Earlier this week, the Washington Post’s Dave Weigel called this the “quote of the day,” and yet he wouldn’t name the member of Congress who said it. We mean, if it’s the quote of the day, someone clever must have said it. So who?
Quote of the day so far, from a Dem member of Congress reacting to Iran’s limited strikes: “You need two crazy leaders to start a war, and fortunately, Iran doesn’t have one.”
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 8, 2020
Seeing anti-regime protests breaking out in Iran Saturday with Iranians shouting, “Down with Khamenei,” The Hill’s Joe Concha wondered if it was still quote of the day.
So is this still the quote of the day given what the world is witnessing out of Iran today? https://t.co/iItGjobqDP
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 11, 2020
Nope, not by a long shot…
"Death to Khamenei! Death to the regime! Long live Donald Trump! God bless America!"
Chanted by a crown in downtown Teheran.
— Colonel Taylor (@VictorNovichuk) January 11, 2020
Our usual Woke celebrity & media tweeters are remarkably silent right now.
Why? ?#IranProtests
— Silly Professor (@sillyprofessor) January 11, 2020
Would all of these clowns please, please just move there.
— Bill Tucker (@billtuckertv) January 11, 2020
Iran's crazy leader is hiding under his desk because his enforcer was killed last week.
— Clark Nickerson (@ClarkNickerson) January 11, 2020
We still want to know which member of Congress said it.
Names, please.
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) January 8, 2020
Tim, should Novak have printed Eagleton's name with the "acid, amnesty, and abortion" quote? Not comparing this quote to that (in accuracy or importance), but what is your rule here?
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 8, 2020
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I think anonymous ad hominem is only acceptable when it tells us something about political dynamics. Novak was revealing deep apprehension in high Democratic circles about McGovern's vulnerabilities.
Does your quote *reveal* anything? Or does it just give a Dem a free shot?— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) January 8, 2020
I don't think it's a free shot at all. It's revealing of how some Dems are so despairing about Trump that they give Iran credit for not escalating.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 8, 2020
And I generally agree with you. I hate hate hate "one GOP rep who asked to remain anonymous said Trump is bad" stories, which is why I don't write them.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 8, 2020
You could easily read it in a different way: they are so upset about Trump scoring what they fear to be a PR victory in America during an election year that they'd rather praise the Ayatollah than give him any credit.
I think that take governs 99% of the adverse response here.
— Esoteric Jeff (@EsotericCD) January 8, 2020
Yeah, I'm only eye-rolling at the people who think "reporter thinks quote of the day is something he agrees with and will tattoo on his chest"
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 8, 2020
Maybe naming who said it would keep people from conflating Weigel with what he declared quote of the day.
"Quote of the day," huh? What was the journalistic process that led to that determination?
— UnfrozenCavemanSynthesizer (@PithyJoe) January 8, 2020
Isn't Iran just great, Dave?
— It's still 2016 apparently (@jtLOL) January 8, 2020
You should put an Iran flag in your profile.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 8, 2020
And who would this member of Congress happen to be?
— Brandon Kerley ?? (@BrandonKerley34) January 8, 2020
Name or it didn't happen.
— Adso of Melk (@PalimpsestMan) January 8, 2020
Unless journalism really is nothing more than repeating gossip now. At least, your idea of journalism, anyway.
— Adso of Melk (@PalimpsestMan) January 8, 2020
Please name that public servant.
— nunya (@lazyone2222) January 8, 2020
Do you have an attribution or is that coming in a story?
— Rikki Ratliff (@rikkiratliff) January 8, 2020
Name the Democrat and let it be known to all.
— OriginalAmericanWoman (@LWilsonDarlene) January 8, 2020
Which Democrat, Dave?
— Destructive Chemistry (@DestructiveChem) January 8, 2020
I'll lay $100 down that it was a squad member.
— Bill (@Bb37Defnot) January 8, 2020
Ilhan Omar? Cause no doubt she’d think an Islamist leader who had 1500+ of his citizens killed for protesting their oppressive regime is preferable and more reasonable than a US President.
— DGcali (@Dennis_in_Cali) January 8, 2020
Auntie Maxine?
— Angry Janitor (@jayarrington) January 8, 2020
He's still hung up on Trump being too tall. pic.twitter.com/z2bqCFCiWA
— ❌Michael S❌ (@MichaelS1966ms) January 8, 2020
#DemocracyDiesInDarkness or something.
— Christie007 (@ChristieinSoCal) January 8, 2020
Cant tell is parody or not… i assume must be as no rational person would suggest this, right?
— Roger C (@floplag) January 8, 2020
Yep Iran leaders totally sane pic.twitter.com/K0nKgAXRMK
— Brigete (@LakeBubble) January 8, 2020
The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently ordered the deaths of 1,500 Iranians, which is a higher number than at any point since 1979, in the 2009 Green Revolution.
Special Report: Iran’s leader ordered crackdown on unrest – 'Do whatever it takes to end it'https://t.co/rdGGVqbHYz
— Sophiestications (@Sophiesticatio2) January 8, 2020
If that's 'sanity', I'll take 'crazy' all day long…at least here in America, I'll still be able to criticise politicians without being locked up, disappeared or executed.
Oh, and I don't have to worry about getting beaten in the streets or jailed for not wearing a hijab.
— Sophiestications (@Sophiesticatio2) January 8, 2020
Embracing the Ayatollahs seems like a winning political strategy in the purple states for sure…
— CB (@TexasCB) January 8, 2020
I agree. Democrats are a perfect match for Iran. Please encourage continued praise of this terroristic, abusive, misogynistic, homophobic, fascist regime, and keep up the great work linking it to Democrats. Much appreciated ?
— #FockerAtTheMovies (@FockerRN529) January 8, 2020
Struggling to find a way that this isn’t a huge victory for trump domestically.
— really into it being the twenties (@cburchie) January 8, 2020
I must have missed where Trump murdered 1500 protestors in cold blood…but I'm sure you think that was a really clever putdown.
— J.J. by the Bay (@flagg_colonel) January 8, 2020
I'm sorry there was no war in response for the death of your favorite general.
— Claire (@spacecherub) January 8, 2020
Ok that wins dumbest tweet of the year thus far. It’s early yet and the winner will be announced next January. But I have to say it might just hold up and be declared the winner of the year. Just wow. The stupid is strong with some people.
— TMIMITW (@FredFli63879919) January 8, 2020
When Trump gets re-elected this year, he needs to make a special point of thanking the Dems. They continue to alienate everyone who still loves this country and wants to see it prosper, which is certainly enough to win again. Please, please, keep tweeting quotes like this.
— CatchingRye (@AceInTheRye) January 8, 2020
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Iranians blow up Capitol dome, storm White House, and kill ‘big fish’ President Trump in bloody new propaganda video https://t.co/o2CkpVjxuh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 11, 2020
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