Leave it to Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert to weigh in on the VA scandal with one of his trademark Smart Takes™:
i'm guessing all the R pols insisting Shinseki be fired are the same ones who demanded Sebelius be fired….before 8M signed up for O'care?
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 23, 2014
OK, so first of all, that “8 million” count is über-dubious at best:
@EricBoehlert Yeah, let's ignore both the waiting (now deceased) vets, and the millions of cancelled policies too. Selective stats, much?
— J. Brenneman (@JBrenn) May 23, 2014
@EricBoehlert Yeah, forget all those insignificant facts like how many lost coverage and and who actually paid premiums.
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) May 23, 2014
He's proud of 8 million allegedly signing up, under legal duress @EricBoehlert
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) May 23, 2014
But what makes Boehlert’s tweet even more ridiculous is that he’s suggesting calls to fire Eric Shinseki stem from Republican outrage, rather than from the fact that a corrupt — and deadly — VA system has flourished under Shinseki’s “leadership.”
How to be an Idiot, Lesson 19: the Eric Boehlert edition. https://t.co/Ow4td2XvDg
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) May 23, 2014
He makes it look so easy!
ROFL! Holy smokes…https://t.co/NXJhH0rWUk
— HouseRepEEE (@EEElverhoy) May 23, 2014
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/469937568310513665
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/469939429604208641
Forgive us, Eric, if we fail to see what’s so outrageous about demanding accountability from our government officials.
Those terrible Republicans are always demanding accountability for failure: https://t.co/GmEokVaTnX
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) May 23, 2014
@EricBoehlert How dare we want accountability in our government! #scary
— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) May 23, 2014
Oh, and Eric, for the record:
Cc @EricBoehlert RT @washingtonpost: Democratic Senate challengers call for VA secretary's resignation http://t.co/tVmW1wYhbX
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 23, 2014
Parting question:
@EricBoehlert
How many vets need to die before YOU call for Shinseki to be fired, Eric?— Keep A-Knockin’ (@gypsyluc) May 23, 2014
What’s wrong, Eric? Cat got your tongue?
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