Not even a leeeeetle bit!
Wes Siler, who blogs at Indefinitely Wild (part of Gizmodo), can barely contain his glee over footage of Ted Cruz “holding [his] gun backwards”:
Hey @TedCruz, you're holding your gun backwards: https://t.co/orXK3FVXOZ pic.twitter.com/gpvCgKFbYU
— Wes Siler (@IndefiniteWild) November 3, 2015
Gizmodo retweeted it:
And Siler made sure his post was “Filed to: NINCOMPOOPS,” just for good measure:
Just one problem: Cruz isn’t holding his gun backwards.
https://twitter.com/TestaDuda/status/661630675242627072
No. No it did not.
@IndefiniteWild You do know that it's a common way for people to carry unloaded break action guns, right?
— Xavier Santana (@xbsaint) November 3, 2015
@IndefiniteWild @Gizmodo @tedcruz That's how you're meant to carry a break action gun. (Note the lack of shells in the chamber facing you.)
— TWM71 (@TWM71) November 3, 2015
Have mercy! That IS the way you carry an unloaded break action gun. Don't know what you're talking about…shhhhh @IndefiniteWild @tedcruz
— Jane L (@SunnyJL52) November 3, 2015
@IndefiniteWild @Gizmodo @tedcruz If that gun shoots while broke down and unloaded I'll shit a golden egg for ya.
— Mullo Madness (@MulloMadness) November 3, 2015
@IndefiniteWild @tedcruz If you're trying to make a joke at Cruz's expense, it backfired. Get it? "Backfired"? *snork*
— Eric Siegmund ن (@ESieg) November 3, 2015
Heh. We get it. Not sure Wes does, though.
https://twitter.com/MattCover/status/661627698729517056
Nope. https://t.co/yPz6jffvnp
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/661629574430617601
https://twitter.com/BigJohnDC/status/661629147031183360
@IndefiniteWild This tweet is right up there with the picture of the ear plugs some other knothead thought were rubber bullets. @tedcruz
— Discarded Virtues (@DiscardedVirtue) November 3, 2015
People who hate guns routinely step on rakes. It’s hilarious. https://t.co/cWs3mmZkf1
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) November 3, 2015
They never do seem to learn, do they?
https://twitter.com/williamn95/status/661631073265168384
i for one am shocked to see angry, ignorant blowhards who posture as experts turning out to be know-nothings https://t.co/JlB2c1zMnJ
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) November 3, 2015
@IndefiniteWild @tedcruz How about actually learning something about Firearms b4 u try 2 correct some1 about them, hmm?
— AngelsWalk! (@LAWGermany) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/David_Bartash/status/661622587189952512
@IndefiniteWild @tedcruz you ought to know what you're talking about before you do an epic faceplant pic.twitter.com/AZdOokduTN
— Adam Robb (@OldCavTanker) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/661627452641247232
@IndefiniteWild @tedcruz Not your area of knowledge, eh?
— Bob McClean (@peregrinatio) November 3, 2015
@IndefiniteWild @tedcruz Maybe you should know something about the subject before trying to mock someone.
— Gary Perkins ℹ️ (@GPerkins007) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/661629515530039296
https://twitter.com/YourMusicGuru/status/661634131038756864
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/661628569773318144
Or, at the very least:
@IndefiniteWild @tedcruz Think before you tweet…
— NoOneOfConsequence (@StarDogCh4mpion) November 3, 2015
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Update:
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/661667130203488256
Nice going, TPM!
Ted Cruz holds shotgun backwards in interview with CNN (VIDEO) https://t.co/sskQW1nGSF pic.twitter.com/V2t6SDvPep
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) November 3, 2015
At this point, all we can do is shake our heads. And, of course, point and laugh.
@TPM
You might have wanted to search Twitter for "Cruz" and "gun" before beclowning yourself like Gizmodo did.@BenHowe— Jim (@Ifitsthisname) November 3, 2015
You guys don't have a clue, huh? lololololololhttps://t.co/kRY5YOpLWz @TPM
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) November 3, 2015
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