When you’re weary, feeling small, and tears are in your eyes … avoid your Twitter replies. That’s Chuck Todd’s advice to his fellow media lapdogs, anyway. He’s having a rough time dealing with criticism of the MSM’s nestling itself cozily in the Obama Administration’s pockets, and he suggested to The Washington Post’s Chris Cilizza that, in order to maintain high self-esteem, pretending you’re not a hack is the way to go.
Conservatives were all too happy to take Pouty McPouterson to the woodshed:
Like your reporting? RT @chucktodd: not a good time to look at replies on Twitter. The partisans are slinging arrows without much thought.
— Shaun McDonnell (@McShauno) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/248876198149636096
In which @ChuckTodd tells his fellow Beltway media types to avoid his twitter mentions. https://t.co/b3aFUDei Something wrong, Chuck?
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/StingerNLG/status/248879101757247488
https://twitter.com/FairTaxNancy/status/248879121373995008
@chucktodd NBC berating anyone for being partisan is somewhat outrageous.
— Michael Ritchie (@KeyWestAuthor) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/TheRightProf/status/248880505662107649
@moelane Man did the JournoList boys & gals take @ChuckTodd's advice to retreat or what? They went indoors to hide behind their bylines.
— Titans Homer (@smorton101368) September 20, 2012
But not former Dem staffers or @WashMonthly writers. MT @CuffyMeh: Note to self–when @ChuckTodd says "partisans" he means "Republicans."
— David Henry (@imau2fan) September 20, 2012
@RBPundit @ChuckTodd That is so sad. We should all back off, he's such a upfront and honest guy! Here's a tissue to wipe that tear Chuck.
— Happy American (@MelissaSch68) September 20, 2012
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@chucktodd Wait. You're calling yourself non-partisan? Lol
— Add your name (@corrcomm) September 20, 2012
@chucktodd @thefix And by "partisans," I mean people who disapprove of my failure to do my job. And by "carry on," I mean Obama's water.
— Diworsity (@Diworsity) September 20, 2012
Hack-check. RT @jeffemanuel: RT @CuffyMeh: Note to self: When @chucktodd says "the partisans" he means "the Republicans."
— The Streeter (@thestreeter) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy/status/248883169745588224
https://twitter.com/rynemcclaren/status/248885997591478272
Ouch. Maestro? That’s your cue.
Hmmm … wonder what kinds of tweets Todd could possibly be avoiding today?
https://twitter.com/BrentTeichman/status/248879472122687488
@rdbrewer4 If .@chucktodd wants to see a *partisan* he can look in any mirror
— Thomas Henderson (@aTomHenderson) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/babcockp/status/248882502683463680
I wonder if Chris Mathews legs are a tingle after that Univision Interview. @Chucktodd and et al must be in mourning #tcot #tlot
— Glenn Amurgis (@gamurgis) September 20, 2012
@chucktodd @nbcnightlynews Funny how MSM lapped up admin lies for so long. Today's reporters are gross caricatures of journalists.
— Tony C (@The_GBIC) September 20, 2012
@chucktodd @nbcnightlynews FINALLY YOU REPORT THE NEWS HUH? BEEN TOO BUSY WRITING ON YOURSELF OR WHAT?
— Doc Holliday (@TheFoxSaysFukit) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/Ivorymarkus/status/248897035208638464
@chucktodd Obama "change DC" comment, WH lied about Libya attack, horrible Univision appearance. Sooo another bad day for Romney, right?
— Noble Prize Tweeter (@portdauphin) September 20, 2012
https://twitter.com/KrayonPundit/status/248895844424773632
https://twitter.com/Gyro321/status/248895145511092224
https://twitter.com/terrisuecarroll/status/248893903728697346
@chucktodd "The partisans are slinging arrows without much thought." Sounds like MSNBC coverage from Tampa.
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) September 20, 2012
@chucktodd @nbcnightlynews I'm sure they feel terrible that the investigation hasn't fit your news cycle.
— Derek Young (@DerekMYoung) September 20, 2012
Several Twitterers took the opportunity to ask Todd if he’d give any airtime to Obama’s admission of failure:
@ChuckTodd: How will NBC spin Obama's admission that he's a failure? Or Rice/Carney lies about terror attack?
— Depoguy (@depoguy) September 20, 2012
Odd. @chucktodd hasn't tweeted about Obama's monumental gaffe. Weird, right?
— RBe (@RBPundit) September 20, 2012
Never fails. When Obama makes a gaffe @chucktodd tweets sports and hits Romney at same time. https://t.co/6r42WBiE
— joe warner (@jwarner180) September 20, 2012
@chucktodd when are you going to report on the MAJOR Obama gaffe today?
— Ben (@ben_woods15) September 20, 2012
Man. With those kinds of demands for media accountability, it’s no wonder Todd wants to hide out in the doghouse!
https://twitter.com/SportsAndFun/status/248880237419569153
Heh.
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