Oh, boy. Hillary really, really stepped in it this time! Here she is thanking Nancy Reagan for starting a “national conversation” on HIV and AIDS:
Hillary Clinton: The Reagans, particularly Nancy, helped start "a national conversation" about HIV and AIDS. https://t.co/7sZp8X53fb
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 11, 2016
And now the reaction from liberals who think Hillary Clinton is mis-remembering history just a little bit.
Star Trek’s Wil Wheaton:
This may be the biggest lie Hillary Clinton has told. https://t.co/NHuFphZfOt
— Wil 'this account mocks fascists' Wheaton (@wilw) March 11, 2016
Bernie Sander staffer Mike Casca:
reagan spokesman larry speakes on aids in 1982: “i don’t have it. do you?" https://t.co/JDeWYFFY6m https://t.co/1j1WIiHewQ
— mike casca (@cascamike) March 11, 2016
Comedian Patton Oswalt:
https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/708408302523146240
BuzzFeed’s Chris Geidner:
In which Hillary Clinton praises Nancy Reagan for "very effective, low-key advocacy" on moving people on HIV/AIDS. https://t.co/YswgAQNwdK
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) March 11, 2016
Reuters’ Amanda Becker:
A lot of gay men from the 1980s would have a lot of thoughts about this. https://t.co/AmIGSTkd2b
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) March 11, 2016
New Republic’s Jeet Heer:
Dear god. https://t.co/0v50M37y29
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) March 11, 2016
Comedian and actor David Cross:
@MSNBC WTF?! This is insane! What a load of utter horseshit. Talk about rewriting history!
— david cross (@davidcrosss) March 11, 2016
@MSNBC to clarify, Hillary Clinton is the one rewriting history.
— david cross (@davidcrosss) March 11, 2016
Mother Jones’ David Corn:
This is the opposite of what happened. The Reagan White House was late to the conversation bc…well, you know why. https://t.co/9YstX1aSbL
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 11, 2016
WaPost’s Greg Sargent:
I'm so old I can remember when the Hillary campaign in 2008 slammed Obama for praising Reaganhttps://t.co/rp1MeNm781
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 11, 2016
Reporter Matthew Chayes:
Before "nat'l conversation" on AIDS @HillaryClinton praised the Reagans for starting, here's the White House on AIDS https://t.co/MslYb0jrMg
— Matthew Chayes (@chayesmatthew) March 11, 2016
New Republic’s Gwyneth Kelly;
Hillary Clinton is dead wrong about #NancyReagan and #HIV #AIDS. She did not start a conversation. She ignored one. https://t.co/E75iFGZmiK
— Gwyneth Kelly (@GwynethK_) March 11, 2016
Author Joyce Maynard:
@MSNBC deeply offensive. I have been trying so hard to feel ok about her.
— joyce maynard (@joycemaynard) March 11, 2016
Salon’s Ben Norton:
Hillary Clinton either lives on a completely different planet or is allergic to facts@MSNBC https://t.co/wBAHUTy7oH pic.twitter.com/PtbgLkalZ9
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) March 11, 2016
Comedian Kevin Marshall:
*exaggerated spit-take* https://t.co/wNj6bZ0W6m
— Kevin Marshall (@KevinMarshall) March 11, 2016
MTV’s Ira Madison:
https://twitter.com/ira/status/708382572842102784
Author and journalist Mark Harris:
What the hell? Hillary Clinton is 100% factually wrong about the Reagans and AIDS and should correct herself. https://t.co/8S7X7rTZvv
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) March 11, 2016
Jezebel’s Anna Merlan;
Reagan refused to discuss AIDS for nearly five years into his presidency. https://t.co/XxALdvd7Vr
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) March 11, 2016
We could do this all day. More reaction here.
Editor’s note: This post has been edited to correct a typo in Mrs. Reagan’s name.
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