As we read this post from Jake Tapper about the horrific scenes of antisemitic harassment at Columbia/Barnard, we can't help but wonder why he felt the need to put the word horrific in quotation marks. Call it what it is, Jake.
Terrifying. Unacceptable. And yes, horrific.
It's ok to be honest, bro, especially when the harassment really and truly is horrific. Then again, his audience probably thinks it's wrong to stop the pro-Hamas protesters from tormenting Jewish students so he's probably playing it safe.
Maybe?
Take a look.
In response to “horrific” scenes of antisemitic harassment at and around campus, the Orthodox Rabbi at Columbia/Barnard sent a WhatsApp message to more than 290+ Jewish students this morning recommending that they go home until it’s safe again for them on campus: pic.twitter.com/uqAntEICLv
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 21, 2024
Many people seemed to notice the same thing we did, the quotation marks.
Why do that? Inquiring minds want to know.
Why the quotation marks?
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) April 21, 2024
See?
Those quotation marks give your stance away.
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) April 21, 2024
Makes ya' wonder, don't it?
Has Joe Biden healed the soul of the country yet
— Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) April 21, 2024
The norms — have they been restored yet?
— Amygator 🐊 *not an actual alligator (@AmyA1A) April 21, 2024
I was assured that the norms would be restored now that the adults are back in charge.
You have yet to hound elected Democrats and POTUS about the blatant antisemitic harassments (happening mostly by Democrat voters whose movement is backed by many elected Dems) the way you trolled Trump and GOPs when unknown clown with 3 followers tweeted something bad.
— Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) April 21, 2024
Why?
Why is Columbia still getting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds not to mention hundreds of millions from New York taxpayers? Why am I paying for Jewish students to be terrorized on campus?
— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) April 21, 2024
This is much worse than Charlottesville.
— BCinSoFL🇺🇸🇮🇱🏳️🌈 (@BCinKWFL) April 21, 2024
"horrific"
— Blue State Snooze (@BlueSnoozeBlue) April 21, 2024
Great job, "journalist"
This is an apple.
Remember that?
Heh.
Jake did explain why he used the quotations:
Because I’m quoting him from a conversation we had
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 21, 2024
Fuller story to come
Then why not use the entire quote? Why just that one particular word?
Eh ... we shall see.
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