Thread by @alexdschiller

GOP hypocrisy: A THREAD.

There may be no better example of the hypocrisy, disingenuousness and easily-triggered nature of today's GOP than the universal feigned outrage and pearl clutching over this sentence:

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"The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he can’t make him a baron."

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The party that celebrates a man (Limbaugh) who once called Chelsea Clinton "the White House dog," revels in mocking teenage climate & gun control activists, & supports policies of taking children from parents with no record or plan for reunification, finally draws the line...

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...at a poorly conceived joke that relies on nothing more than the literal meaning of Trump's son's name.

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The term "morally bankrupt" barely even scratches the surface of how low Republicans in office are willing to sink in their increasingly feeble attempts to foster hatred in order to retain power.

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If they had any ability whatsoever to combat the substance of any of the testimonies given, they would absolutely do so.

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Instead, they just manufacture controversy to deflect from the absolute fact that they have violated their oaths of office and willingly defend authoritarianism at the expense of democracy.

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It was a stupid joke. And largely unnecessary. But it was not an insult to Barron, nor did it attack him personally.

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So now we're at a point where the simple mention of Trump's son's name triggers an avalanche of rebukes & admonishments from the highly principled right -

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- While trumps own admissions of spying on teenage models, sexually assaulting women, & caging children as a deterrent never even moved the needle?

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Bravo Repubs. What a fine example you're setting with your selective outrage and wildly partisan circumstance-specific morality

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