https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/442932378168619008
What did Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi say? Oh, just this:
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/443015177714151425
No, seriously.
#BREAKING: 6.9 #earthquake off Northern CA coast per #USGS http://t.co/1vM7tnRQAL //another reason I oppose #fracking on the fault line
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
What the frack?
.@exjon i think @sfpelosi wins the dumbest tweet of the night award. https://t.co/cX3LKyp7lw
— Mike Benedict (@mikeyb310) March 10, 2014
Yep.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442909340929126400
Pelosi did get the early win for the dumbest tweet of the night. But, she didn’t even stop there and instead kept digging after Twitter users tried to educate the ignorant, fear-mongering Pelosi. Giver @ExJon started off the schooling.
Anti-science lunacy –> MT @sfpelosi #BREAKING: 6.9 #earthquake off N. CA coast per #USGS //another reason I oppose #fracking on fault line
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Blaming fracking for an oceanic earthquake? Might as well blame vaccinations, second-hand smoke or tiny demons who live under the sea.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Envirolefties are as superstitious as medieval villagers.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Can we require politicos and media to prove they got better than a C in Physics 101 before they expound on plate tectonics?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/statuses/442912210793562112
@redsteeze WHY DO YOU HATE SCIENCE, DENIER??!!1!
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Can we elect an engineer president? A degree in the hard sciences would show a basic understanding of how stuff works in the real world.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
The other thing I love about Pelosi's tweet: Her 1st reaction to a massive earthquake isn't concern for people, but her pet political cause.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Because of course. Every. Time.
"A massive earthquake just hit California? Well, that's why I buy my organic kale locally from Arizona fair trade farmers." ::pats back::
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Pelosi responded with more idiocy.
No @exjon you're wrong twice: 1. Linked article said no injuries 2. The tweet didn't cast any blame. That was your projection. Grow up.
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
Really? Except for that whole “another reason I oppose fracking” thing, right?
.@sfpelosi Fracking has ZERO to do with the earthquake. Might as well blame chemtrails.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/442916210632445952
@exjon @sfpelosi Clearly, holographic lizard people from deep inside our hollow Earth are to blame. Oh, and Bush. Can't forget to blame him.
— Charles Alexander (@HolographicRibs) March 10, 2014
.@Matthops82 It's like Ralph Reed blaming the quake on gay marriage. @sfpelosi
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442916378878935040
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/442916588765724672
@sfpelosi @exjon Well, if it's not fracking, it's gotta be global wa- I mean Climate Change. Or the Polar Vortex. Or something. Right?
— Lisellle (@Lisellle) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/442925825697280000
Beautiful.
Pelosi just couldn’t stop and continued to expose her ignorance and absurdity.
Interesting but unsurprising that folks who troll a comment about our fragile environment go immediately to personal #sexist insults.
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
There we go! Point out facts? Sexist, natch.
I don't say it was related at all – no blame ascribed in my tweet. Quake just a reminder that Mother Earth is fragile. @seismogenic
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
Crazy tweets by some who -unlike you – did not bother to read in context before chiming in. The "blame" stuff is bizarre. @seismogenic
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
@nilgirian so every single tweet by itself has to make sense to you? That's an odd standard for twitter – or life. How bout reading my TL?
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
I've tweeted on #fracking before. Should I be called "wench" or "Botox poisoned" by folk who didn't read my TL for context? I think not.
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
Twitter has a search function where you enter words and seek context. Context like https://t.co/Z5wdggwTP2 and https://t.co/14EwS9SpfH
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) March 10, 2014
And with that, she got even more bless her heart-y. Check out the tweets she is using in her defense; Totally not blame-y:
Yikes –> “@evrybdeezgt1: Confirmed: Fracking Triggers Quakes and Seismic Chaos http://t.co/iXfRSTg6sY pic.twitter.com/igRm62K3u5
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) July 18, 2013
Uh.
Maybe. Def. safer w/out fracking on the fault line MT @HuffPostSF Wld you feel safer with #earthquake warning system? pic.twitter.com/oy31TxG5Lh
— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) September 13, 2013
Double uh.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442937144915816448
.@sfpelosi I am so confused.. Am I the only one here confused? Weren't you just denying this association? pic.twitter.com/3YyPJoIVvw
— nilgirian (@nilgirian) March 10, 2014
@sfpelosi So now you're trying to backup an idiot statement that you denied saying in the first place. Just dig, baby.
— GoSellCrazy… (@rrobertschwartz) March 10, 2014
Ding, ding, ding!
More digging:
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/442936131655454720
Yep, she retweeted this:
@sfpelosi That quake is at the southern end of the Cascadia Zone that can yield scary 8s and 9s. Also, Fracking is occurring off Cali coast.
— FogBelter (@FogBelter) March 10, 2014
Precious.
Citizens continued to give Ms. Pelosi the business and it was delicious.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442921016072110080
Frack is Whack, Yo.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/442926211329576960
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/442926944326127616
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/442933031779569664
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442926780517994496
But … but … sexist!
@sfpelosi Thinks people reacting to her idiotic fracking comment was sexist.
— Victoria Taft (@VictoriaTaft) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442928221320118272
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442918124485378048
.@sfpelosi I did nothing of the kind and you know it. Pathetic smearing.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/chelseagrunwald/status/442931639669104640
Fracking causes earthquakes. Sexist earthquakes.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 10, 2014
Hey, Ms. Pelosi, you may need to blame yourself soon.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442918005899796480
And an exit prediction: Coming next from Ms. Pelosi?
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/442921199073775616
Stay tuned!
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