I'm not for Trump but this thread is unhinged https://t.co/2UJXTwodFI
— Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) November 1, 2016
If you wanna read some 100% bat-shit crazy left wing quackery, read this thread. If that’s what you’re into, this whole thing is top shelf. https://t.co/3niMQdayug
— Jordan Gehrke (@jmgehrke) November 1, 2016
Ian Milhiser is ThinkProgress’ justice editor. He is also, as it turns out, a flaming lunatic.
This afternoon, Milhiser embarked on an anti-Comey rant that can most generously be described as deranged. Feast your eyes upon this spectacle:
1) This tweetstorm is largely going to be about me trying to process my anger at James Comey. I suspect many of you share that anger.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
2) I wrote here that Comey should be fired for entirely non-political reasons. https://t.co/UY9ife0OtP
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
3) There are rules governing law enforcement. Those rules exist to protect us all. Comey decided they don't always apply to him. Fire him.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
4) But here's the thing. In my line of work, you're supposed to make non-partisan arguments whenever possible.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
5) Appeal to neutral principles. Be absolutely clear that the standards you are endorsing work behind the veil of ignorance.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
6) I made that case in my fire James Comey piece. I believe in it. There's no need to talk about politics to damn Comey.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
7) But let's talk about some fucking politics for a second.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
8) There are two people who could possibly be the next president. One is a conventional Democrat with human flaws who has made mistakes.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
9) The other is a threat to the lives of every man, woman, and child on Earth.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
10) That is not a rhetorical flourish. The President of the United States can, by their unilateral command, launch a nuclear attack.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
11) There is one candidate who can be trusted not to use that terrible power. The other one is far more doubtful.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
12) But let's set nukes aside. I have a dear colleague who is a DACA beneficiary. She is as American as I am.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
13) But if Trump wins, she will lose her job and will fear for her safety and her ability to remain in the United States.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
14) Of all the things I have written, I am most proud of this piece. https://t.co/aHMRaA8Fds
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
15) It is about a woman who may have died if Republican efforts to kill Obamacare had succeeded.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
16) If Trump is elected, thousands of people will die every year who otherwise would have lived, because they will lose health care.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
17) I wrote today about how we may be living in the final days of the Supreme Court of the United States https://t.co/m2gh7hKcie
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
18) The reason why is, if Clinton wins, Republicans are saying they won't confirm anyone she appoints to the Court.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
19) But if the GOP imposes a "Republicans Only" rule on the Court, it destroys the institution's legitimacy.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
20) And that, in turn, threatens the Union itself, b/c one of the Supreme Court's primary roles is to maintain the uniformity of US law.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
21) I could go on. I could talk about the sociopathy of the Ryan Budget. Or the low-wage workers who will lose their overtime.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
22) Or I could talk about Trump's racism. Or his sexism. Or his belief that he is above paying taxes and his own bills.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
23) James Comey didn't just violate a rule that exists to protect citizens from the awesome power of the state when he went after Clinton…
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
24) He aided a dangerous political faction that would cause untold suffering and death.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
25) I haven't been shy about my belief that fixating on the Clinton emails story is stupid, when compared to everything else at stake.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
26) But there's no doubt that this story has inflicted serious damage on the only person standing between us and catastrophe.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
27) The moment when I learned of Comey's letter felt like a doctor telling me that the cancer is back.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
28) And then to learn what we have since learned. That no one has read the new emails. That Comey doesn't even know what he has!
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
29) I can't imaging the moral calculus which can justify dropping that letter into this election with this much at stake.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
30) The fact that Comey did so in violation of a very sensible DOJ policy is almost an afterthought.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
31) And so we must all live through the next week, praying that a majority of our fellow Americans do not cause our nation to commit suicide
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
Jeebus.
This is what the thread of a juvenile hack looks like. https://t.co/v29KW9bsWy
— ConservativeBlackMan (@Thomasismyuncle) November 1, 2016
Indeed. That’s a lot of hot, steaming crap to wade through, so let’s just focus on one small piece:
27) The moment when I learned of Comey's letter felt like a doctor telling me that the cancer is back.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 1, 2016
Dude.
@imillhiser that's a bit hyperbolic
— Cristaps Outzingis (@LongfellowAutz) November 1, 2016
A bit?
What a fucking drama queen, this guy. https://t.co/9SWK8auUeD
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 1, 2016
Give me a *&^% break.
What an asshole. https://t.co/22o0Str6k4
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) November 1, 2016
The moment I learned Comey recommended Clinton not be indicted felt like hearing about the Holocaust all over again.@imillhiser
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) November 1, 2016
How did it feel relative to your dog dying or Brexit https://t.co/MsFrNeBTxA
— Kilgore Trout (@Beer__Wolf) November 1, 2016
As a cancer survivor, I do not appreciate your analogy.
— subtextny (@subtextny) November 1, 2016
@imillhiser You need to relax with the cancer talk, jackass. and get the f*ck over yourself.
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) November 1, 2016
Get over himself … and get help. Lots of it.
You need some help. https://t.co/hbAYyqteS6
— Elise Terry (@elisecterry) November 1, 2016
@imillhiser wow. You have some serious emotional issues. Seek help. Obamacare covers it
— boner stabbone (@jalepenopooper) November 1, 2016
In all seriousness, this level of obsession (and complete lack of perspective) is not healthy. You need help. https://t.co/7U5i6wPHTg
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 1, 2016
@imillhiser This is legitimately sad and I feel bad for you that you are this wrapped up in politics. It's not healthy.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 1, 2016
@imillhiser that really doesn't seem healthy my dude
— metal.PSL.txt (@metaltxt) November 1, 2016
No, it really doesn’t.
Therapists better keep their November schedules open if Trump wins. https://t.co/kjSzvaqY4o
— Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) November 1, 2016
True story.
