Oh dear. This is awkward!
For a while, American Bridge president Brad Woodhouse thought he was having a pretty awesome day. He couldn’t contain his excitement over a video purportedly showing GOP Senate hopeful David Perdue autographing “a young woman’s torso”:
Watch A Republican Senate Candidate Sign A Young Woman’s Torso http://t.co/iAZt1AAT1q via @evanmcsan @buzzfeed
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) October 24, 2014
In an effort to help spread the story far and wide, Brad also gleefully retweeted all these:
well this is weird RT @gwenrocco: "No pictures on this" – @Perduesenate before he signs a young woman's torso #gasen https://t.co/ykXdBuKLeq
— Miryam Lipper (@MiryamLipper) October 24, 2014
https://twitter.com/hkreid/status/525714286384275456
https://twitter.com/MikeCzin/status/525713437029314560
He could have said no http://t.co/2SFOcLbN8n
— Alison McQuade (@akmcquade) October 24, 2014
It's weird/creepy in general David Perdue signed young woman, but look on his face makes so much worse http://t.co/htDNFJ0Ide
— Eddie Vale (@evale72) October 24, 2014
Protip for candidates: If you feel the need to say "no pictures" before doing something, you ~shouldn't~ do it http://t.co/6ZpH2ojXne #gasen
— itty bitty gritty committee (@audreykubetin) October 24, 2014
Too bad that BuzzFeed article he was pushing …
https://twitter.com/EvanMcSan/status/525710710706536448
Had no basis in fact. The video’s been pulled, and here’s why, via HotAir:
“David was asked to sign an individual’s diabetic pump to help raise awareness for juvenile diabetes,” said Megan Whittemore, a Perdue spokesperson. “This was a Georgia family who shared their personal story of their struggle with ObamaCare and the rising health care costs associated with their daughter’s treatment which is not being covered by their insurance.”
American Bridge posted this video as it was recorded without commentary. We regret any confusion it caused.
— American Bridge (@American_Bridge) October 24, 2014
No harm, no foul. Right? Wrong:
https://twitter.com/AlexPappas/status/525756860029468672
Oof.
@AlexPappas you're an idiot right? That was the buzzfeed story.
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) October 24, 2014
And who pushed that BuzzFeed story like there was no tomorrow? Rhymes with “Shmad Shmoodhouse” …
BuzzFeed fail: Perdue and the insulin pump http://t.co/qfql3uytI7 via @POLITICO
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 24, 2014
@DylanByers Correct. We saw something awkward in our footage and gave it to a reporter without comment because we weren't sure what we had.
— Brad Woodhouse (@woodhouseb) October 24, 2014
Nice try, jerk. You knew exactly what you had — and you decided you’d try to turn it into something else.
Well, that plan backfired. And now he looks like an even bigger jackass. He knows it — and so does his conservative brother:
So disappointed my bro @woodhouseb would go after a candidate for helping raise awareness about diabetes since I have it. @AU4Change @CNN
— Dallas Woodhouse (@DallasWoodhouse) October 24, 2014
Hey @woodhouseb how can @American_Bridge attack a girl with diabetes ? Dad had it and so do I @politico @ajc @AU4Change @msnbc @maddow @GOP
— Dallas Woodhouse (@DallasWoodhouse) October 24, 2014
Hey @woodhouseb will you sign my pump? @american_bridge @politico @RobLockwood @gop @ajc @americans4change #ncga pic.twitter.com/kSRh6nFWOs
— Dallas Woodhouse (@DallasWoodhouse) October 24, 2014
@woodhouseb @DylanByers hi bro sign my pump !! pic.twitter.com/StpQhsuFwS
— Dallas Woodhouse (@DallasWoodhouse) October 24, 2014
Perdue even weighed in:
For some reason, I'm getting attacked for signing a young girl's diabetic pump. I would do it again. Juvenile diabetes is a real issue.
— David Perdue (@Perduesenate) October 24, 2014
@Perduesenate my brother runs american bridge, but I am the conservative and I also have a pump. Will you sign it ? pic.twitter.com/or0vdD0qws
— Dallas Woodhouse (@DallasWoodhouse) October 24, 2014
Oh, snap!
And that’ll do it. https://t.co/3svm5zgW9I
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) October 24, 2014
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