We realize there is a time and a place on Twitter for a good ‘quote-tweet’; it’s an easy way to engage your followers with tweets or topics one feels should be shared. However when people use them as a means to troll and attack those who disagree with them, it seems childish, almost as if they’re taking cheap shots at people.
The way Chris Cuomo uses them, for example:
Be clear: GOP was vs DACA in the main. So Trump putting task to them is asking for a negative change essentially isn't it?
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
DACA is illegal and only a EO. What you see as negative is positive for the rule of law.
— Rebecca (@Rebrey4everpooh) September 5, 2017
This is one reckoning – others out there ? https://t.co/3TTsnCyyBc
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
So instead of answering her, he quote-tweeted her and made a comment, which allowed his followers to target and go after her.
It’s really all he does.
https://twitter.com/jimdonohue13/status/905061408907436032
This dopey assertion is also common among part of "base". Google data and see if undoc'd immigration is what holds back working class https://t.co/MP9duqbEq1
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
He did it again.
https://twitter.com/par5n2/status/905076912493617152
How is it what? Trump is telling a congress that is putatively Vs DACA to deal with it. tantamount to saying get rid of it. That's the point https://t.co/oHrdFL05Y3
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
And again.
See a pattern?
It's not a problem as is if you want dreamers to stay. Codifying could expand dreamer rights but again GOP previously wanted them out https://t.co/6myeBnaMBc
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
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"Legal citizen" is redundant and playing politics here is sick. #STANDFIRM https://t.co/Oeblk3592T
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
Stand firm? EL OH EL.
Alrighty then, Chris.
GOP was very anti DACA. This would be abt Trump pandering if anything https://t.co/ApcGA89xHT
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
No, this was about Trump keeping a campaign promise that GOT HIM ELECTED, which would mean he’s doing what the people wanted. Remember what Obama said? Elections have consequences.
What does this even mean? It's like hate vomit. Smells bad but can't tell what it really is. #dobetter https://t.co/I8kXk2tjvJ
— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) September 5, 2017
Do better.
Perhaps Cuomo should take his own advice.
Related:
Umm, really DUDE? MSNBC journo asks dumbest DACA question YET, deletes tweet (but we have it!)
WOW: Modern Family producer tweets ‘Dear Christians … f*ck you’ over DACA , deletes tweet
Get him a tissue! Chuck Schumer tweets MELODRAMATIC rant about ending #DACA, trips over Obama