
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 9, 2018
Uhm, your Liberal Lunatics were unhinged last week. You're either not paying attention or LYING. https://t.co/O3om5mZky6
— Jared Roberts (@ShortGo) October 9, 2018
What do you call the angry lunatics we all saw on TV last week?
— Joe (@PazuzuJSmith) October 9, 2018
Seemed pretty out of control…and the President isn't all that unpopular. You are really going with this?
— bayl4087 (@bayl4087) October 9, 2018
He seems pretty popular and Democrats do seem to be pretty violent.
— KlubberDLang (@klubberdamnlang) October 9, 2018
I hate the President but the Democrat protests were in fact an out of control anarchy. They're not mutually exclusive you nit wit.
— Frank Marro (@FrankMarro) October 9, 2018
This is a great new form of “Republicans pounce”. Nevermind the angry hordes of leftists yelling in the halls and galleries of Congress, banging on doors of the Court like petulant children begging Mother for ice cream. Just a distraction! https://t.co/IfQ4XbG8re
— Zach Hanover (@zhanover) October 9, 2018
Was it a happy mob, matt?
— Patrick G. (@patgoodwinESQ) October 9, 2018
It's not a big lift, tbh. People just have to turn on the news. https://t.co/WPMD1NkOmA
— Matthew Salzwedel (@mrsalzwedel) October 9, 2018
They did a pretty good job themselves. https://t.co/r4iUuYVO8X
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) October 9, 2018
I see they've unloaded the truck of whitewash at the Post. https://t.co/EjiXpxTLMM
— I came here to kick ass and boof… (@ARaised_Eyebrow) October 9, 2018
Recast ?
— Kyle Gannon (@Kgannon17) October 9, 2018
“Recast” LOL
— Mark O'Wokeness (@Solvang84) October 9, 2018
There’s gaslighting and then there’s this……. https://t.co/nDFsqWgmDZ
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) October 9, 2018
“Recast” lol..your gaslighting powers will have to be at full strength to have a chance with that one
— Kennyright (@Kennyright2) October 9, 2018
Are you that disingenuous?https://t.co/mjrSKgJ1Hl
— Dan Goldwasser (@dgoldwas) October 9, 2018
Identity politics
Swapped image projection
Post-modern tacticsUsage of these methodologies is superficial & only damages credibility of you & WaPo, but hey…sacrificing integrity for the sake of preserving the Leftist narrative is worth it, right?
— Lee Jones (@SpokenRealism) October 9, 2018
It's entirely possible to hate Trump and Republicans and also be alarmed at the equally deranged and dangerous aspects of his opposition.
— You Should Have Voted Gary (@colorblindk1d) October 9, 2018
And it's also logical to fear the effects on this country from an insanely biased press and journalists who have abandoned all ethical standards.
— You Should Have Voted Gary (@colorblindk1d) October 9, 2018
Do you ever get embarrassed? Is it possible after all these years of being a hack?
— ☠Problematic AF™ ☠ (@EF517_V3) October 9, 2018
Related:
Conservatives POUNCE! Chris Cillizza shames GOP for 'weaponizing' Booker groping incident, gets DROPPED https://t.co/IrmoYtsL3I
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 21, 2018
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