Seen dead deer on way church. They didn't hit my car Unsafe if u drive in area where deer congregate Iowa needs longer season to kill more
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) November 19, 2012
Of course, every wiseacre on Twitter felt compelled to weigh in:
SAVE THE HUMANS cc: @ChuckGrassley #DeerMenace
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) November 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/benhjacobs/status/270334042795282433
@brianbeutler @chuckgrassley Guns don't kill people, deer kill people.
— ⏣ Uncivil Servant ⏣ (@DoctorApatite) November 19, 2012
If I read @ChuckGrassley's timeline correctly, despondent deer are throwing themselves in front of cars rather than live in Obama's America.
— Steve Ferra (@AbPow) November 19, 2012
Most tweeters took it as a given that Grassley is senile, confused, and very, very mistaken:
@ChuckGrassley cause the real killer of Americans is Bambi… #moron #p2 #tcot
— Distgusted by Trump (@ArrghPaine) November 19, 2012
@ChuckGrassley Man, you should see a doctor
— Paolo Polledri (@paolo_sf) November 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/emmet_smith/status/270334806380933121
.@ChuckGrassley When I think of all the murders deer have committed, I can only thank you sir for standing up for the rights of humans.
— @boopumpkins (@boopumpkins) November 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/lawyerbarrett/status/270335173130858497
@ChuckGrassley Acting as if you can draw a sound conclusion based on seeing one dead deer on the side of the road is height of stupidity.
— His Dudeness (@ATLGreg1) November 19, 2012
Assume @ChuckGrassley ready for Shady Pines.
— trifecta (@3fecta) November 19, 2012
In fact, Grassley is correct. In many parts of the country (you know, the kind of places where “bitter clingers” live), automobile accidents involving deer are common, dangerous, and sometimes deadly. And, yes, hunting obviously can reduce deer populations.
I am surprisingly in agreement with @ChuckGrassley here. Deer are cute but I know a lot of people who've collided with 'em.
— Sam Bailey (@entropymedia) November 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/parva_x/status/270334874517389312
https://twitter.com/parva_x/status/270334973968539650
@benhjacobs @parva_x I grew up in Maine and it definitely is a huge concern up there. I even see them close to NY – on merritt parkway. sad
— Sam Bailey (@entropymedia) November 19, 2012
Sen. Grassley may not have the best punctuation and grammar, but he has more common sense than all of his anti-hunting critics combined.
By the way, November is the worst month for auto-deer accidents. Let’s be careful out there!
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