As Twitchy reported earlier, Twitter user Reagan Battalion set up a chain on Twitter for people stranded on I-95 to connect with each other to share supplies like food, water, diapers, and warming supplies. It was a great idea, but Jonathan Chait saw “Reagan Battalion” and did his part to help:
The Reaganites used to believe in pulling yourself up by your bootstraps https://t.co/4rNXr0VEhe
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) January 4, 2022
When you need to explain that it’s a joke, it’s not a good joke:
For goodness sakes, people, this was a joke. I'm not against helping stranded drivers. Pull yourselves together. https://t.co/JtaFihps4T
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) January 4, 2022
"Chait’s insensitivity to the ongoing crisis was quickly reprimanded by several Twitter users"
Oh, no, my joke was insensitive, let's get some trauma specialists out here to help the victims
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) January 4, 2022
After you, crybaby.
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) January 4, 2022
Still here for the ratio.
— Joe Dougherty (@joedoc2112) January 4, 2022
I didn't think it was a joke, but I also love the taste of lead paint.
— The Jewish Jackhammer (@Jjhammerlb) January 4, 2022
Humor may not be your forte.
— Probably Greg (@MinnDad) January 4, 2022
You weren’t joking, chrome dome.
— Cobra Cobra Cobra – The Goose is Loose (@Inchworm1313) January 4, 2022
What is wrong with you? Glad you're nice and comfortable at least.
— Cat Man Dude (@CreepyCatGuy) January 4, 2022
Of all the mock-worthy content there is on Twitter, you mocked an effort to help people in trouble.
And now you mock the reaction.
You don’t get to jujitsu your way out of it now.
— Vaccine-Free (@corrcomm) January 4, 2022
Your diary out of pages?
— Mark Schlafer (@MarkSchlafer) January 4, 2022
I'm less worried about your insensitivity and more worried about your lazy caricatures of Reagan, who said:
"Our American tradition of neighbor helping neighbor has always been one of our greatest strengths and most noble traditions".
Google. 1 minute.https://t.co/2UqbGMWFju pic.twitter.com/sCFjODBboU
— Tom Maguire (@Tom_Maguire) January 4, 2022
When your shit take tanks, just call it a joke
— William Joseph (@bwicky07) January 4, 2022
Dude, stop ratio-ing yourself with these tweets.
— Conservative Public School Teacher (@RightyTeacher) January 5, 2022
— In_communicado_ (@In_communicado_) January 4, 2022
Haven't you heard? Insensitive jokes are illegal now. Those are the rules your side of aisle made up after all…
— Bob (@btrabucco) January 4, 2022
No one said they were traumatized by your tweets. They just said, correctly, that you were being a dick
— Chaka Kahnneman (@ribbitthehog) January 4, 2022
Douche
— V Silverhand (@VSilverhand1) January 5, 2022
Dude, it’s only a joke if it’s funny. It was in bad taste with poor timing.
— Kate (@katiemadden64) January 4, 2022
Good God, man. Take the L and move on.
— 🄿🄴🄴🅅🄴🄳 🄶🅄🅈 (@PeevedGuy) January 4, 2022
Ignoring that people were IN FACT out there *helping each other* and NOT waiting for government was your mistake
— Terry Van Loon (@terrybythebay) January 4, 2022
Nope, it just wasn't funny.
— Palm trees have rats (@HoosierHappy) January 4, 2022
Sure, Jonathan. Tweet right through it. pic.twitter.com/uNnntZGqYk
— Howard Beale’s hate child (@BealesHateChild) January 4, 2022
Interesting how it was a joke after you got called out.
— MechWarrior bunnygirl (@UsagikoNat) January 5, 2022
Sucks when the shit you send out gets tossed back at ya’….doesn’t it?
— 🎄JK🎄 (@JKHokie3) January 4, 2022
Why don't we get an editor for your shit takes instead
— 𝓢𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓶 (@TheSuppressed86) January 4, 2022
Thank you for further revealing how much of a jackass you are
— Dan Allen (@Dha713) January 4, 2022
People were suffering. Others were trying to help, and you made a tasteless joke about it. Are you able to do the decent thing and simply apologize, or are you too much of a narcissist? I suspect the latter. Prove me wrong.
— Morris Carter (@akidwamitx) January 4, 2022
Joke? Just admit you are a douche canoe and move on
— nheimerm (@nheimerm) January 4, 2022
Remember when you mocked the family of 11 for drinking so much milk? You're a real laugh riot.
— Corn Pop's Gun Moll (@jeannebodine) January 4, 2022
That’s right … he joked about the family with several adopted children and a foster child complaining about the high cost of 12 gallons of milk a week by accusing them of taking daily milk baths. That wasn’t funny either — dude just isn’t good at jokes.
Related:
‘This is who they ARE’: Jonathan Chait thinks it’s super edgy to DUNK on Reagan Battalion for helping stranded Virginians on #I95 https://t.co/zD3kwSQy7m
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 4, 2022