Ah, the self-absorbed arrogance of “real journalists.”
wut RT @GlennThrush: Why isn't Cathy Lanier killing this stupid @davidgregory gun law story? He was clearly acting in the public interest.
— Mike (@ThePantau) December 26, 2012
David Gregory’s no criminal, explains Politico White House reporter Glenn Thrush. Gregory meant well when he flouted D.C. gun laws by waving around a gun magazine on “Meet the Press.” It was all for the greater good, you see.
The “greater good,” of course, being more legislation to trample the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.
@GlennThrush @davidgregory @AceofSpadesHQ unspoken subtext is "we should be allowed to break the law to report news that we advocate"
— Jonathan Sabin (@jonathanwsabin) December 27, 2012
And Thrush isn’t the only one. On Wednesday, Howard Kurtz vomited forth a holier-than-thou defense of Gregory, and other journo-tools quickly dismissed the notion that the media should follow the same laws as mere mortals.
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/284012922999541761
https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/283963653470953474
The ol’ “act of journalism” defense. If a Real Journalist™ is “clearly acting in the public interest,” you gun-totin’ rubes had better pipe down. Have some respect for your betters!
@GlennThrush Is there a list of laws reporters are allowed to break while we mere mortals must obey them? Or is just "all of them"?
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) December 26, 2012
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/284080812280918016
Indeed! David Gregory is a modern day Rosa Parks! The Henry David Thoreau of our time!
@GlennThrush so there's a 1st Amendment right to possess a high capacity mag but not a 2nd amendment right to it. #strangelogic
— Timmy Teepell (@TimmyTeepell) December 27, 2012
Yep. But only for the self-vaunted media.
@GlennThrush @davidgregory @iowahawkblog Laws are for the Little People(tm), not Important Journalists(tm)!
— crouton crudup (@MavisGary) December 27, 2012
@GlennThrush Is it only Media Aristocrats who have this general immunity from laws due to their status as Public Interest Paladins?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) December 27, 2012
Bingo! As always, happy warriors refused to let the self-serving journalistic elitism slide.
.@glennthrush Quite simply, idiot clown, there is no "public interest" exception to the law. Good heavens, where did you hear that?
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) December 26, 2012
@GlennThrush @davidgregory Since when has "acting in the public interest" been a get-out-of-jail-free card?
— (((Charlie Martin))) (@chasrmartin) December 27, 2012
Since noted legal expert Glenn Thrush said so. Duh!
@GlennThrush Cool! So if I deem something to be in the "public interest", I can simply ignore the law! @CuffyMeh @davidgregory
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) December 26, 2012
@GlennThrush I'm going to do a Sunday AM talk show on why we need to limit high capacity bongs. #publicinterest #bringmyprops
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 27, 2012
No, it isn't. There is no intent requirement in the DC law or journalism loophole. MT @GlennThrush: Intent always a factor
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) December 26, 2012
@GlennThrush Should every future violator be immune if she has a blog about politics with anti-gun commentary? Where's the line?
— Brad Todd (@BradOnMessage) December 26, 2012
@GlennThrush @davidgregory Yes, the old public interest exception, for use by people who consider themselves "more important."
— Underdog (@rdbrewer4) December 26, 2012
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/statuses/284082301690851328
@dmataconis @GlennThrush @davidgregory good one. It is "public interest" for libs but for conservative it is a crime and turn in your guns
— Kevin (@kevinpost) December 26, 2012
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/284108945159757824
https://twitter.com/Edward_von_Bear/status/284085467228545024
Since when? Since he first got his media credentials, of course.
But hang on. Glenn isn’t done digging just yet.
Do-over: gun folks so passionate about punishing @davidgregory for empty hi capacity clip — mute on murders committed with full clips. Why?
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) December 27, 2012
When in doubt, dig an even bigger hole, then fill it with the largest straw man you can find.
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/284141724241113088
Sounds like @GlennThrush is doubling down on the stupid. @AceofSpadesHQ @davidgregory
— Juegos y los gatos! (@ArtrexisLives) December 27, 2012
@GlennThrush Wow. You actually think we're mute on murders, or can you just not hear us over your cries of "It's the gun's fault!"?
— Area Man (@lheal) December 27, 2012
.@GlennThrush And portraying people that disagree with you on gun-control issues as "mute on murders" is just a ridiculous straw man.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) December 27, 2012
Any more room for straw men in that hole? Why yes, yes indeed.
@EWErickson The more u talk about the fake gregory story the less u talk about Newtown. Classic play fake
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) December 27, 2012
Exit question from Treacher:
@GlennThrush You care about the law, except when it's broken by someone who agrees with you. Why?
— China is lying (@jtLOL) December 27, 2012
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