And they say we’re the anti-science ones?
On his show Wednesday night, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes weighed in on the ongoing Capitol Hill high school art contest controversy, boldly declaring that the artwork by a Missouri teen that depicts a police officer as a pig wasn’t really a pig.
“Last Friday, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California was the first to snatch the painting, falsely claiming it depicts police officers as pigs,” he said.
You see, Hayes thinks the painting shows a warthog dressed up like a cop, which in his Brooklyn-centric mind isn’t a pig:
.@chrislhayes Are you saying that the painting doesn't depict cops as pigs?
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) January 12, 2017
@GaltsGirl there are two police. One is a warthog, the other is another animal that is clearly not a pig.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 12, 2017
I swear I'm not being snarky, Chris, is a warthog not in the pig family? Is it less offensive or newsworthy? https://t.co/uDcOepdZaf
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) January 12, 2017
@JazzShaw It's a warthog pretty clearly.
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 12, 2017
Hayes, meet science. A warthog is a pig:
RT @chrislhayes @JazzShaw It's a warthog pretty clearly. pic.twitter.com/vPyNExjckM
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 12, 2017
Unbelievable. How did this get past not only Hayes, but every other writer and producer on the show? Are New Yorkers this out of touch?
old hotness: "sheriff's star"
new hotness: "warthog"
— Mint Milk (@The_real_colin) January 12, 2017
Maybe it’s because liberals hate football, as Meryl Streep suggested at the Golden Globes last Sunday:
@chrislhayes @JazzShaw Arkansas fan: "wooooooo PIG sooie!!"
Bubble Boy Chris Hayes: "no no that's not a pig, silly billy!" pic.twitter.com/b20jk839Wl— Jermaine Logan (@JermaineLogan5) January 12, 2017
We eagerly await his correction on tonight’s show.
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