In his Twitter bio, English comedy writer, television host and critic Charlie Brooker describes himself as an “underwhelmist.” He hit his mark when he asked his 708,000 Twitter followers, “Why can’t the NRA just be honest and admit they’re being bankrolled by America’s booming coffin industry?
Did we mention he’s English?
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Hey, it hasn’t stopped Musket Morgan from dancing on the graves of dead American children to fuel his war on the NRA.
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Brooker’s answer to that?
@NicholasRees1 Hey, you're right. Perhaps I should just guffaw at the unrelenting bloodshed. It's miles away.
— factcheckUK (@charltonbrooker) March 20, 2013
By the way, this guy, genius that he is, was named comedy personality of the year at the 2012 British Comedy Awards. Second Amendment defenders aren’t laughing. At least not with Brooker.
@charltonbrooker Why would you rather a woman be raped and murdered than be able to protect herself?
— Christine Rousselle ??♀️ (@crousselle) March 20, 2013
@charltonbrooker always respected u but have a think before you deplore women that want to defend themselves in a country u don't know
— Frank Manning (@Billymanning) March 20, 2013
Your tweet shows a misunderstanding of facts and a detachment from reality. Murder is down, guns saving lives is up. @charltonbrooker
— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) March 20, 2013
@charltonbrooker Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6&will fight 4my right to defend myself! #GirlsJustWannaHaveGuns #NRA @Billymanning
— Inez Stepman (@InezFeltscher) March 20, 2013
@DLoesch @charltonbrooker Big Coffin.
— Collin Brown (@collintbrown) March 20, 2013
@SooperMexican I expect such brilliance from someone whose profile link goes to the same profile. @charltonbrooker
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) March 20, 2013
It’s, like, meta. Or something.
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And how ’bout this, Charlie?
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Hat tips: Elissa Roberson and J.R. Salzman
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