Area progressive describes political participation as a prank, which honestly explains a lot. https://t.co/owp9jNKIjG
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) February 23, 2017
As we’ve reported, town hall meetings held by Republican members of Congress have brought out plenty of activists and even kids with tough questions. Back in 2009, town hall meetings led by Dem politicians also had some protests from concerned citizens, but Roll Call’s Jonathan Allen explained the difference:
These town halls are different from 2009: Back then, it was a political prank. Now, it's about life and death.
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) February 23, 2017
Is that so? National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke delivered the reality check:
This determination to tell people their concerns are “a prank” is why you’re writing a book on Hillary’s implosion. https://t.co/a6NRbC4R7e
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 23, 2017
Exactly.
Liberal translation: Things you do are a joke, when we do it's super serious. https://t.co/8ynvMnttxr
— 6EuropeanPups (@PleasantPups) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/FrankiesDad1/status/834765698022961152
I love it when partisan journalists reveal themselves so completely. https://t.co/h5RNfv1gxi
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) February 23, 2017
"I'm not a hypocrite because [insert arbitrary reason here]" https://t.co/4myLs3DwPh
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) February 23, 2017
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https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/834768731108683777
"Your expressions then were jokes to us, please vote for us" https://t.co/ieXQRT8YYV
— Good King Tweetman (@Goodtweet_man) February 23, 2017
Yeah we can tell by the fact that the Dems lost no seats in '10. Oh wait… https://t.co/GcfXXYued9
— Jacques de Molay, 15th Duke of Ozarka (@RantinArkansan) February 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/UberMinch/status/834769367757836294
Allen attempted to explain:
prank was a poor word choice. But '09 tactics were explicitly Alinksy-style disruption.https://t.co/Tw1ubFVkNC
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) February 23, 2017
Somebody take away his shovel!
That . . . continued all the way into the voting booths. The problem isn’t your word choice, it’s your argument. https://t.co/bASxV4KPrX
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 23, 2017
Just how deep do you want to dig this hole you're in? https://t.co/M1NYNrDl6k
— Kris Kinder (@kris_kinder) February 23, 2017
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