The New York Times’ editorial board has been hammered for its spin of the Alexandria shooting to the point where they’ve had to issue a correction to its smear on Sarah Palin. A Washington Post op-ed written by Post editorial writer Stephen Stromberg is also getting shredded for this approach to the shooting:
Opinion: The baseball shooting wasn’t an attack on the GOP. It was an attack on all of us. https://t.co/g1akRLolGe
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2017
Here’s just a little taste of the column that appears to provide some justification for a level of anger that was on display at yesterday morning’s shooting:
This is a paragraph that was actually written in response to the attack on GOP representatives in the Washington Post. pic.twitter.com/BQI08h5xJY
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 15, 2017
They also had to write this little tidbit in the opinion. pic.twitter.com/5p82revhka
— Kris Kinder (@kris_kinder) June 15, 2017
Unreal.
"We condemn the shooter… but, you know, he actually did kind of have a point…"
— Reeeanna Wu (@satoshiksutra) June 15, 2017
No, it was pretty clearly an attack on the GOP. The shooter was quite specific about that. https://t.co/yNNJRq0sGw
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 15, 2017
NYT: Palin is to blame for Giffords
WaPo: The GOP had it comingBravo, assholes. Looking forward to your next "politics is toxic" column.
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) June 15, 2017
No. Pretty sure it was an attack on GOP reps. https://t.co/kDFOv3s51x
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 15, 2017
Pulse was "an attack on the LGBT community."
Manchester was "an attack on women."
But this is "an attack on all of us." Got it. https://t.co/q0feWd063y— neontaster (@neontaster) June 15, 2017
No, it wasn't. You've demonized the GOP for years. You can't suddenly switch teams. https://t.co/orTLnYS5Oe
— Yes, Nick $earcy! (@yesnicksearcy) June 15, 2017
The Montessori school of #resist – even the dumbest ideas earn a pat on the head – says attack on Republicans was not attack on Republicans. https://t.co/HfknOkqWLx
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) June 15, 2017
WOW….
Leftists claim to victims even when Republicans are shot!! https://t.co/teeS42T2IZ
— Mark Romano (@TheMarkRomano) June 15, 2017