Wait … Has hell frozen over?
Nope. But when the media pull a stunt like this, we’ve got no choice but to defend someone who did nothing wrong.
So, what happened? Well, it started with this:
In Greenville, South Carolina, Jeb Bush, arguing against calls for gun control after major tragedy, says, "stuff happens."
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 2, 2015
Boy, Jeb really stepped in it, didn’t he? Talk about gauche. Talk about cold.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650036938183827456
Pffft. Context, shmontext! All we need to know is that Jeb is a huge jerk who trivializes deadly mass shootings.
https://twitter.com/sullivanamy/status/650029148799242240
@sullivanamy yes
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 2, 2015
@RyanLizza holy cow.
— Amy Sullivan (@sullivanamy) October 2, 2015
@sullivanamy @RyanLizza Is that the obit for his campaign?
— Kenneth Baer (@KennethBaer) October 2, 2015
Lizza sure hopes so!
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650032107352379392
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650032428732542977
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650032638061879296
https://twitter.com/BKcolin/status/650037246121390080
Turns out we didn’t have to wait until the weekend for the full context of Jeb’s remarks. No thanks to Lizza, of course.
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https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/650040045987041280
.@RyanLizza made it seem as though Bush was asked about Oregon shooting & he just shrugged, "stuff happens." Not so: https://t.co/1jaiFqfVtx
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 2, 2015
Are you going to apologize at all for what you did? https://t.co/sBNqgrEXw5
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 2, 2015
Nope. Sorry, guys, but Ryan’s not sorry.
Full "stuff happens" quote: pic.twitter.com/ay2dbLd0Lw
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 2, 2015
Actually, that’s still not the full context of Bush’s remarks.
Want to try one more time, Ryan?
Judge for yourself what Jeb was trying to say. Context is warning about passing gun laws in the wake of a tragedy. pic.twitter.com/0k8yxuEDF8
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 2, 2015
There. Was that so hard?
Ugh, the sloppiness on the @JebBush quote = ridiculous. It's not that long or complicated of a quote. No reason except bias for misreporting
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) October 2, 2015
Bingo.
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/650054363520569344
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/650055419847688192
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/650043976687427584
https://twitter.com/chelsea_elisa/status/650055283750891520
Great work, Ryan. You even made sure to spread your brand of quality journalism to other media outlets before all was said and done.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650057967002226688
Jeb Bush on gun violence: 'stuff happens' http://t.co/njeOSnoDEE | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/bd1Nk4fAcy
— POLITICO (@politico) October 2, 2015
Unbelievable. https://t.co/bxGvKGiEgh
— BT (@back_ttys) October 2, 2015
The NY Times has tweeted their story about Jeb's quote 2 times in a span of 8 minutes. pic.twitter.com/u4ux6cX9Ry
— BT (@back_ttys) October 2, 2015
The media are getting more independent. I don't think Obama even told them to do this. pic.twitter.com/XSjMVdO9dA
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) October 2, 2015
I'm not the biggest Jeb fan, but difference between what he said and what the media claim he said is breathtaking. pic.twitter.com/3GZ5M0Vtps
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 2, 2015
Journalism, baby!
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/650053534168317952
This really is the true value of this incident https://t.co/G2AO4mhqqW
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) October 2, 2015
Yep. And as it happens, there are a few liberal journos who are pushing back against the blatant B.S.:
Lay off Jeb RE “stuff happens." http://t.co/QAVrC4xB2o
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/650057752333541376
https://twitter.com/willrahn/status/650058368791523328
Unfortunately, the damage is already done. But you know what? It wasn’t Bush who the media really hurt; it was themselves.
A media story more than anything else https://t.co/0aEJaZt9vm
— Jon Ward (@jonward11) October 2, 2015
So weird that trust in the media is at all-time lows.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 2, 2015
With #StuffHappens trending thanks to the media taking Jeb's comments out of context, you can see why trust is low. pic.twitter.com/DI8dEor4sZ
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/650046332082737152
https://twitter.com/rkylesmith/status/650065223865532416
Awesome tsunami of schmuckery by the media this afternoon over the Bush comments. Genuinely historic.
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) October 2, 2015
This isn’t the first time they’ve done it:
@BecketAdams "Scott Walker thinks forced abortions are a cool thing." Remember that one?
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) October 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650060588350091264
And it certainly won’t be the last.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/650043364239388672
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/650056361716383744
We’ll leave you with the Bush camp’s response:
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/650063087148503040
.@aebrandenburger statement pic.twitter.com/FkPGjx8AGO
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 2, 2015
Great job, media. Great. Job.
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