'The Onion next?' State Department's Jen Psaki ridiculed for citing Daily Kos, ThinkProgress as reference sources

https://twitter.com/Illuminatas/status/460608110185308160

State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, attempting to spin a report quoting John Kerry saying Israel risks becoming an “apartheid state,” cited the lefty blog Daily Kos as a reference source:

Dailykos prev wrote about other leaders ref apartheid, but not mentioned in storyhttp://t.co/wTp85NC3MC

— Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) April 28, 2014

The Daily Kos? “Wacky Friday” has come early this week:

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/460595536681504768

Wow.

@statedeptspox DailyKos???? The US State Department quoting a partisan propaganda blog? Are you CRAZY?

— Crosspatch (@VictorB123) April 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/460590726472945664
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/460592816117125120

Psaki also cited the noted nonpartisan centrists at ThinkProgress as a reference source:

And Justice Min and Chief Negotiator Livni also referenced before http://t.co/z6Wrgz8WPf

— Morgan Ortagus (@statedeptspox) April 28, 2014

Nothing is surprising anymore.

@statedeptspox Dear God. You use @thinkprogress as a reference.

— William Belcher (@EdB_Ohio) April 28, 2014

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.@statedeptspox You are embarrassing yourself and our country. Please stop.

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 28, 2014

https://twitter.com/BrandonStahl1/status/460597028557709313

@statedeptspox Wow. How did you get your job? Think Progress is not a reliable source. I'm embarrassed for you!

— Mandy ☕??? (@SpringSteps) April 28, 2014

Here’s a great suggestion:

@statedeptspox Do us a favor and go back to the hashtags, they were less embarrassing.

— Johnny Flyover (@john1gun) April 28, 2014

So true.

Editor’s note: The headline and text of this post have been amended to correct a typo.