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
— Senator John Cornyn (@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?
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/789174377183006720
Plenty of people, actually:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/789173062285484032
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/789173650121306112
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
@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
@JohnCornyn like Gore conceded then took back his concession. That al Gore?
— Rich Weinstein (@phillyrich1) October 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/PhilWillSays/status/789177898028498944
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
https://twitter.com/jackwdee/status/789177801547014145
https://twitter.com/MaxTwain/status/789173624552853512
https://twitter.com/ayasgirl/status/789176458178498562
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 (@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
@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
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
That is a tweet you are going to want to delete very shortly….
— The Dumb Money (@The_Dumb_Money) October 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/789176967920627713
Judge Judy weighs in:
— Ian Gilbert (@ian_gilbert_) October 20, 2016
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