Journo Peter Hamby's snarky response to people disturbed by Marines in background of Biden's speech isn't nearly as clever as he thinks

Sarah D | 10:55 AM on September 02, 2022

MSNBC executive producer Kyle Griffin may insist that there’s nothing at all remarkable about the creepy and hellish backdrop for Joe Biden’s speech, but a lot of viewers would have to disagree with them. Including, interestingly enough, CNN’s Brianna Keilar and Jeff Zeleny, who couldn’t help but see something genuinely problematic in Biden delivering a highly politically charged speech with two U.S. Marines standing behind him.

For what it’s worth, though, Peter Hamby, journalist and host of “Good Luck America” on Snapchat — and CNN alumnus — thinks that the people who take issue with the Marines being part of the backdrop are making way too big a deal out of it. Because hey, it’s not like this would be the first time that a presidential backdrop has featured members of the military:

No president has ever used the military as a backdrop for a political message 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Gu2wXnh1dR

— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) September 2, 2022

Wow, Peter. You really got us there!

You ginormous, intellectually dishonest toolbag.

Do you feel ridiculous yet? https://t.co/pH3QLmXEz3

— Minivike (@karyne_luscomb) September 2, 2022

You should feel ridiculous, Peter. Because you are.

I mean congrats on the retweets for comparing things that are nothing like other things. You earned it.

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 2, 2022

Man. I just can't put my finger on the difference pic.twitter.com/Z0WfycCYyB

— Socrates Johnson 🦉 (@Peedub76) September 2, 2022

Bad take, Peter.

this is such a strange comparison – biden gives a demagogic political speech with military in the background and folks compare it to normie CiC stuff. https://t.co/46w3EEmdVK

— kaitlin, by definition, a woman (@thefactualprep) September 2, 2022

Look at this gaslighting.

"These are the people fighting oversees in your name".

is a starkly different message than:

Standing in front of a blood red drenched brick wall and claiming "you are a threat, and these are the people that are going to deal with you" https://t.co/MjHlDswL8J

— Maj0rT0m (@big_emtee) September 2, 2022

Nice try, Peter.

Now get the hell out of here.

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Peter Hamby reminded that photos exist showing Al Franken doing what he was accused of

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