As Twitchy reported, CNN’s Evan Perez and Wesley Bruer managed to turn Katherine Archuleta’s disastrous tenure as OPM director into a Republican-induced screwup. Because of course they did.
Republicans acknowledge to @evanperez they didn't properly vet Archuleta's qualifications http://t.co/1PeEHUgmGU pic.twitter.com/qwuDlQIIqs
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 10, 2015
CNN took a beating for it, and rightfully so. And it looks like Perez tried to backpedal somewhat, tweeting this out about 35 minutes after @CNNPolitics’ original tweet:
how did Katherine Archuleta go fm Obama political dir to safeguarding sensitive nat sec data at OPM? Ds & Rs own this http://t.co/J3MOxfJwz4
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) July 10, 2015
Oh, so now it’s “Ds & Rs”? Too bad that’s still not the gist of your article, Evan.
@CNNPolitics @evanperez The republicans didn't nominate her for the job in the first place. How about the administration's lack of vetting?
— Gary Hanshaw (@ghanshaw627) July 10, 2015
@ghanshaw627 encourage you to read the story. That's the point of the story. WH and Ds & Rs in Congress own this one
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) July 10, 2015
@evanperez Is there some blood oath you journos take to protect the president even at the cost of all your credibility?
— JD (@CheesyZingers) July 10, 2015
@GodTexasCountry I encourage you to read the story. The story makes the point that WH and Congress own this one.
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) July 10, 2015
Nice try, but no.
@evanperez Yet your tweet mentions only republicans. I suggest you re-read your biased tweet.
— Gary Hanshaw (@ghanshaw627) July 10, 2015
@ghanshaw627 I didn't write the tweet. I wrote the story.
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) July 10, 2015
Fine, Evan. So you didn’t write the tweet. But you co-wrote the article that inspired it, and you didn’t seem to take issue with until you were caught.
@evanperez Do you agree the tweet by #CNN is biased? Just curious.
— Gary Hanshaw (@ghanshaw627) July 10, 2015
@ghanshaw627 it's what happens in 140 char. Context missing. I believe story is fair.
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) July 10, 2015
@ghanshaw627 but your reax and others clearly means it could have been done better.
— Evan Pérez (@evanperez) July 10, 2015
That’s putting it mildly. You and CNN royally blew it.
https://twitter.com/Metro_Hobbit/status/619587868193767424
Hack. https://t.co/r81ImkFWvs
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) July 10, 2015
Yep. That’s him in a nutshell.
.@evanperez Why would Rs own this? Most Rs voted against her.
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) July 10, 2015
Blaming the party that was not in power for a confirmation is liberal activist journalism at CNN. https://t.co/8gMnXf0hvp
— Ben F. Dover (@flyfishooltewah) July 10, 2015
Hi @evanperez remember when Reid &Leftist organizations were threatening Repubs who opposed Archuleta? Good times. http://t.co/h0CA1f5jcv
— MLH ♥️ (@just_mindy) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/m_grady/status/619593384995504128
https://twitter.com/ReeFungorio/status/619593158834393088
@CNNPolitics & @evanperez calling Archeluta's confirmation vote bipartisan is laughable: https://t.co/IOGwcpRj8w pic.twitter.com/zDCQ9GMwdt
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) July 10, 2015
So according to @CNNPolitics & @evanperez, anything not a straight party line vote is now 'bipartisan'.
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) July 10, 2015
@evanperez You realize you're now the laughingstock of political Twitter for trying this creative use of the word 'bipartisan', right?
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/lisasdeang/status/619594822534324224
@evanperez youre a complete hack. jeezus. how do you sleep at night after publishing this crap?
— J (@JWoodOMFS) July 10, 2015
Fair question.
https://twitter.com/featherchick/status/619595533213167616
Heck yeah, it is. Which is why we’ll let Ace have the last word:
. @evanperez did Obama, who appointed her, or the 55 Democrats who confirmed her (55-0), have any comment or regrets, I wonder?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
.@evanperez is it just the GOP who are supposed to be on patrol for Obama's reckless incompetence? Doesn't he have some responsibility?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
what is your username on @HuffPoPol, @evanperez? are you a super-user?
Do you post at @Salon, too?— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
i also like how @evanperez quotes the claims that Republicans are responsible, *without attributing from whom he got this spin*
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
this is attribution bias– @CNN is always upfront about saying "Republicans attack," but Dem attacks are always immacuately conceived
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
Dem attacks are never Dem attacks — they are simply "facts" that the Reporter has discovered through his own investigations.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
no that's not what I mean — I mean he was fed this angle, Cherchez Les Republicaines, by a Dem Spinner @evanperez
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/justkarl/status/619589581051052032
this isn't what I mean. I mean he was fed this spin by a Democrat hack, then wrote it up, but does not admit… @justkarl @evanperez
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
…"Democrat officials counter-charged that Republicans were too concerned about O-care to look into Archuletta" @justkarl @evanperez
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
He does not admit that he served as stenographer for the WH @justkarl @evanperez
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
@AceofSpadesHQ I also screengrabbed the 'bipartisan support' quote, just in case they try to change it later. pic.twitter.com/3onnWMhEpT
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) July 10, 2015
bipartisan support: Dems vote for her 55-0; Republicans vote AGAINST her 35-8 @drawandstrike
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
btw I'm sure the 8 Republicans that voted for this walking disaster are the same eight the media gets wet about with their "evolutions"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
BREAKING: @evanperez reports that Republican aides confess to taking part in fraternity hazing rape of Jackie
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
Ouch.
will the Hispanic pressure groups that forced this incompetent hack on the nation be apologizing to our jeopardized troops?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
.@evanperez any regrets from the Hispanic pressure groups that promised to punish Republicans for voting against this hack?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
.@evanperez since you're casting far and wide for Root Causes — how about the Hispanic groups that insisted on this incompetent?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
I don't want to do it, but can someone call these hispanic pressure groups and ask them if they will be apologizing to the troops for OPM?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
obviously @CNN and @evanperez will not be doing so. They have found their fallguys, and, get this, it's the GOP.
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) July 10, 2015
Same as it ever was.
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