What's the term again, for the behavior where each thing you that say is the exact opposite of the truth? https://t.co/GXC545UMuh
— VekTor (@VekTorBK) June 24, 2017
There’s a claim in a New Republic article that might make you do a spit-take if you’re drinking something this morning:
Democrats have been reluctant to politicize the Steve Scalise shooting. But they'd be justified in doing so. https://t.co/1GL4yTahDu pic.twitter.com/Usqgt02yON
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) June 24, 2017
Oddly enough, the author of the article politicized the shooting to slam the GOP health care bill:
A question for Republicans to ponder: Will Steve Scalise be insurable under Trumpcare? https://t.co/w2T5T9RTve
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) June 23, 2017
Irony alert!
Awesome new angle to exploit a terror attack for political gain
Bravo https://t.co/oJjK2wq2TW
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 23, 2017
As for the Left avoiding politicizing the shooting, reality begs to differ:
One democrat gave a shout out to 2A; "I'm glad he got shot."
— JackJames (@kngofstrngs) June 24, 2017
That, and then some:
‘I wish he was f*cking dead!’ Neb. Dem official shuns civil discourse after Scalise shooting https://t.co/kbNGs3TCqf
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 23, 2017
Recommended
‘Screw the racist’! Scalise’s gradual recovery sends haters into feeding frenzy https://t.co/EUWx085Hak
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 23, 2017
‘What a moron’! WATCH: Terry McAuliffe’s gun control plea contains some VERY fuzzy math https://t.co/kRlyvGolkC
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 14, 2017
FFS did they REALLY say that?! CBS News asks if Steve Scalise shooting was ‘self-inflicted’ https://t.co/QooOKTwpxT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 20, 2017
Set phasers for DELETE: George Takei’s twisted critique of Rep. Scalise’s website disappears https://t.co/Dd5VeJc8wk
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 18, 2017
CLASSY: Bill Nye writer is ok if ‘a few old ass conservative white men have to die’ to pass gun control https://t.co/1lPaUxQffJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 23, 2017
SHAMELESS: Joy Reid show joins ‘despicable’ lefty spin on Rep. Scalise shooting https://t.co/OvsTd0CDtW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 17, 2017
‘F*ck Steve Scalise’: HuffPost writer wishes ‘violent resistance’ were more ‘organized’ https://t.co/Skz6jIIEXf
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 14, 2017
And we already know that the calls for “unity” and lowering the temperature of the heated rhetoric didn’t last long:
SHAMEFUL: Hillary Clinton turns VIOLENT rhetoric up full blast, calls Repubs the DEATH PARTY https://t.co/BwoJUPIiOy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 24, 2017
‘Blood money’? A week after Scalise shooting, Elizabeth Warren dials up the violent rhetoric https://t.co/KisQa7dd1m
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 22, 2017
VIOLENT RHETORIC ALERT! Bernie Sanders deletes ‘ridiculous and indefensible’ tweet — but not fast enough https://t.co/nEcvwfJ59P
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 23, 2017
Farewell, ‘responsible rhetoric’! Sen. Murphy describes GOP health bill with 4-letter word https://t.co/M9NdSQ9QCD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 22, 2017
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