Earlier today, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry threw his cowboy hat into the ring for the GOP presidential nomination. Perry was flanked by Navy SEAL twin brothers Marcus and Morgan Luttrell during his announcement.
Jimmy Carter’s grandson, James, who leaked the Mitt Romney “47 percent” video (he’ll remind you of that in a minute), wondered who the men were near Perry during his presidential campaign announcement:
Rick Perry's Russian mafia bodyguards are creating a protective moat around him with their sweat. #nationalsecurity pic.twitter.com/ZJPhZpyalw
— James Carter (@JECarter4) June 4, 2015
Well alrighty then.
@JECarter4 Those aren't Russian it is US Navy Seal @MarcusLuttrell #LoneSurvivor show some respect!
— Pat Campbell (@PC1170) June 4, 2015
But wait, Carter said he was just being funny:
@Rjbub77 Sure. It was a joke.
— James Carter (@JECarter4) June 4, 2015
Hilarious! Except not really.
https://twitter.com/ConsLOVElosing/status/606546817874956288
https://twitter.com/Travesham/status/606539027760562176
@JECarter4 Progressives love veterans THIS MUCH
— jparent (@janeparent) June 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/606531425253355520
But don’t question Carter IV’s accomplishments, or face harsh reminder:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/606531944168497152
@seanmdav 47% video?
— James Carter (@JECarter4) June 4, 2015
Well, there’s that.
https://twitter.com/MarkMMcClain/status/606532429675917313
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/606533480839806976
Carter’s clinging to the “it was a joke” excuse while also claiming victim status:
Hey @MarcusLuttrell, I made a joke based on the visual of you w/ Rick Perry. Some are offended. What do you think?https://t.co/I0av7nVVp7
— James Carter (@JECarter4) June 4, 2015
My Twitter feed is full of examples of people attacking me for disrespecting a veteran by disrespecting a veteran. http://t.co/cB19zFErKF
— James Carter (@JECarter4) June 4, 2015