Yes, I'm pissed Thune is dragging Facebook into the Senate. But libs need to show they give one good goddamn when Dems do this to cons.
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) May 10, 2016
As Twitchy told you, Senate Commerce Committee chair John Thune — a Republican — has decided that the government has nothing better to do than look into Facebook’s alleged bias against conservatives. That pisses off a lot of people, and rightly so.
There is a silver lining, though. In their quest to expose Facebook’s anti-conservative platform, Senate meddlers have also unwittingly performed a service: Shedding light on liberal hypocrisy.
Take, for example, Harry Reid:
“The Republican Senate refuses to hold hearings on Judge Garland, refuses to fund the President’s request for Zika aid and takes the most days off of any Senate since 1956, but thinks Facebook hearings are a matter of urgent national interest,” Adam Jentleson, a top aide to Reid, said in a statement. “The taxpayers who pay Republican senators’ salaries probably want their money back.”
And plenty of others:
The Republican Party is such a joke that it would be funny if it weren’t so scary https://t.co/g7ULTL4v3M
— Salon (@Salon) May 10, 2016
Seriously, Facebook should ignore idiot Senate Republicans https://t.co/eWcfXxJyT8
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) May 10, 2016
This says so much about GOP majority in U.S. Senate: We won't fill SCOTUS vacancy, but let's go after Facebook. https://t.co/Dol775pJI3
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) May 10, 2016
Focusing on the real concerns of our time. | John Thune presses Facebook on handling conservative news #twibdocket https://t.co/vKGbMKuOU4
— ?Imani Gandied Yams? (@AngryBlackLady) May 10, 2016
Ludicrous. Republicans Turn The Senate Into A Joke By Investigating Facebook While Blocking SCOTUS Nominee https://t.co/bDOwUyKmH6
— Pamela Brockman (@PamelafBrockman) May 10, 2016
That’s quite an about-face for progressives, no?
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730085332520144896
Suddenly, liberals can’t stomach the thought of government intervention in the private sector. Where have these laissez-faire lefties been hiding all this time?
The Federalist’s Sean Davis can’t help but be fascinated by their stunning change of heart:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730085726138806272
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730086870504353792
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730087898456965120
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730100496472670208
@seanmdav Why can't they BOTH get my hackles up?
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730101405042741248
Funny, that.
@seanmdav Both.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) May 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730101474991218688
Make no mistake:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730091672730734592
Exactly.
Exit idea:
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/730094603882369024
Oh, snap!
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Related:
‘Stay the hell away’: No, John Thune, the Senate DOESN’T need to investigate Facebook’s ‘bias’
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