It’s only fair to know that this tweet from ABC News senior political analyst Matthew Dowd is a couple of days old now, so it would have been posted last Monday afternoon — well after additional video surfaced showing exactly “what led up to this.”
Folks, let us not let these kids, their parents, and their school off the hook. Regardless of what led up to this, this is awful. @secupp @JohnJHarwood https://t.co/YUNunjQymw
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2019
Dowd’s getting his wish; the school had to close due to threats, and there was a suspicious package reported at the Diocese of Covington earlier Wednesday. So no, they’re not off the hook. But what’s up with the “regardless of what led up to this”? Isn’t that context sort of important?
Count on Matthew Dowd to continue the medias racism after even most are deleting their tweets.
Congrats Matthew… you're a real original!
— Rob Schmansky (@moneyclarity) January 21, 2019
All should condemn the bigotry and awful behavior of these students.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2019
Matthew's a #verifiedbully
The only awful behavior has been all of the media and adults promoting harm to a bunch of kids waiting for a bus, while representing issues important to them (which, interestingly, don't benefit them at all).
— Rob Schmansky (@moneyclarity) January 21, 2019
Check the footage. All of it. These students were exhibiting awful behavior and bigotry.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 21, 2019
for example?
— Joel Jefferson (@jkbonku) January 21, 2019
So what are you pointing out? Specifically?
— RedSkies (@GavinRedskies) January 21, 2019
Libel. Lies. Retract & correct, or get sued.
— Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) January 21, 2019
Agreed. Am concerned that people are threatening them and that is NOT acceptable. But the desire to somehow make this into another “both sides” narrative is ridiculous.
— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) January 21, 2019
Correct Howie. This is not a both sides. This is someone going into a rally to heckle. This is an adult doing it to teens. Another wrong. And unlike ANTIFA Thugs who would beat him up, they trolled back. (What else should they have done? Leave their own rally? Argue?)@RichLowry
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) January 21, 2019
Oh and to top it off, Phillips lied again and again to the media about this incident. What a disgrace of him to do all this (upend an event; an adult doing it to teens; then lying), and a disgrace for you to pile on.
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) January 21, 2019
Shame on you.
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) January 21, 2019
If ABC had any scruples they would suspend Mr. Dowd (at the very least). Not only is he libeling high-school kids, but he’s practicing some truly atrocious “journalism.”
— Dick Pic (@Kootice) January 22, 2019
Folks let’s not let the media off the hook on this: they basically ran with the rumor damaged a lot of innocent people and can’t find it in themselves to back down
— (((Charlie Martin))) (@chasrmartin) January 22, 2019
Let's not let the media off the hook for jumping the gun, and let's not let people that put "country over party" as their avatar act like they aren't really putting their preferred narrative over the truth.
— Josh Fields (@partiallypro) January 22, 2019
You are an absolute liar. He approached them. No one surrounded him. He approached a group that he disagreed with and behaved in a controversial manner with the intent of eliciting a controversial response. End of story.
— Blake Kessler (@blakekessler10) January 21, 2019
Why did Phillips: (1) go into the group and get in their faces banging a drum, (2) not actually articulate a message of peace, and (3) why did his acquaintance tell the kids to "go back to Europe"? Does that sound like Phillips was trying to de-escalate the situation?
— Brian Rookard (@BrianRookard) January 22, 2019
Yeah, let's threaten to burn down their school and throw them in a wood chipper!
*those things were actually said on Twitter, btw
— The Well Armed Lamb (@LambWithGuns) January 21, 2019
Oh my God! WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO! They were defending themselves while acting like teenage boys. You have seriously lost your mind!
— Moderate4ever? (@moderate4ever) January 21, 2019
Hey … he said, “regardless of what led up to it.”
Regardless of what led up to this?? You’re stoking an angry mob to go after innocent kids so you can prove your political bias & personal animus. It’s wicked, evil & wrong.
— ?AngeRae? (@AngRaeM) January 22, 2019
“Regardless of what led up to this”. That sums it up nicely. Facts obviously don’t mater in your world. You’re a hateful bigot.
— kevin (@kevin72032387) January 22, 2019
"regardless of reality we should still hate these kids"
-matthew dowd— MattW ?️ (@2MattW) January 22, 2019
I think the kid in question showed remarkable restraint for his age. I'm pretty sure 16-year-old me would have removed the drum from his hands and shoved it down over his head. Take a wild guess where his drum stick would have ended up.
— Author Richard Paolinelli (@ScribesShade) January 22, 2019
You are always so self-righteous, yet here you are asking for the condemnation of an entire nation to rain down on some TEENAGERS’ heads. Is that what a Christian should do? You and many others need a huge dose of self-reflection.
— AlexisPKeaton (@AlexisPKeaton) January 22, 2019
Here we go. What media types didn't learn over the weekend must be repeated. You have no shame.
I'm sure you'll be back in the morning with some "soup for the soul" thoughts.
See what you want to see. But please stop mixing your preaching with this filth.
— Dog guy (@Catsorange1) January 21, 2019
Does Matthew Dowd have an opinion on the things the #BlackIsraelites were shouting? Is that what was awful? What are they on the hook for, exactly? Why is ANYTHING up to you? So wrong, still so smug.
— Tamra Trent (@TrentTamra) January 22, 2019
Those kids were verbally asssaulted first by Hebrew Isrealites calling them crackers, fa**ots & incest babies & then by the Native men who drummed in their face saying Whites need go back to Europe. Don't let morons like you off the hook forencouraging the attacks on these boys.
— Sofia Kefi (@SoloKefi) January 21, 2019
Picking on children who were accosted, harassed, doxed, violently threatened and maligned.
Block away, despicable coward. pic.twitter.com/4mHx2BzZZz— Sofia Kefi (@SoloKefi) January 21, 2019
— Pammie (@pamelanak) January 21, 2019
Like most leftists, hes only after the money.
— DRC (@DRC74499959) January 21, 2019
Long after responsible media members corrected their tweets, Matt Dowd persisted. https://t.co/5I9OxJX02s
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) January 22, 2019
@matthewjdowd still hangin on to this fake news after it’s been debunked & corrected by most Media outlets who are actually interested in the truth. Countdown to when Dowd deletes this. pic.twitter.com/1WRkLehS0J
— ATennesseePerspective? (@SpeakinFromTN) January 22, 2019
Never … that would suggest that he’s wrong, and he’s never wrong now that he’s put country over party.
Related:
Blue-check DBAG: 'Beauty and the Beast' producer Jack Morrissey tweets THREAT to Covington kids then locks down like a coward https://t.co/fUMzHUqD4u
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 21, 2019
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