Earlier Saturday we reported on “the dumbest tweet in history,” credited to a Bernie Sanders adviser. Yes, to commemorate D-Day, Matt Duss took that famous photo of allied forces off the coast of France and called it the “largest ANTIFA operation in history.”
He’s not the first to compare World War II veterans to Antifa — CNN’s Chris Cuomo famously did as well — but as plenty pointed out, Antifa defaced the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. this week.
Now NPR political Mara Liasson is making the same dumb comparison:
Biggest antifa rally in history. https://t.co/ypa46PvYx1
— Mara Liasson (@MaraLiasson) June 6, 2020
Seriously?? What a horrendous tweet. D-Day and the protest crap going on now have ZERO in common. You are hideous.
— Nina Bookout (@NDBook96) June 6, 2020
Not original, or funny.
— PhillyGuyInVA (@PhillyGuyInVa) June 6, 2020
So Mara, you think the men who went ashore on D-Day were communists who want to overthrow the United States?
— Bert Gorllewin (@_Bert_G_) June 6, 2020
You are astoundingly stupid.
— Judge Remit Shenanigan (@vermontaigne) June 6, 2020
— AnnaZ (@AnnaZ) June 6, 2020
You oughta be ashamed of yourself, Mara.#FFS
— Tested Negative for Coronavirus 2x J.G. Petruna (@jgpetruna) June 6, 2020
The fact that you make this comparison is truly disgusting, and displays your utter ignorance.
— Ex-GOP Greg (@Flying59Vette) June 6, 2020
Today's antifa is…attacking those same troops.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) June 7, 2020
This is unconscionable @MaraLiasson
— corisoohack (@corisoohack) June 7, 2020
Nope!
— Roland le Fartere (@Crapplefratz) June 6, 2020
— Mo Mo (@molratty) June 7, 2020
@BretBaier is this an appropriate take from one of your panelists? It's repulsive, to be frank.
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) June 6, 2020
Yes when I think of Antifa I think of nationalist patriots fighting to preserve the social values of 1940s America, exactly like a bunch of smelly patchouli-breath middle class hipsters from San Francisco who want to bike lock an old guy in a red hat.
— neontaster (@neontaster) June 6, 2020
I am not surprised that you've spent the last 35 years at NPR.
This comment is disgraceful.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) June 6, 2020
This is a repugnant tweet, Mara.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 6, 2020
What an insult to the Allied forces. You’re too smart for this to be an innocent mistake.
— Ilya Shapiro (@ishapiro) June 6, 2020
I don't remember my uncles telling me of anyone in his unit burning the American flag So please do not tarnish their memories by comparing them to the flag burning and looting thugs from the last few days .
— Bob Lopez (@rplopez715) June 6, 2020
That is beyond insulting .
— Brad Holbrook (@Phant03) June 6, 2020
— DJ (@DannymJohnson) June 6, 2020
— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) June 7, 2020
Slander
— Brian Dervishi (@bdervishiesq) June 7, 2020
Perhaps study a little history.
— Andrew Stuttaford (@AStuttaford) June 7, 2020
Totally lost all respect for you, Mara. Goodbye.
— Rick (@DEN_RG) June 7, 2020
Shameful and embarrassing.
— Mike McIntyre (@mcintyremike) June 6, 2020
This makes you sound small.
— nancy wallace (@bellydncer) June 6, 2020
Ignorance.
— Big Gorilla (@BigGorilla4) June 7, 2020
My uncles fought through Normandy to defend our country, and your mom’s-basement-dwelling-hipster-Lord-Of-The-Flies-fantasy buddies are trying to destroy it, but other than that, yes, the analogy is completely on point.
— I Believe in Nashville (@genethelawyer) June 6, 2020
It is extremely disappointing and disgusting to see this take from someone who should know better.
— Yo, Susanna (@Yo_Susanna) June 7, 2020
Despicable
— TP (@TammyPick) June 6, 2020
Thank you for trivializing D-Day by using the term a current day bunch of anarchists, cowards, and violent punks calls itself.
— Buck Leahy (@BuckLeahy) June 7, 2020
They saluted the flag at that rally.
— Brad (@Brad_Tufts) June 6, 2020
Defund NPR.
— KilroyFSU (@KilroyFSU) June 6, 2020
Goodbye, public radio membership.
— Adam Wickens (@AdamRWickens) June 6, 2020
What's the matter with you?
— Kimrey Rhinehardt (@KimreyThinks) June 6, 2020
— Michael R. Caputo (@MichaelRCaputo) June 6, 2020
WW-2 vets love to walk around with Soviet flags… pic.twitter.com/BUr56tzi6G
— K6-III (@Bertie799) June 7, 2020
Amazing how you blissfully distort history.
— bohemian “you stay over there!” bob (@bvorka) June 6, 2020
Please do not disrespect my family members who fought on D-Day by comparing them to Antifa. Not even close.
— Rock Chalk (@NotZacksMom) June 6, 2020
Wow. This cannot be real.
— War and Peace (@cynthharrington) June 6, 2020
Oh, she's with NPR. That explains this this offensive statement.
— Dee Mari?✝️??? (@dbest103) June 7, 2020
If my Grandfather was able, he would be more than happy to inform you (in loud and colorful language) just how horrible this comparison is. They have nothing in common and it is so disrespectful to say otherwise.
— Jae Mac (@JaeMac7) June 6, 2020
Disgusted with you
— Lizzie Mat (@LMatjeka) June 6, 2020
That's nothing to be proud of.
— stormtracker (@stormtracker017) June 7, 2020
This is intellectually bankrupt, disrespectful, and unjust on every level.
— Steve Martinez (@StonewoodSteve) June 6, 2020
This is appalling.
— singlemaltscotch (@singlemltscotch) June 7, 2020
Does Mara Liasson have any idea who Antifa is, or is her bubble just that opaque she has no idea?
Related:
‘Dumbest tweet in history’: Bernie Sanders adviser marks D-Day anniversary in most ‘insulting’ (though not entirely unpredictable) way possible https://t.co/nwHwip4QE1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 6, 2020
