Today’s Vile Tweet Of The Day Brought To You By Ignorance-Embracing Tea Party Extremism
Erick Erickson, the man who just yesterday likened gay people in the US to the terrorists in Paris, is back with a tweet embracing ignorance, Obama-hatred, and a predictable fear of education.
President Obama late yesterday made headlines when he announced he wants to offer Americans the opportunity to attend a community college free for two years. It could, for some, be a life-changing chance for a better future, a better life, more money for their family, pride in moving up the corporate ladder or starting their own business or – heaven forbid, as far as the ignorant religious right is concerned – learning for learning’s sake.
Earlier in the day, Tea Party religious extremist and Fox News contributor Erick Erickson published an opinion piece that intentionally equated gay rights activists in America with the radical Islamic extremists who slaughtered 12 people in Paris, mostly journalists at Charlie Hebdo.
Today, Erickson is back, with this mind-blowingly vile tweet, that exposes his fear of education, reveals the right’s hatred of women and refusal to understand there a culture of rape even exists, and of course, takes a swipe at President Obama.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what passes for intelligence at Fox News. (Why does he have a job there?)
Read it, and weep – for our future:
Given how many people are raped in college, I’m amazed the President wants to send more people there.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 9, 2015
He later claimed this, as if it would help:
@Thequyetstorm if you don’t understand I was ridiculing people who bought into the Rolling Stone narrative, that’s your problem.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) January 10, 2015
Responses on Twitter were quick and pointed:
“mommy, what if dad’s asshole could talk?” pic.twitter.com/oOgagfbASx
— Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) January 9, 2015
#RepublicanLogic RT @EWErickson: Given how many people are raped in college, I’m amazed the President wants to send more people there.
— Jiggaboo Jude (@Homesterkid) January 9, 2015
Fuck I can’t even RT that in good conscience sorry. But fuck you @EWErickson pic.twitter.com/1waok9A5zD
— Jonny is Good™ (@jonny_is_good) January 9, 2015
“@EWErickson: Given how many people are raped in college, I’m amazed the President wants to send more people there.†U actually said this..
— Tim Crook (@CorporateCoon) January 9, 2015
@EWErickson Why do you hate America?
— Paul Hanlin Jr (@Paul_Hanlin_Jr) January 9, 2015
@EWErickson So, are women actually people in your world, or just baby ovens?
— Lisa Dib (@LisaDib1) January 10, 2015
the phrase “X lbs of shit in a X > lb bag” has never applied to anything or anyone as much as Erick Erickson
— River City Rando (@goofoffartiste) January 10, 2015
@EWErickson Genuine respectful question: as a devout Christian, why is it okay to joke about rape?
— Ilya Lozovsky (@ichbinilya) January 10, 2015
@EWErickson rape jokes are bad and cause measurable harm to society. Delete your account
— brendan foster (@B_Fost) January 10, 2015
@EWErickson unfollowed….
— David Bolling (@davidbolling22) January 10, 2015
Undid my retweets of Erick Erickson and blocking that asshole. I need less of that in my life.
— I Can’t Feel My Face (@dope_move) January 10, 2015
@EWErickson professing Christian makes rape joke. Wow.
— Bobby Griffith (@bobby_griffith) January 10, 2015
@EWErickson @MikeMay47 I am a married Catholic father of two who is concerned over his disregard for human dignity. It’s a Christian thing.
— Bill (@Hokibil) January 10, 2015
Did this really happen?!… pic.twitter.com/FLgZGJAJRC
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 10, 2015
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