Markos "1773" Moulitsas strikes again. cc @CuffyMeh https://t.co/vTMePAaRjr
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 20, 2016
There’s been plenty of hyperventilating on the Left about the possibility that Trump could contest the election next month. Sen. John Cornyn pointed out that it wouldn’t exactly be unprecedented:
You mean like Al Gore? Could Donald Trump legally challenge the presidential election? – CNN https://t.co/84917yoMXh
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) October 20, 2016
Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas tried to straighten out Sen. Cornyn with a bit of revised history:
It was Bush v Gore, not the other way around. You'd think Trump's brand of stupid was contagious, but they've always been this way. https://t.co/zyH7xIu9wW
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) October 20, 2016
Is that so?
Who wants to tell him??? https://t.co/wxVUOrL9Eq
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) October 20, 2016
Plenty of people, actually:
Bush was SCOTUS appellant. Gore was the original plaintiff (hence Gore v. Harris). But nice lawsplaining attempt. https://t.co/2CuivILVnw
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 20, 2016
"Imma lawsplain SCOTUS captions to a former state AG and Supreme Court justice, then immediately step on a rake." https://t.co/2CuivILVnw
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 20, 2016
This is completely wrong—“stupid,” even. Gore was the plaintiff (Gore v. Harris; Bush was appellant at SCOTUS. https://t.co/vXRU2mptGI
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 20, 2016
@markos @JohnCornyn You embarrass yourself on Twitter more than most.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 20, 2016
Why let reality interfere with the Left’s bogus talking points about the 2000 election?
Markos doesn't know that Gore was the plaintiff in the case or how SCOTUS captions work. Big surprise. https://t.co/iSd8JDstj6
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) October 20, 2016
@markos @JohnCornyn like Gore conceded then took back his concession. That al Gore?
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) October 20, 2016
If you open the opinion and read for about 45 seconds, you will find that Gore was the plaintiff. Markos's hot take couldn't wait 45 secs. https://t.co/IdG6MbWjkp
— Natural Lawyer (@PhilWillSays) October 20, 2016
@markos Bush was the Petitioner, hence his name is first in the caption. You’re misguided ideologically, but not *this* dumb.
— (((GregEsq))) (@GregEsq) October 20, 2016
Gore filed the complaint. Read a history book. My God. https://t.co/EQOMDu779j
— bigly (@jackwdee) October 20, 2016
@markos It was Gore v. Harris. You'd think people would want to get these basic facts right before calling others stupid. #tcot
— Max Twain (@MaxTwain) October 20, 2016
@markos Selective memory much? Too bad it's a matter of public record who the plaintiff was.(Gore, BTW) FFS.@JohnCornyn
— Senia J (@ayasgirl) October 20, 2016
Due respect, fairly certain it was Gore who was the original plaintiff and that Jeremy Bash filed the lawsuit. https://t.co/hOwbMuYeZg
— Bradley P. Moss, Esq (@BradMossEsq) October 20, 2016
Under this flawed logic the New York Times would have sued L.B. Sullivan for libel in New York Times v. Sullivan https://t.co/ldfflXm9Lh
— Tim Cameron (@TimCameron) October 20, 2016
Another one who doesn't know how cases work. Bush was the appellant, Gore filed the original suit. https://t.co/93ufgcCI1A
— (((Nathan))) (@waitstaph) October 20, 2016
@markos @JohnCornyn Gore sued Bush. You must be one of those idiots who still thinks Obama visited 58 states.
— Call Me Al (@adetocqueville) October 20, 2016
@markos Hey, Markos. It was Bush v. Gore only b/c Bush was appealing a Fla court's decision. Previously, Gore was the plaintiff. As I recall
— Gene Weingarten (@geneweingarten) October 20, 2016
@markos That is a tweet you are going to want to delete very shortly….
— The Dumb Money (@The_Dumb_Money) October 20, 2016
@markos You should write for @vox, they're just as accurate as you.
— Me_In_Jersey (@Me_In_Jersey) October 20, 2016
Judge Judy weighs in:
@markos pic.twitter.com/CPZQz2DNu3
— Ian Gilbert (@ian_gilbert_) October 20, 2016
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