What in the ever-loving hell is this crappery?
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 10, 2015
Why, it’s CNN, of course!
Today, disgraced OPM Director Katherine Archuleta tendered her resignation:
“I write to you this afternoon to share that earlier today, I offered and the President accepted my resignation as the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management,” she wrote. “Leading this agency and serving with all of you has been the highlight of my career.”
A career that, evidently, is Republicans’ fault:
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
As Evan Perez and Wesley Bruer write:
Aides to Republican lawmakers who voted for her confirmation now acknowledge they didn’t pay enough attention to the importance of technology in the agency Archuleta was taking over.
Can you even? Because we can’t. At all.
How about, you know, the guy who appointed her? https://t.co/xIM4t2dLN4
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/purepoliticking/status/619571688741707776
https://twitter.com/dto71/status/619571940961972225
@CNNPolitics @evanperez but hey, making her the choice for the job in the first place? no blame there, right? #CNNisPathetic
— Bill Benedict (@billbene) July 10, 2015
Nope. As long as there’s a Republican out there somewhere, he’s responsible for everything that goes wrong, everywhere, forever and ever.
So Obama's failed OPM director is the GOP's fault because the GOP didn't do Obama's homework for him. https://t.co/Lhwu30UeQ7
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) July 10, 2015
@CNNPolitics @evanperez so her appointment was the GOP fault?
— madsenc (@madsenc) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/joerussousa/status/619571839392583680
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/619580923915452416
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/619581250802728960
https://twitter.com/w_sulik/status/619572096067350528
@bmcsmith92 @CNNPolitics @evanperez I can see the headlines now, "Republicans to blame for OPM hack."
— Casey Biemiller (@cbiemiller) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/619574347238387712
@CNNPolitics @evanperez You have got to be kidding me. You are trying to pin this on the Republicans? PATHETIC.
— SoCalConservativeGal (@SoCalViews) July 10, 2015
@CNNPolitics @evanperez Wait…you are saying this is a Republican problem? Huh? As a neutral observer, this is pathetic.
— Anonymous Anonymizer (@JonathanLingo) July 10, 2015
This … is CNN.
https://twitter.com/TheCypressGang/status/619571653215805440
@CNNPolitics @evanperez And if the Republicans blocked her nomination, then the GOP would have been obstructionist? Amiright?
— LovableRetrieverOwnerCalvin (@MWBRI) July 10, 2015
The @CNNPolitics standard — Republicans discriminatory if they don't approve Obama nominees, incompetent if they do https://t.co/c0iOXfouMw
— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) July 10, 2015
Gosh @CNNPolitics I guess we should blame the GOP for the #OPMHack & Archuleta's disaster pic.twitter.com/NkGalGi837
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) July 10, 2015
.@CNNPolitics Can't win. Had repubs vetted her, they'd be RACIST. BTW, who nominated/hired her, again? @evanperez
— Clowns All Around ????? Me (@AllyGeighter) July 10, 2015
I seem to recall the words "racist" and "obstructionist" come up frequently when Loretta Lynch wasn't immediately confirmed.
— BT (@back_ttys) July 10, 2015
CNN Logic:
Obama nominates disaster for OPM head.
Reid/Hispanic groups warn GOP on any attempt to block.
…
GOP's fault for not vetting.— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/JimRyals/status/619575064237772800
Oh, it’s embarrassing, all right. But what else should we expect from CNN at this point?
@guypbenson Seriously, @CNNPolitics?
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) July 10, 2015
The spin here is so forced and violent, it's going to make my chiropractic rich https://t.co/5Xg8MrGKjl
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) July 10, 2015
Is this a joke, @CNNPolitics? https://t.co/54pDYlNe2W
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/619580191694823426
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/619581537605033984
Whoooo boy! Careful you don't pull a muscle with this "Blame Republicans" acrobatic act, @CNNPolitics. https://t.co/PPhi78QA1r
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) July 10, 2015
Are you motherfucking, squirrel-humping, seal-clubbing kidding me? https://t.co/lyBZSxFzsB
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) July 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/Metro_Hobbit/status/619572451320528896
Laughter is really the only way to process this without going insane. That or tearing our hair out.
@CNNPolitics @evanperez Hey CNN: Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
— JRAZZ NEUMAN (@novatoking) July 10, 2015
Editor’s note: Wesley Bruer’s last name was initially misspelled. We’ve corrected the mistake and apologize for the error.
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Update:
‘Absolutely OWNED’: Ace, others pummel CNN’s Evan Perez for GOP-blaming hack job
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