https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/743596951355166721
Earlier today, John McCain said that President Obama was “directly responsible” for the Orlando massacre:
“Barack Obama is directly responsible for it, because when he pulled everybody out of Iraq, al-Qaida went to Syria, became ISIS, and ISIS is what it is today thanks to Barack Obama’s failures, utter failures, by pulling everybody out of Iraq,” a visibly angry McCain said as the Senate debated a spending bill.
Predictably, liberal and media heads exploded, even after McCain said he just “misspoke”:
“I did not mean to imply that the president was personally responsible. I was referring to President Obama’s national security decisions, not the president himself,” McCain said in his statement, issued as his initial comments were drawing heated criticism from Democrats.
Now, you can debate whether or not Sen. McCain’s comments were out of line. But if you think you can get all outrage-y about McCain when you pulled something similar, you’ve got another thing coming.
ThinkProgress editor Judd Legum evidently thought he could get away with it:
He's claiming he "misspoke" but the argument here is still that Obama is responsible for the Orlando massacre. https://t.co/T7hrmZIjsP
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 16, 2016
What's the difference between saying Obama is responsible and Obama's decisions are responsible? https://t.co/T7hrmZIjsP
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 16, 2016
Not so fast, Judd:
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/743590099816849408
@RobProvince found a lot more where that came from:
Was George W. Bush president on 9/11?
An investigation into the controversy tearing the GOP aparthttps://t.co/DpZEtO5403
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 15, 2016
New report reveals Bush administration ignored dire pre-9/11 warning https://t.co/SRS9aT3drv pic.twitter.com/LkxxUamHrt
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 13, 2015
This Politico article w/new revelations about pre-9/11 warning is stunning https://t.co/zx1H4R73dW pic.twitter.com/aJ0VPHnME4
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 13, 2015
Was George W. Bush president on 9/11? An exhaustive investigation into the controversy tearing the GOP apart http://t.co/DpZEtOmERB
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 18, 2015
A definitive guide to whether George W. Bush was president on 9/11 http://t.co/DpZEtOmERB pic.twitter.com/K0wYSexXkN
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 18, 2015
Why is Hillary responsible for Benghazi but Bush not responsible for 9/11? https://t.co/lJixvJKkzF
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 17, 2015
Very weird New York Times headline. This isn't debatable. Bush did not stop 9/11. pic.twitter.com/sfVLi2vN1H
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 17, 2015
Obama should follow Bush's example after 9/11 and take full responsibility for failing to prevent Benghazi attack #ohwait
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 16, 2012
Neocons in Bush admin said Bin Laden was "pretending to be planning an attack" to create a distraction for Saddam http://t.co/leiUMV3R
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 11, 2012
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/743595450553380864
Ooooooof.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/743600189869539328
Fair enough. Still, Legum’s sanctimony here is laughable.
judd LOLegum https://t.co/i30pdaloXA
— Mike (@ThePantau) June 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/743593518900318208
https://twitter.com/BigRMV/status/743602378046210048
you should put some ice on that.
— Lem (@Lemang01) June 16, 2016
You have to be immune to cognitive dissonance to work for "Think" "Progress."
— gloomhauer (@gloomhauer) June 17, 2016
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