As Twitchy reported, yesterday, former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, landed in hot water after telling a National Journal reporter that Eric Cantor set off his “gaydar” and likening Dianne Feinstein to a prostitute. This afternoon, he apologized:
https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/479738090580623361
And now for some follow-up questions: Would that apology suffice if Schweitzer were, say, a Republican? Would he have been treated any differently?
Serious Q: If Brian Schweitzer was a Republican former governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 19, 2014
Hmmm … let’s think about that for a minute:
Gee. MT @TheFix: If Brian Schweitzer was a Republican former governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 19, 2014
Take a guess, Chris. RT @TheFix If Brian Schweitzer was a GOP governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?
— Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) June 19, 2014
What’s a “serious” question to some is a no-brainer to others:
https://twitter.com/SchipperKeith/status/479739222115360768
Always “@TheFix: If Brian Schweitzer was a Republican former governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?”
— Jared Stimson (@jaredstimson) June 19, 2014
Does a bear…“@TheFix:If Brian Schweitzer was Republican former governor, would his comments about women & gays have been a bigger story?”
— Chad Harkey (@ChadHarkey) June 19, 2014
Imagine the outrage if GOP said that about POTUS=>Brian Schweitzer: Eric Cantor set off my "gaydar" http://t.co/6aR8gFeM8r @cbsnews #tcot
— J.T. (@JTTriguero) June 19, 2014
http://t.co/ZQLMx6jatn MT @TheFix If Brian Schweitzer was a GOP governor, would his comments about women and gays have been a bigger story?
— jon gabriel (@exjon) June 19, 2014
Sounds about right.
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