Jackassery: NYT's Nick Kristof can't wait to politicize Boston Marathon bombing; Update: 'I take it back'

Who looks at a horrific event like the Boston Marathon bombing and thinks, “Hey, this would be a great opportunity to blame the GOP”?

This assclown:

https://twitter.com/NickKristof/statuses/323891060927512576

Oh yes he did.

.@NYTimes is advertising off the blast; @NickKristof is first to blame a political party, claiming "Shames" GOP hold-up on ATF director

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) April 15, 2013

Unbelievable.

Wow. @NickKristof brought out my Navy vocabulary.

— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 15, 2013

O.M.G. RT @jeffemanuel Presented without comment. http://t.co/ZHOh0tpVew

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 15, 2013

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/323892448998862851

https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/323892009872015361

This is what a world-class assmunch looks like -> @NickKristof

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 15, 2013

https://twitter.com/Rschrim/status/323892801362341888

well-played. Maybe we can link this to Newtown and the NRA, too. @NickKristof

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) April 15, 2013

Why not?

@NickKristof You are a horrible, horrible person.

— Kelly (@Kellykoop) April 15, 2013

What a colossal schmuck.

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Update:

People jumping on me for criticizing Sen Repubs for blocking ATF appointments. ok, that was low blow. i take it back

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) April 15, 2013

All of the above! RT @d_hershberger: @NickKristof low blow? how about classless, or insensitive?

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) April 15, 2013

We completely agree.

Update:

Kristof has deleted the tweet.