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Both Kinds of Standards – MS NOW
Show us anyone on the left described thusly, Larry.
There has been much praise heaped on factory worker T.J. Sabula, who recently lost his job after calling President Trump a “pedophile protector” during the president’s recent visit to his place of work. He has cashed in a tidy GoFundMe effort that drew well over three-quarters of a million dollars.
Joining in on the praise for the man is Lawrence O’Donnell, who declares, “T.J. Sabula seized history. T.J. Sabula provided future historians with a vivid look at who Donald Trump really is.”
So Larry had an issue with the president flipping the middle finger and mouthing the words “F you”. Not to take a position of support or offense at Trump’s actions, but we do need to ask the genteel Mr. O’Donnell about his selective outrage over this. He calls Trump’s reaction “childish,” yet in the same monologue, he encourages more Americans to heckle the president with their vulgar accusation.
He declares everyone in America has the 1st Amendment right to shout out “pedophile protector”, then does not the president share in that same right of free expression?
And Larry cannot even cling to the criticism that this is beneath the dignity of a public office holder. Where was Larry accusing Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of being vulgar when he, just days........