News people love to show connections between the major stories … even when they’re not there. It’s why every military engagement is the next Vietnam and every perceived scandal gets a catchy name with the suffix -gate attached to it. In some cases they do it because they like to think that they have that much influence in the world, like today: ‘Invented in Missouri’: Hong Kong protesters using Ferguson ‘hands up, don’t shoot’ gesture?
Media hacks got some help from Twitter for generating this week’s story ideas.
.@Will_Antonin 9 Reasons Hong King Protests Are Really About Climate Change #vox tomorrow.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 29, 2014
@JonahNRO Meanwhile @Salon will have an in-depth investigation of why the Hong Kong protests are racist. @Will_Antonin
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) September 29, 2014
@irishspy @JonahNRO @Salon @Will_Antonin Not to be outdone, @Slate will have a three part series outlining the Koch Brothers role in this.
— We are screwed…from a distance (@PornPops69) September 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/perpetualvjlinz/status/516417720397881344
@irishspy @Will_Antonin I just wish Hobby Lobby would change its policies so those Hong Kong protestors can get birth control.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 29, 2014
@JonahNRO First comes The Nation's explanation of how Citizen's United allowed Koch Bros. money to subvert Hong Kong. @Will_Antonin
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) September 29, 2014
@JonahNRO @Will_Antonin can't wait for the 9 reasons Lenin's statue toppling is connected to global warming
— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) September 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/IC_cajun/status/516417784289701888
https://twitter.com/StevenGoldsch/status/516416559095377920
Yes, but how are the Hong Kong protest’s Bush’s fault?
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