GOP hobgoblin FTW
by digby
They don’t need no stinkin’ consistency. Trump rules are Trump rules. Everybody else better be “nice.”
And, by the way, I hear the same thing all over cable news today. The gasbags are especially upset that Beto O’Rourke said that Trump’s “Lyin’ Ted” nickname for Ted Cruz was accurate because that makes him just as bad as Trump. “Democrats can’t condemn Trump if they act like him,” they say. In fact, anyone who fires up Democrats, such as O’Rourke and Warren, are Doing It All Wrong, no matter what they do.
Bad Democrats! Stop being so uncivil! You are terrible hypocrites. If you think Trump is uncivil, you must accept their blows, smile and say “thank you for your service” after which you may read aloud from your position paper on school choice. Then the media will criticize you for being weak and compliment the Republicans for knowing how to win.
Republicans everywhere are laughing their asses off. They know that all the negative (and factual) coverage of Trump is going to result in a huge incentive for the press to find ways to make Democrats equally toxic, even when they have to reach like this. That’s what “working the refs” is all about. They don’t even have to do anything anymore. It’s automatic.
Also, this:
