Chief Obama drool-bucket-carrier and pant-crease-lover, David Brooks tried his hand at satire in today’s New York Times. It did not go well for him, but provided a non-stop stream of entertainment on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/andylevy/status/240299860849467392
Look at this uber-snark from pseudo conservative David Brooks. If I hated Romney this would make me love him http://t.co/cMk30aV3
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) August 28, 2012
So did David Brooks come in late from a media party, realize deadline was almost here, and ask himself, "What would Maureen write?"
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) August 28, 2012
4 years ago it was "the crease in his pants" that was going to make #Obama a great President. Poor David Brooks. #NYT
— Ron Futrell (@RonFutrell) August 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/printtemps/status/240478184531968000
David Brooks should have focused his ire on the odious non-clothes-staining antiperspirant industry.
— Cathleen Ritt (@CathleenRitt) August 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/fbihop/status/240299501888344064
David Brooks' column on Romney, from the pages of MAD Magazine http://t.co/binqkoUQ
— Jonathan Palmer (@jonathanpalmer_) August 28, 2012
On recovering from a David Brooks column #ThisTooShallPass RT @Bthypin @LilianaSegura sigh,felt the same way a few hours ago. It gets better
— Liliana Segura (@LilianaSegura) August 28, 2012
Huff-Po even got in on the act.
David Brooks Constructs Entire Column Of Bad Twitter Jokes About Romney http://t.co/KrQnoiLr via @HuffingtonPost
— ?Revolving Skull? (@RevolvingSkull) August 28, 2012
Sadly, some seem to have the mistaken idea that Brooks might actually be conservative, instead of the water boy for Obama.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/240483439114080256
Remember how he tried to hide the fact that Obama told him there weren’t actually any shovel ready jobs for more than a year? He’s no fan of the conservative movement.
But wait — it gets even better! It seems that some readers think Brooks penned it to help Mitt Romney by making a mockery of political writers.
https://twitter.com/Charlesbarkl3y/status/240481406235590659
So David Brooks' column was a parody meant to help Romney? That's even funnier than the column.
— Robbie Sherwood (@RobbieSherwood) August 28, 2012
Predictably, the Left loves it.
Don't miss this! David Brooks' hilarious jabs at #Romney: The Real Romney http://t.co/LUrDAdQp #bipkipskipchipndip
— Karen Dolan (@karendolan) August 28, 2012
The David Brooks thing about Romney is utterly apolitical: it's about Romney's lack of character. Still, it stings (I hope).
— edwardoneill (@edwardoneill) August 28, 2012
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