Earlier today, National Review editor Rich Lowry called out Joan Walsh for peddling B.S. about Stacey Abrams’ loss to Brian Kemp in the Georgia gubernatorial race:
This from @joanwalsh is badly misinformed, starting with the fact that the secretary of state doesn’t close precincts, which anyone even loosely following this debate should know. Goes to how belief the election was stolen is based on faith not evidence
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) November 20, 2018
Here’s how Walsh’s piece begins:
I don’t think National Review’s Rich Lowry is a stupid person, but he asked a deeply stupid question Friday night, after Stacey Abrams ended her campaign to become Georgia’s first black and first female governor with a fiery non-concession speech, which nonetheless acknowledged that Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be the next governor.
So, what was Lowry’s “deeply stupid question”? This:
Stacey Abrams has failed the Martha McSally test. Will any of the same commentators who praised McSally’s grace upbraid Abrams for a lack of it?
Stacey Abrams Ends Fight for Georgia Governor https://t.co/3WlMsAQpsG
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) November 16, 2018
See anything wrong with Lowry’s tweet? No? That’s probably because you’re not insane. Not only was Walsh shocked by Lowry’s suggestion that Stacey Abrams should follow Martha McSally’s lead and concede with graciousness and dignity, but she couldn’t believe that he’d stoop so low as to use the word “upbraid” with regard to Abrams:
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One last thing @RichLowry: Nobody, least of all you, needs to "upbraid" @StaceyAbrams. Such an ugly word. https://t.co/UtXnHRTfCv
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) November 19, 2018
Lowry, rightfully, wasn’t having any of Walsh’s B.S.:
I guess the word “upbraid” is racist now?
Old English upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up (adv.)+bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see braid (v.)). Similar in Middle Swedish upbrygdha. Meaning "scold" is first attested late 13c. https://t.co/l6ezy7Bkca
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) November 20, 2018
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) November 20, 2018
Walsh made a mistake going after Lowry on this. Not just because she’s woefully short on intellectual ammo, but also because she’s apparently suffering from a wicked case of projection-itis:
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 20, 2018
So, Joan Walsh used “upbraid” — “such an ugly word,” you know — in reference to Ted Cruz, a Cuban-American. By her logic, that would make her a … racist.
Language warning!https://t.co/zpkPMFkDuN
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) November 20, 2018
Actually, given that she also wrote “What’s the Matter with White People,” the evidence of her racism is substantially more compelling than the evidence of Rich Lowry’s. Whoops.
This is fantastic…
— Paul Mills (@BillsMafia3233) November 20, 2018
lmao
— Lew Alcindor (@LewAlcindor2) November 20, 2018
Best part? Walsh has still got nothing.
Twitter mentions are a sewer, but that doesn’t explain why @joanwalsh believes that the GA Secretary of State makes decisions for counties across the state whether they will keep precincts open or not (let alone why she thinks the word upbraid is racist)https://t.co/hklQPyyEir
— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) November 20, 2018
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