'Distressingly unhelpful': Wil Wheaton's attempt at political snark falls flat

Sarah D. | 7:29 PM on January 16, 2015

Something kind of incredible happened tonight: Chris Hayes sent out a tweet that wasn’t completely asinine.

Would love to read a good essay about the wave of far-left terrorism that wracked Europe in the 1970s and why it dissipated.

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/556235799541608448

Unfortunately, former “Star Trek: TNG” actor and all-around irritating guy Wil Wheaton made up for it with his response:

@chrislhayes Oh, it’s because of something something Saint Ronald Reagan, of course!

— Wil 'this account mocks fascists' Wheaton (@wilw) January 16, 2015

Really, dude? Like, really?

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/556236803842510848

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/556237065747431424

Well, not necessarily. But would it kill Wil to take a vacation from acting like a douchebag?

@SonnyBunch Is he ever helpful in any discussion that doesn't have something to do with sci-fi movies or tv?

— Sean The Producer (@SeanTheProducr) January 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/miscRaymer/status/556237970567860224