He’s certainly a piece of something.
Markos Moulitsas can’t stand actual journalism. So when Jake Tapper tweeted this:
Spox for Captain Ron Johnson says they cannot accommodate his invitation last night for me to ride along with him tonight.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 19, 2014
Markos got snippy:
@jaketapper Pathetic that you’re desperate to embed. Report from the field.
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 19, 2014
Hold up — who’s pathetic?
@markos you don't know what you're talking about. Have been in field quite a bit.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 19, 2014
Damn straight.
@jaketapper And that has been great. So why try to embed? Media has been doing great work in the field.
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 19, 2014
Hey, genius, Tapper’s been there.
@markos he invited me on camera last night to do so, amidst critical questioning. Ppl were asking about it.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 19, 2014
See, Markos, unlike you, Tapper actually understands what it means to be a journalist.
@markos @jaketapper Nice, Markos. Tapper spends all night in field with protesters and wants to get cop perspective too and this is yr take.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) August 19, 2014
@DylanByers @jaketapper The cop perspective? You really think we haven’t gotten the cop perspective?
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 19, 2014
We’ve already gotten our fill of Markos’ perspective, that’s for damn sure.
@jaketapper go home @markos you're drunk
— Pope of Capitalism (@jmarkwalk) August 19, 2014
You're where exactly, Markos? https://t.co/A0gqNEQTFT
— Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/tweet2thedeath/status/501800322181136386
How did you spend your time in #Ferguson? Oh…wait..RT @markos: @jaketapper Pathetic that you’re desperate to embed. Report from the field.
— HouseRepEEE (@EEElverhoy) August 19, 2014
That awkward moment when you attempt to call someone out and you're wrong as fuck: https://t.co/ZGBZRG6LEW
— Jamie is TIRED. Fix your goddamned country. (@thewayoftheid) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/501800236881559553
https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/501800443648155650
@markos Seen on CNN last night: @jaketapper's doppelganger reporting from the field. pic.twitter.com/x5rmBC3fWt
— Let's all calm down (@NikVanHelsing) August 19, 2014
next thing you'll know, @markos will demand @jaketapper get off his behind and report from Afghanistan
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) August 19, 2014
In which total hack @markos instructs consummate professional @jaketapper in how to cover a story: https://t.co/hZplrYcCY0
— Megan Ritter Judt (@MeganRitter) August 19, 2014
In which @markos is upset that @jaketapper dare to get the cops perspective https://t.co/mBcfDqKfdR
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/501800454586916864
@markos @jaketapper I think, Markos, this is why you're not a boots-on-the-ground reporter.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) August 19, 2014
Among other reasons.
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/501801148538707969
But maybe we should go easy on him:
I won't mock @markos. Knowing he cries himself to sleep every night is enough for me.
— eric (@eriContrarian) August 19, 2014
His is a pretty miserable existence.
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/501803427517976577
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