Oh, it’s real. . .
this
can't
be
real— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 28, 2019
Here’s former Des Moines Register reporter Aaron Calvin playing the victim in a new interview for BuzzFeed and blaming “right-wing ideologues” for his downfall:
You’re not going to believe this. But Aaron Calvin is now the victim everyone.
I couldn’t have foreseen this coming. pic.twitter.com/8SPZkD3OhM
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 27, 2019
And Calvin really didn’t like his old tweets being used against him by his employer:
Aaron Calvin has thoughts on old out of context tweets. pic.twitter.com/WnjhOHthYR
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 27, 2019
“Buzzfeed to the rescue”:
Not exactly helping his case as fair impartial good faith journalist here. And of course it’s Buzzfeed to the rescue.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 27, 2019
Still on this is how I imagine Jesus or Nelson Mandela must have felt.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 27, 2019
The part where he compared himself to women and people of color was a nice touch:
Wait hold the F up. He dares to compare himself to receiving the vitriol women or people of color get on here? Is he not aware that he did this very thing to a college kid?! That’s why his own hypocrisy was brought up. Also LOL at you being a “right wing idealogue.”
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) September 27, 2019
The good news the controversy helped Carson King raise even more money, with the total raised now in excess of $2 million:
He said he will announce the final total from his campaign on Tuesday, once the fundraiser ends. https://t.co/fQCoTCNR4a
— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) September 27, 2019
You can read the whole thing here:
Former Des Moines Register Reporter Aaron Calvin, the reporter who dug into Iowa viral charity hero Carson King’s tweets from when he was 16, now tells Buzzfeed: “This whole campaign was taken up by right-wing ideologues and largely driven by that force.” https://t.co/8eOns91XqQ
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) September 27, 2019
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Related:
'Horrible new principles': Thread explains that while what Aaron Calvin did to Carson King was gross, the Des Moines Register's actions are 'unforgivable' https://t.co/nyDv8nIC4y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 27, 2019
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