National Review’s Jim Geraghty has a reputation in political circles as a nice guy. And don’t get us wrong: he is.
But even nice guys get pissed off sometimes. That’s what happened today, and you know what? We don’t blame Geraghty at all.
Geraghty was minding his own business when Shay Khatiri, a writer at the Bulwark (because of course), tweeted about something Geraghty said on a National Review podcast:
.@jimgeraghty is so annoyed by Liz Cheney he was advocating for her being canceled on the National Review podcast.
— Shay Khatiri (@ShayKhatiri) May 5, 2021
Great observation, Shay. Too bad it’s BS.
Wait what
— Luke Rodriguez (@LukeRodriguez75) May 5, 2021
Listen to the Editors podcast. He’s saying Cheney shouldn’t be in the leadership.
— Shay Khatiri (@ShayKhatiri) May 5, 2021
Ahem:
no… he didn't
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) May 5, 2021
— That's Illegal (@AlwaysIllegal) May 5, 2021
I've gone ahead and enrolled you in my 10 week class entitled "Comprehension: Like, What Even Is It? I Mean, You Know?"
— Mike Howard (@ElPolloDiabloX) May 5, 2021
Or, if that’s too much of a commitment, Shay can just stick around and get schooled by Geraghty on Twitter for free:
Jim Geraghty dropping the F-bomb is not something you see every day. But when someone’s brazenly mischaracterizing your remarks, it’s bound to raise your temper a bit.
Don’t let some Twitter rando tell you what I said and what I believe. Listen to me and read me for yourself.https://t.co/GF83IG69ruhttps://t.co/RtilQDvvNr
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
Liz Cheney’s got to know that whatever she says about Trump, even behind closed doors to a GOP group, is going to get leaked, pick off the scab and set up another news cycle of “GOP paralyzed by infighting” when the House caucus needs to be focused on the Biden agenda.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
It’s early May 2021, and some people still want the dominant question in GOP politics to be “what do you think of Trump?"
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
“Why won’t Trump’s grip on American politics ever end?” cried the people who bring him up at every opportunity and spotlight every furious comment out of Mar-a-Lago.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
You don’t have to agree with me, but ^&*%, don’t decree that any criticism of how Cheney has handled the situation means “well, I guess Jim is pro-Trump now.” Jesus Christ! This is the same “binary choice” bullshit that the Bulwark crowd argued against for years!
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
If you think I’ve somehow morphed into a MAGA-head _now_ after paying the career price for being a Trump critic for the past five years… READ TODAY’S ^*%%$&^ MORNING JOLThttps://t.co/RtilQDvvNr
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
Ask questions before you start shooting? So crazy, it just might work!
He’s a ridiculous person who enjoys misrepresenting people. I Listened to the podcast last night and you were completely correct.
— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) May 5, 2021
I'm almost intrigued that this character exists. He seems to lie for the sake of lying. He seems fictional.
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) May 5, 2021
You'd say he's doing it for clout, but who decides "I'm going to be the anti-Geraghty on the Right"? Is there a base for that besides three editors and four political consultants at certain organizations?
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) May 5, 2021
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
Wear it like a badge of honor, Mr. Geraghty.
You have to be a real p**** to get @jimgeraghty to use actual bad words.
— Pillage Idiot (@pillageidiot) May 5, 2021
Also you have to be a real piece of s**t.
— Gary Michael (@bbface21) May 5, 2021
You don’t mess around with Jim.
I think the worst part of this era is the sickening feeling of seeing someone you once liked and respected give in.
— Neal Silvester – Metafiction Director (@NealSilvester) May 5, 2021
Funny … that’s how a lot of conservatives feel about Bulwark founder Bill Kristol.
Anyway, some excellent parting advice from Geraghty:
Try listening to what I actually said; don’t rely on some random schmo on Twitter to accurately summarize or characterize it.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) May 5, 2021
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