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* This tweet has been popping up in my feed all day…

* Everybody loves to immediately scream with righteous fury these days. The twitters went bonkers. But, as it turns out, the reporter should’ve been a lot more clear…

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:18 pm

Comments

1. LOUD YELLING!

   Comment by Anon Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:26 pm

2. As is usually the case, the seemingly sensational but misleading tweet gets 100 times the retweets as the clarification.

   Comment by Fax Machine Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:31 pm

3. Nice to see members of the media get a taste of their own gotcha-medicine once in a while.

   Comment by Just Me Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:31 pm

4. Shoddy journalism.

   For the record, Amanda, if you can’t accurately convey an idea in a tweet, perhaps you should really stretch your writing chops and scribble up and post a few paragraphs.

   Comment by words Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:41 pm

5. This is Mrs Blue. It is the truth.

   Comment by blue dog dem Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:43 pm

6. The original tweet says he’s “worried.” I really don’t understand how anyone can impartially think that means that he will do it, or endorses doing it? Sure it could have been clearer but the implication of the statement is that he thinks that would be bad.

   Comment by Perrid Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:47 pm

7. And one of the democrats running against Davis, Betsy Londrigan, completely embarrassed herself on twitter about this.

   Comment by Really? Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 12:48 pm

8. @Perrid

   ==I really don’t understand how anyone can impartially…==

   You answered your own question right there.

   Comment by ChrisB Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 1:01 pm

9. I took it exactly as meant when I read it. Of course I didn’t read it while looking for something to hate BECAUSE HE’S A REPUBLICAN AND SOOOO EVIL!!!

   He made a statement that is a serious concern. She said “he’s worried” which would seem to be pretty clear that Davis thinks it would be bad.

   People aren’t reading this stuff anymore, they’re just looking for something to hate from an “enemy”.

   Comment by m Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 1:08 pm

10. The original tweet says he’s “worried.” I really don’t understand how anyone can impartially think that means that he will do it, or endorses doing it? Sure it could have been clearer but the implication of the statement is that he thinks that would be bad.

    This was my take.

    If I said I was worried voters will skip the primary election, would anyone think I planned to skip that election? Of course not.

    I know it’s Twitter, but the words still work the same way.

    – MrJM

    Comment by @MisterJayEm Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 1:36 pm

11. I think her wording was fine. Folks find what they are looking for.

    Comment by Montrose Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 1:54 pm

12. Clearly Davis hates puppies and kittens…. Clearly.

    Comment by Ghost Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 3:09 pm

13. -m- You got it

    Comment by Anonymous Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 3:13 pm

14. Incorrectly assuming the worst in people because of their political party affiliation results in staggering displays of bad journalism.

    To have believed that anyone would have made such a remark exposes the believer as a gullible biased mope.

    Comment by VanillaMan Tuesday, Nov 14, 17 @ 9:47 pm

15. Was her initial tweet really that unclear?
    Seemed pretty clear to me, and like a perfectly reasonable concern. I don’t say that very often about republicans, either.

    You’re really searching for a political cheap shot if you take the initial tweet to mean that Rodney won’t hire women.

    Comment by jerry Wednesday, Nov 15, 17 @ 9:33 am

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