Katrina vandenHeuvel of The Nation caught a lot of attention for two words in this tweet describing Sen. John McCain:
Will this set Armchair Warrior McCain straight? /Russia's apparent meddling in U.S. election is not an act of war https://t.co/1UyMDYPAkw
— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) February 8, 2017
“Armchair warrior”?
She knows who McCain is, right? https://t.co/a2ajuCui8F
— Jessica Heddings (@JessicaHeddings) February 8, 2017
Are you talking about former combat pilot and POW John McCain? THAT John McCain? https://t.co/hyCHeOSpqf
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) February 8, 2017
Apparently so.
https://twitter.com/Roger247/status/829406069306773504
https://twitter.com/AaronBMacLean/status/829402550822658049
https://twitter.com/Ferraro41/status/829407023431352325
https://twitter.com/amylutz4/status/829402986434555904
This is like your Uncle Bill calling Tom Brady an "armchair quarterback"
No, McCain was an *actual* warrior https://t.co/f8qqbrgD9E— PoliMath (@politicalmath) February 8, 2017
Armchair Warriors don't actually go to war and McCain did go to war.
This is when someone should actually delete their account. https://t.co/D55nyzpGpC
— Carma (@Carma_2012) February 8, 2017
.@KatrinaNation This is the sort of circumstance where you may want to learn to simulate shame.
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) February 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/829409612751306752
https://twitter.com/jacobperry/status/829404041511915521
"Armchair warrior"?! AYFKM?!?!?! Delete your account.
— Mike Rhone (@mikerhoneTM) February 8, 2017
Update:
VandenHeuval backed off the initial description, sort of:
Mischaracterized McCain. Better to say war hero now leading War Party.
— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) February 8, 2017
However, it seems to be a habit:
Not the first time @KatrinaNation "mischaracterized" John McCain:https://t.co/EC1ey8nTOK pic.twitter.com/7WKbMtj4lm
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) February 8, 2017