As Twitchy reported, Politico’s Roger Simon breathlessly whined about how the Million Vets March brought “racism out of the closet.” Guess he wasn’t quite finished being a colossal jackass just yet:
Don't miss @politicoroger's latest column: Shutdown releases racism http://t.co/JnL2Udtpzj
— POLITICO (@politico) October 14, 2013
Good. Lord. The headline is moronic enough, but wait til you get to the article itself.
Embarrassing. RT @freddoso: FFS Roger Simon. http://t.co/LUjqYSZnhX
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 14, 2013
Politico's Chief Political Columnist: We'd be better off if John Boehner and Ted Cruz died. http://t.co/4d81iTlzTK
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) October 14, 2013
Wait … he didn’t really say that, did he?
Of course he did:
This must be some of that “new tone” we’ve heard so much about.
Roger Simon, wipe the spittle off your screen, mmkay?
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 14, 2013
Wow. RT @guypbenson: Boehner and Cruz should drown…for America! HAR! #analysis RT @freddoso: FFS Roger Simon. http://t.co/AxMmLsAiTv
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) October 14, 2013
Curious; when did the John F Kennedy wing of the Democratic party get taken over by the Lee Harvey Oswald wing? @politicoroger
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/389851396688056320
.@freddoso I'm amazed that some consider @politicoroger an actual journalist.
Those folks need brain scans to look for damage.
— Remulak MoxArgon: Intergalactic Overlord? (@moxargon) October 14, 2013
@politicoroger You really are just a liberal bigot, aren't you.
— Ronald Green (@rdgreenm1) October 14, 2013
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He’s a “real journalist”!
https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/389850380948869120
BREAKING: Newly released Politico video of Roger Simon and his editor working on his column. http://t.co/arpt3ArFMl
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 14, 2013
We know we’ve played the “what if a conservative had said it?” game before, but seriously. Can you imagine?
Quick. Someone at @FreeBeacon write an editorial that starts off with a joke about Obama and Reid dying. Let's see how it plays out.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 14, 2013
If Rush Limbaugh said what @politicoroger wrote, it'd be call for a National Discussion on Extreme Rhetoric and Civility.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) October 14, 2013
But Simon’s got a free pass:
Simon will be allowed to get away with it, however, and his transgression either ignored or portrayed as edgy and refreshingly blunt.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) October 14, 2013
Because joking about conservatives dying is totes hilarious, you guys.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/389852483323187200
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/389856134318010368
Some charming rhetoric this afternoon. Exterminating your political opponents is fun!
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 14, 2013
Here's a great political joke: The shutdown is the product of divided government and conflicting mandates. Let's exterminate one side!
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 14, 2013
Did you like it? I have plenty more like that one to make, but first I have to write this column about violent conservative rhetoric.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 14, 2013
Who am I kidding, here is another:
We want to do X, but our opponents want to do Y. Conflicting mandates, you see. So we should bomb them!
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 14, 2013
One more, just to keep the laughs coming:
America needs to be saved from people who disagree with me. We should cut those people's throats!
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 14, 2013
"Hey Mister, how did the shutdown end?"
"We put the Republicans in a building and set fire to them!"
"Great!"LOL
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 14, 2013
Yep. Hilarious.
You are a terrible person. MT @politicoroger
Q: If Cruz & Boehner were on a sinking ship, who would be saved?
A: America.— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) October 14, 2013