Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is under fire after calling Sarah Huckabee Sanders “dumb as a rock” in a tweet over the weekend:
Dear dumb as a rock @PressSec: Remember how Clinton campaign & DNC kept talking about Steele Dossier before last Nov elections? Me neither. https://t.co/msQyglT7oY
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 28, 2017
Stay classy, dude:
https://twitter.com/elainaplott/status/924798133783138309
I don't care what she says, there are more appropriate ways for a Member of Congress to be critical of the White House Press Secretary. https://t.co/7q6TLZf800
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) October 29, 2017
A man calling a successful woman “dumb as a rock” would not be socially acceptable if their parties were reversed… https://t.co/trmgbmeKQa
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) October 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/924776658615246849
Wow, Mr. Lieu. With all due respect, you really think it’s appropriate to use a sexist trope to express disagreement w/Ms. Huckabee Sanders? https://t.co/s2Ws34H7zQ
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 30, 2017
The California Democrat defended his insult by saying he’s copying the president:
That's the point. I lifted the phrase from the President of the United States.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 30, 2017
But then reporter Elaina Plott nuked him with Michelle Obama’s now infamous line about going high when Republicans go low:
https://twitter.com/elainaplott/status/924798812346077186
But Lieu wasn’t done and argued the ends justify the means or something to that effect:
And we lost the election. I am going to keep throwing it right back at them, like this: https://t.co/RI3BdzbFLq
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 30, 2017
Whatever:
https://twitter.com/elainaplott/status/924799885987237888
Lieu also argued he’s a douche to men, too:
I write the same thing when men in Trump Administration make dumb statements. Like this: https://t.co/RI3BdzbFLq
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 30, 2017
Dear dumb as a rock @JaySekulow: Secret Service job is not to deter violations of Fed Election Campaign Act. That's the job of prosecutors. https://t.co/7xsYV8hWVA
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 16, 2017
He does love the phrase…
Anyway, let’s see if Lieu’s insult of a powerful woman loses him any media gigs. He’s a go-to liberal for CNN:
Honored to be on @CNNnewsroom with @AnaCabrera today at 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 29, 2017
And MSNBC:
.@MSNBC is not worried about a sealed indictment. Honored to be on with @AlexWitt this #SundayMorning at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET. pic.twitter.com/WyYWs8R4MP
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 29, 2017
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