'Right wing tactics'? TNR's spin on Rolling Stone scandal will have you fuming

“Plummeted” is more like it.

.@politicalmath @JohnEkdahl I thought @tnr was going in a "new direction." Did they just mean "down"?

— Mulder’s Methane-rich Mug slide (@proteinwisdom) April 6, 2015

Behold this offering from The New Republic’s Elizabeth Bruenig:

Nailed it, @tnr. Absolutely nailed it. pic.twitter.com/LKFtz3GNne

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) April 6, 2015

No, that’s not a Photoshop job. That’s an actual headline that someone actually wrote.

https://twitter.com/ebruenig/status/585107975485919232

.@RollingStone shouldn't have used rightwing tactics to talk about campus rape. http://t.co/SuRoNItVFC @ebruenig pic.twitter.com/nDoSClj7Rv

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) April 6, 2015

Unbe-frickin’-lievable.

@JohnEkdahl Scalding hot take. @tnr

— Mike (@ThePantau) April 6, 2015

Silly me thought it failed bc it was made up bullshit. *shrugs* RT @JohnEkdahl: Nailed it, @tnr. Absolutely nailed it pic.twitter.com/dX7HTepU72

— Christy Lynn (@ChristyLynnLSU) April 6, 2015

https://twitter.com/CarlPaulus/status/585123694860636160

WTF does that even mean?!? MT @tnr: @RollingStone shouldn't have used rightwing tactics to talk about campus rape. http://t.co/eG2rvIO0Pg

— Dodd (@Amuk3) April 6, 2015

@JohnEkdahl That must be @tnr's death rattle.

— Snake Plisskenish (@_CrotalusAtrox_) April 6, 2015

Liberals are a parody of themselves. RT @JohnEkdahl: Nailed it, @tnr. Absolutely nailed it. pic.twitter.com/KwXUZMF2In

— Brodigan Strong Style (@brodigan) April 6, 2015

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Denial so pure it's almost beautiful RT @JohnEkdahl: Nailed it, @tnr. Absolutely nailed it. pic.twitter.com/DEsWu4RBG5

— PoliMath (@politicalmath) April 6, 2015

And when in doubt — or denial — blame conservatives!

https://twitter.com/MarkMMcClain/status/585124387080314882

Everything bad is right-wing, because right-wing is a synonym for bad. We never make mistakes on the Left. http://t.co/8kNB7BuDJr

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) April 6, 2015

That has to be the hottest take of them all, right? That Rolling Stone used "right wing" tactics?

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 6, 2015

"How do I spin this Rolling Stone debacle into an attack on conservatives??" – @ebruenig, being completely detached from reality.

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 6, 2015

Seriously. The left can never own their own actions and always has to blame the right. @redsteeze @tnr @RollingStone @ebruenig @JammieWF

— Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) April 6, 2015

@JohnEkdahl “right wing tactics”? @tnr

— Jared (@jaredstill) April 6, 2015

@BenHowe So the story didn’t fail because it wasn’t true. it failed because of teabagging RWNJs. @JohnEkdahl @tnr

— Jim Jamitis (@anthropocon) April 6, 2015

https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/585125864041541632

@JohnEkdahl Mind boggling stupidity to immediately throw this at the feet of conservatives.

— Bob Tapper Willits (@tapper) April 6, 2015

Yeah, well, TNR traffics in mind-boggling stupidity.

https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/585129509122355200

.@ebruenig @tnr yes, because reporting of false allegations is a common "right wing tactic" https://t.co/7TyPG1kmQC pic.twitter.com/auHneeHOMZ

— TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) April 6, 2015

#HandsUpDontShoot didn't happen
UVA gang rape didn't happen
Gays denied a pizza wedding didn't happen@ebruenig blames the Right for this

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 6, 2015

Wow. @ebruenig is pretty much an idiot. But we all knew this already.

— Mr. Miller (@JmeMiller1974) April 6, 2015

@ebruenig I see commenting on things you don't truly comprehend is something of a trend for you.

— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) April 6, 2015

We suppose we should be used to this sort of thing by now, but somehow, the depths to which the leftist media will sink still manage to shock us.

WHAT THE FUCK??? https://t.co/eXfT7pktQB

— RBe (@RBPundit) April 6, 2015

Oh FFS. RT @JohnEkdahl: Nailed it, @tnr. Absolutely nailed it. pic.twitter.com/wr0q0FSuMg

— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) April 6, 2015

https://twitter.com/kspetzman/status/585121460970254336

Fuck you RT @tnr.@RollingStone shouldn't have used rightwing tactics to talk about campus rape. @ebruenig

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 6, 2015

https://twitter.com/matthewhummel/status/585126501101805568

ENOUGH WITH THIS CRAP ALREADY.

https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/585122893467676672

That’d be the least they could do.

@BenHowe if only

— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) April 6, 2015

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