Who’s up for a stroll down Memory Lane? Because have we got a doozy for you:
Laying down the marker—Obamacare implementation’s going to be great and people will love it: http://t.co/itm6J3BixD
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 17, 2013
Ah, July 17, 2013. A day — and a tweet — that will live in infamy.
Not many people can note the actual time they became discredited. —> Laying down the marker—Obamacare going to be great @mattyglesias
— E.L (@Mootpoint21) October 17, 2013
Amazing.
Great marker!
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 17, 2013
mark·er [mahr-ker] noun: 1. hilarious hostage to fortune that anybody with even a passing grasp of government wouldn't take.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 17, 2013
Oh, Matt. Bless your heart.
HAHA! RT @mattyglesias: Laying down the marker—Obamacare implementation’s going to be great and people will love it: http://t.co/xs1Vzo2gUK
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) October 17, 2013
Somebody get Matt a new crystal ball. https://t.co/DU10fIXj7Y
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) October 17, 2013
Not good w/predictions => MT @mattyglesias: Laying down the marker—Obamacare implementation’s going to be great and people will love it
— Mike Chillit (@MikeChillit) October 17, 2013
Winner. RT @JayCaruso: Matt Yglostradamus
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 17, 2013
I hope he didn't have too much cash on the line when he threw down that marker.@mattyglesias
— Nied's Dead Horse (@mflynny) October 17, 2013
MT @mattyglesias Laying down the marker — picking up that big, fat kindergarten pencil.
— Cuffy (@CuffyMeh) October 17, 2013
This will never get old: https://t.co/J0ncbFvQZJ.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 17, 2013
True story! Ace clearly agrees:
This is just fantastic, and I want to thank both you @mattyglesias and the indispensable @charlescwcooke for this laugh. big ht: @johnedkahl
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
I'm going off twitter for a while because I just busted nut over the last RT. I'm in my refractory period.
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
i'm sorry is it rude to say "refractory"?
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
Real #slatepitches: Laying Down My Marker, ObamaCare's Implementation Is Going to be Great and People Are Gonna Love It
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
i wanna have sex with that retweet
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
Because it’s just. That. Good.
@snarkandboobs i'd slap that RT's butt and call it Suzie
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
Ooo, baby!
Meanwhile, a question for Matt:
oooh…. @john_w_burns might have a little somethin' somethin'. Would be interesting to see if @mattyglesias had just been at WH before that
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
let me just ask (though he won't reply): @mattyglesias, was your marker in anyway informed by a pep talk at the WH?
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
And a futile search for accountability:
I'm laying down my marker: @mattyglesias will not speak of this unless there is a major chops-busting that penetrates the leftwing bubble
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
the mark of intellectual integrity is not that you confess error when you are mocked into doing so, @mattyglesias…
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
…but that you yourself confess the error without prodding, just out of a sense of intellectual hygiene and honor @mattyglesias
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
Honor is how we behave when no one's looking, @mattyglesias. The difference between guilt-based and shame-based morality.
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
I bet you also hopped on that "Where is the accountability for rightwing pundits" meme, as you jump on all lefty memes @mattyglesias
— Everyone's Famous (@AceofSpadesHQ) October 17, 2013
He’ll likely never admit to being dishonest and wrong, but there are just some things we know to be true:
@mattyglesias I know. But that's because you're a dick.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 17, 2013
Yep.
***
Surprise! We totally didn’t see this coming:
This teaser tweet looks pretty bad in retrospect, but I think the post I was teasing holds up fine: https://t.co/w2EC8fbTMm
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 17, 2013
Derpity-derp.
***
Related:
Twitchy coverage of Matt Yglesias
