MSNBC’s Chris Hayes got out his straw man today. There’s barely even any straw in this one, but he tried anyway:
Am I correct that the American right-wing has spent the day arguing we should have left an American soldier behind?
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 2, 2014
Hayes is conveniently leaving a few things out isn’t he?
Yes he is:
Nice attempt by @chrislhayes to turn this into a left v. right issue when it is really about right v. wrong. Can guess which side he's on.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) June 2, 2014
No @chrislhayes, as usual you are wildly incorrect. Due as always to your assumptive attitude towards the "right-wing".
— Brad Slager: aka Wuhan Solo (@MartiniShark) June 2, 2014
. @chrislhayes why don't you start a
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acrostic? Your followers will love that more than lying about GOP— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 2, 2014
@chrislhayes There is the possibility that you're being a little simplistic there.
— Daniel Rubin (@DanielYRubin) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/473597300531412994
.@chrislhayes Am I correct that the left wing is thrilled that we let five Taliban commanders go free to get a deserter back?
— Pablo (@Pablo_1791) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/fatdaddybulldog/status/473604168574595072
@chrislhayes You are correct that the American left-wing has spent the day arguing for the release of terrorists. @guypbenson
— Steven Ertelt (@StevenErtelt) June 2, 2014
@chrislhayes Twisted view, CH.
So, NO, not correct. He gave up being "soldier" when he abandoned.
But terrorists aren't "Enemy combatants"— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/thomasgwilcox/status/473603502967894016
https://twitter.com/MaxTollensJr/status/473603783692652545
.@chrislhayes So you're down with treason? Good to know.
— Whatever (@DRussell76) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/SpunkyBraun/status/473600751105609729
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/473598693887967232
https://twitter.com/akhanukov/status/473601269362610176
https://twitter.com/MarineReconDad/status/473600373694136320
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/473600523094867969
@chrislhayes So ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN eg http://t.co/Dz0mlom2nY now right-wing?
— LiberateAmerica (@john_iamme) June 2, 2014
C'mon RT @chrislhayes: Am I correct that the American right-wing has spent the day arguing we should have left an American soldier behind?
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/bjones/status/473588449665363969
@flyoverangel You'd think who this soldier is and price paid would intrigue a journalist. What if it was 1,000 terrorists? @chrislhayes
— LiberateAmerica (@john_iamme) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/473602252788490240
@chrislhayes Way oversimplified.
— Mack (@mackmckelvey) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/Thorrison/status/473601723442159616
@chrislhayes The argument is that we should not have freed five high-threat terrorists for a deserter and possible enemy sympathizer.
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) June 2, 2014
In order for Hayes to make his “argument” work he has to pretend not to know the entire story and misrepresent the position of those he disagrees with. Perfect MSNBC “journalist.”
A bit of unfortunate truth for Hayes from Katie Pavlich and others:
Am I correct in American Left has spent past 2 yrs arguing what difference does leaving 4 Americans behind in Benghazi make @chrislhayes?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/473599318037762048
@chrislhayes ceased being an American soldier when he deserted. How about the 4 that did serve with honor at Benghazi ?
— Peter (@Legion3rei) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/473589297229332480
.@chrislhayes Barack and Hillary left Stevens, Woods, Doherty and Smith behind. But at this point, what difference does that make? #Benghazi
— Harriet Baldwin Text Trump 88022 (@HarrietBaldwin) June 2, 2014
@chrislhayes You mean like in Benghazi? POS hypocrite.
— ❤️ (@PhyIis) June 2, 2014
. @guypbenson @chrislhayes Perhaps we should be arguing why we left 4 American's behind to die in #Benghazi then.
— James (@DundalkMurtagh) June 2, 2014
Hayes of course didn’t hear only criticism though.
Here’s sampling of those who agreed with Hayes. Put on your waders, plug your nose and walk in slowly:
@chrislhayes Apparently only "good" soldiers are worth bringing home.
— James Withers (@JamesWithers3) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/Sttbs73/status/473588535094964224
@chrislhayes yep. i think it's that pesky black president and his antics. they just don't like him.
— Thorne_Identity (@GeoffThorne) June 2, 2014
@chrislhayes certainly what it sounds like. Obama did what they would have done, so naturally they have to hate it now.
— DiscoPup (@richdupler) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/BradT2032/status/473589515349950464
@chrislhayes Yes, you are. And we are talking about someone who is 28, and lost 5 years of his life. Even if he did something foolish. . .
— Maggie Mahar (@maggiemahar) June 2, 2014
.@chrislhayes the right only send troops in to battle. After that the right loses interest-unless they can use them 4 political purposes
— stu stein (@thestustein) June 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/LiberalMomma/status/473594127884754945
Consider those last eight tweets auditions for MSNBC hosting gigs.
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Editor’s note: The final sentence was changed to correct a grammatical error.
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