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ABC, NYT reporters go full-on vulture tweeting friends, family of Connecticut massacre targets

“[C]an we talk to your friend who lives in Sandy Hook and whose daughter goes to kindergarten?” Shubailat asked Twitter user @artayd2 at 1:52 p.m., according to archived Twitter records. “I’m w [with] ABC News.”

Her target had tweeted that his friend “lives < 10 minutes from Sandy Hook Elementary and has a daughter in kindergarten.”

@artayd2′s response was instantaneous and blunt, telling Shubailat to “eat a dick.”

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Dear Lord that is disgusting. Not surprising but still disgusting.

gophergirl on December 15, 2012 at 10:59 AM

nice people

rob verdi on December 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM

God bless @artayd2.

Punchenko on December 15, 2012 at 11:01 AM

@artayd2′s response was instantaneous and blunt, telling Shubailat to “eat a dick.”

Oh my goodness…WELL DONE!!

But you know this chick didn’t bat an eye…just went on her merry way….

BigWyo on December 15, 2012 at 11:07 AM

I wish more people would react to the scum like @artayd2 did.
“Scum”, of course, being synonymous with “reporters”.

single stack on December 15, 2012 at 11:09 AM

When you see crap like this:

Shooter identified in Connecticut, may have targeted his teacher mother; Update: Shooter killed himself, reports of missing girlfriend; Update: Shooter misidentified; Update: “Personality disorder”? Update: Mother shot at home? Update: Guns legally bought by mother

Ya gotta give our wonderful media apparatus a thumbs up.

TMZ…eat yer heart out…..

Just make $hit up…don’t really matter….

BigWyo on December 15, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Whore.

Kenosha Kid on December 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM

I’m guessing somebody had more than enough of the LameStreamMedia. Spelling it out? A bit much.

platypus on December 15, 2012 at 11:23 AM

I’m guessing somebody had more than enough of the LameStreamMedia. Spelling it out? A bit much. – platypus on December 15, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Of course it is your assumption that only that the MSM is going after the parents. My guess is that nearly all the media is going after getting the first interview. Crassness is part of being an ambitious news person.

SC.Charlie on December 15, 2012 at 12:02 PM

davidfrum@davidfrum

Shooting at CT elementary school. Obviously, we need to lower the age limit for concealed carry so toddlers can defend themselves.

I do not want to see Frum ever linked to again on Hot Air, or anywhere.

Disgusting.

Rebar on December 15, 2012 at 12:21 PM

I saw one of those tweets in my feed. Blecch. It’s bad enough that Fox and others interview 6 year old survivors hours after the shooting. The parents are to blame too, but newscreeps shouldn’t be talking to shelll shocked children.

juliesa on December 15, 2012 at 12:37 PM

Of course, the media vultures wouldn’t know to try to talk to people like @artayd2 if those same people weren’t trying to get attention by publicly posting “OMG I know people who might have been at the school!!!”

DavidW on December 15, 2012 at 2:21 PM