That’s right. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza used the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI is stepping down at the end of the month as an excuse to slam Sarah Palin, and the pope himself.
https://twitter.com/jstrevino/status/300959264850190337
Man, does she live rent free in their heads!
The mocking was swift, sure and righteous.
@TheFix This Tweet is a parody, right?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) February 11, 2013
Oh COME ON. RT @lheal: #facepalm RT @TheFix: Pope Benedict, following Sarah Palin's lead, resigns. http://t.co/UZIrmlSn
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) February 11, 2013
@rachelveronica @TheFix LET'S JUST RANDOMLY CONNECT ONE RESIGNATION TO ANOTHER ENTIRELY UNRELATED RESIGNATION! #headdesk
— Georgia Lewis (@georgialewis76) February 11, 2013
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/300959583655043072
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/300959296395542529
https://twitter.com/Shan1419/status/300960229976338432
https://twitter.com/TomMcCammon/status/300960084891144192
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/300960058752245761
Of course!
Are you kidding me with this headline? RT @TheFix
Pope Benedict, following Sarah Palin's lead, resigns. http://t.co/z3iSVNw8— The deadly river Neva (@pipandbaby) February 11, 2013
Edgy! RT @MDMRN #StayClassy –> RT @TheFix: Pope Benedict, following Sarah Palin's lead, resigns. http://t.co/a1ILbHKE
— Razor (@hale_razor) February 11, 2013
Stay classy, indeed. Don’t hold your breath, though. It is a Washington Post reporter and all.
Update:
Thing I learned: You can't joke about the Pope. Got it.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 11, 2013
No. You don’t “get” it.
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