RNC, DNC Chairs spar about civility on Twitter
posted at 4:15 pm on January 12, 2012 by Tina Korbe
Yesterday, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz revived an old meme. At the traditional New Hampshire “Politics and Eggs” breakfast, DWS suggested that the “edginess and … lack of civility” of Tea Party rhetoric is somehow related to last year’s tragic shooting of her close friend, Rep. Gabby Giffords, in Tucson.
It’s questionable as to whether Tea Party rhetoric is characterized by “edginess” and a “lack of civility” — but, even if it is, the Tucson shooter was a loner with no apparent partisan agenda. DWS’ comments were uncalled for and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus would have none of it.
“@DWStweets should apologize immediately for her reckless comments blaming the Tea Party for the horrific Tucson shooting,” Priebus quickly tweeted.
The ubiquitously calm and composed RNC leader then appeared on CNN to respond to DWS’ out-of-line remarks.
“To take such a tragedy and such a remarkable story and to try to score political points on it, it’s just … it’s pathetic,” Priebus said on air. Later, he tweeted the video of his appearance.
That did it for DWS, who apparently didn’t expect to be called out for her comments.
“I’d NEVER politicize Tucson — my close friend was shot,” she tweeted at the Chairman. “Your comment=lack of civility [I] was talking about.”
That sparked a hailstorm of responses, but none better than that from Priebus himself. “Check your own transcript,” he tweeted back.
As I wrote yesterday, DWS has no legs to stand on when it comes to civility. It’d be nice if the rancor and blame between parties would evaporate, but, in the meantime, let’s at least be clear on what constitutes incivility. According to DWS, it’s not civil of Priebus to accuse her of politicizing Tucson, but it is civil of her to say Tea Party rhetoric might have incited the shooting itself. Once again, we learn the all-too-common liberal definition: Whatever you say is rude, whatever I say is polite. (After all, she did preface her comments about the Tea Party with an all-purpose phrase, “I hesitate to place blame,” which we all know is code for, “Allow me to place blame.”) Again, the hypocrisy has got to stop.
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Perfect. If Reid’s ad hominem comment merits any response at all, that would be it.
petefrt on May 7, 2013 at 9:01 AM
It’d really only be scandalous because then he would have lied about where he was born, which would raise other questions – like whether he forsook his US citizenship when he lived and attended that madrasa in Indonesia and whether he went to Occidental, Columbia and Harvard on foreign student aid, carried an Indonesian passport, etc.
Neither Cruz nor Obama were naturalized as Americans, which means they’re natural born. However, in the case of Obama, I’m not sure if whether he threw off his US citizenship and later regained it affects his eligibility.
crrr6 on May 7, 2013 at 9:05 AM
……says the schoolyard bully who got socked in the jaw for the first time in his life.
itsspideyman on May 7, 2013 at 9:07 AM
Cruz to Reid:
jake-the-goose on May 7, 2013 at 9:15 AM
It matters where Obama was born because Obama’s mom did not meet residency requirements to confer citizenship on Obama if he was born outside the US. If only one parent is a US citizen, they must have resided physically in the US for 5 years, at least 2 of which after the age of 14. Obama’s mom was a US citizen, but did not meet residency requirements so Obama had to be born in the US to be born a citizen.
Cruz’s mother is a US citizen and met residency requirements at the time of Cruz’s birth so it doesn’t matter where Cruz was born, he was born a citizen.
bitsy on May 7, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Cruz to Reed. “I drink your milkshake”!
ronsfi on May 7, 2013 at 9:37 AM
‘Toon of the Day: I Am Not A
CrookLiarResist We Much on May 7, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Ted Cruz is wonderful. Love this man.
bluegill on May 7, 2013 at 10:03 AM
…and as we all know, rubberdick is a reel expert in Texas politics. So y’all be afraid now.
slickwillie2001 on May 7, 2013 at 10:18 AM
I saw Senator Cruz this past weekend at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum.
He speech was outstanding. He is a gifted speaker and very intelligent. I’m proud to have voted for him!!!!!!!!!
Fazman on May 7, 2013 at 10:40 AM
Do you really sesquipedalien?
tom daschle concerned on May 7, 2013 at 10:46 AM
Cruz isn’t your “friend” and you aren’t his “friend”, Dingy. Leastwise, that’d better be the case.
And, Dingy, you should know schoolyard bully, just look in any mirror.
hawkeye54 on May 7, 2013 at 10:48 AM
I LOVE the Senator from Texas
mmcnamer1 on May 7, 2013 at 11:23 AM
The real school yard bullies are Reid and his thugs. They just hate it when someone like Cruz comes along and doesn’t tuck tail and quiver!
You go Cruz! We are proud of you.
SgtRed on May 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM
But it was the freshman girls softball team, and since they’re all lesbians-in-waiting, the locker stuffing was celebrated as “pride”.
Nutstuyu on May 7, 2013 at 12:37 PM
A picture speaks a thousand words.
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http://www.dingyharry.com/
diogenes on May 7, 2013 at 12:42 PM
If Harry Reid knows one thing, and one thing only, it’s schoolyard bullying.
Cylor on May 7, 2013 at 2:04 PM
Why even bother calling him your “friend” dipstick?…
PatriotRider on May 7, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Speaking of which, did Harry Reid ever respond to the charges that he was a member of NAMBLA?
Spade on May 7, 2013 at 3:16 PM
Of course not, he simply refuses to address those rumors.
slickwillie2001 on May 7, 2013 at 4:28 PM
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