There is a great moment at the end of the classic baseball movie Bull Durham when Annie Savoy narrates the following, famous line: 'The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness.'
In the movie, she was talking about the dimwitted, but super-talented pitcher, Ebbie Calvin 'Nuke' LaLouche.
In real life, she might as well have been talking about CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. Despite ... ahem ... pulling a very inappropriate stunt on a CNN Zoom call, which he will never and should never live down, Toobin continues to be employed by CNN and appear on that network's air.
But last night on Twitter, Toobin stepped on EVERY rake laying on the lawn of self-awareness, by reaching out publicly to Robert Draper, the husband of CNN's Kirsten Powers. Twice.
Why the thirsty tweets? So Toobin could 'message' Draper.
.draperrobert Robert please follow back so I can message you. Thanks
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) June 6, 2024
.@DraperRobert Robert, please follow back so I can message you. Thanks
— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) June 6, 2024
Ostensibly, we're assuming Toobin wanted to contact him because Draper is writing a book about Hunter Biden.
But Good Lord, Jeffrey Toobin. Do you realize that you are ... Jeffrey Toobin? How did you possibly think this would go well for you? Part of him HAD to get it, which is why he turned off replies to both tweets. But we all know that never stops Twitter.
You think this is going to save you, Jeffrey?
— Safing Sector (@Gplavallee72) June 6, 2024
🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/1T85GghF94 pic.twitter.com/vwD8oVMXXk
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It did not.
This is one of those times when we're not even going to provide a great deal of commentary. We're just going to sit back and let Twitter do its hilarious thing in response to Toobin's request, with many of the QTs offering advice to Draper should he accept the request.
Enjoy ...
Robert, use this button. https://t.co/7SH0y6JP7B pic.twitter.com/XJmLcqh96h
— Dave Gordon 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 (@D_Gordzo) June 6, 2024
Don’t let him Zoom you, @DraperRobert. https://t.co/cVoI5TNU4O
— Lizzy Lou Who 🪻 (@_wintergirl93) June 6, 2024
Maybe don't make it a video chat. https://t.co/x8MDrWfL5A
— G Rooster✝🐔✡ (@GuatemalanGallo) June 6, 2024
Aye yo, be careful Robert… https://t.co/3zu2gIidLu
— Daniel (@Sinclair_D_F) June 6, 2024
My God don't do it Robert! https://t.co/CwjhfNLD8G
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 6, 2024
https://t.co/PcdhZJwEqr pic.twitter.com/hLedCtWDUB
— GraceUnderPressure (@ExitStageRite) June 6, 2024
Other replies took direct aim at Toobin himself.
Taking advantage of the new X rule for porn, huh? https://t.co/n06HTLNFWs
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) June 6, 2024
OUCH. (Side note: please reconsider this decision, Elon Musk.)
LOL, Lubin' Toobin wants a guy writing about Hunter Biden to call him maybe. They do provide laughs, gotta give 'em that. https://t.co/X6JX4grM4H
— Rex_Tudor_Coup (@iamgnurr) June 6, 2024
HAHAHAHAHA. 'Lubin' Toobin.' We're stealing that one.
https://t.co/2P3jOOR7mD pic.twitter.com/Ex8k2tRf0S
— SτξΜ Smittie GE.D (@smittie61984) June 6, 2024
This is what comes up 1st when searching gifs for "Toobin" https://t.co/wA8UaYxI77 pic.twitter.com/yUjuAilwHI
— 𝔍𝚊𝔪𝚒𝔢 (@OutlandishPS) June 6, 2024
We're not sure we are going to make it through this article right now, with every quote tweet causing us to do a laughing spit-take.
Begging another man to follow so he can slide into his DM’s. 👀 https://t.co/BZJSsSWCJk
— Kristi (@TheyCallMeNans) June 6, 2024
It's just plain creepy.
Hands where we can see them, Jeffrey. https://t.co/RUcL5S2DOX
— Red Dot in a Blue Dot in a Red State (@reddotaustintx) June 6, 2024
If a windowless van offering “free candy” was a tweet… https://t.co/yjTdBEEDoC
— Daniel Reid (@danielp_reid) June 6, 2024
DANGER!!
— Brad Slager - Scrubbing Down In a Bloodbath (@MartiniShark) June 6, 2024
…DANGER!!
…DANGER!!! https://t.co/0l7V59llVg pic.twitter.com/USN0mcLUd8
The Internet Never Forgets https://t.co/eZ1e4Tcmky pic.twitter.com/sqWjivh4IB
— Sweater Appreciator (@NotPolemicist) June 6, 2024
Nor should it. Toobin is a disgrace.
@JefferyToobin_A has some special images to share with you… https://t.co/5RjAib6Sqj
— RW4115 (@RWichmann4151) June 6, 2024
Ask Joy Behar. She’ll probably do it. https://t.co/bNtFzQhJAw
— TheMorningSpew2 (@TheMorningSpew2) June 6, 2024
NOOOOOOO. The mental image ... IT HURTS.
De-briefing incoming. https://t.co/tsqyq8rKw2
— Super Journalist (Ret) - JOURN-L of Skrypton (@Magnum_CK) June 6, 2024
LOL. We hate you, Twitter. (Also, we love you, Twitter.)
@JeffreyToobin Seriously? You’re doing this? https://t.co/b9GqWzxSA6
— Pursuing Happiness (@PursuingHappin1) June 6, 2024
We thought for sure Toobin would have deleted his tweets by now, but nope.
https://t.co/54wgIBnGHy pic.twitter.com/TCPid9cpIm
— Patrick (@pcthom3) June 6, 2024
We're with you, Jack. One hundred percent.
#ToobinMissileCrisis https://t.co/EWnpyFBcPr
— Paul (@paulthagoras) June 6, 2024
Aaaaand, now we're dead. LOL.
There were plenty of other quote tweets (some of them very NSFW), but we don't think that hashtag can be ... beat?
Sorry for that. It was sitting right there. We had to take the shot.
Jeffrey Toobin, on the other hand, did NOT need to take his shot, in public, for the world to see.
Then again, it's not the first time he's done that.
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