The Identity of Woman Texting During the National Anthem is Discovered – And Twitter Blasts Her

IJ Review ^ | 4/26/15 | KYLE BECKER

[Impala64ssa]

A woman has gotten the attention of the country for texting during the national anthem at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Not only has it been discovered that this woman works at a major news outlet, she offered up an excuse for her behavior: She was just taking notes.

The woman turns out to be a Washington Post columnist named Helena Andrews, and she writes for “The Fix.”

She offered up an excuse for her behavior on Twitter, and then appears to have thrown in a bit of snark that did not go unnoticed:

Her tweet drew a backlash from the majority of commenters on her Twitter timeline:

[Impala64ssa]

Well gee whizz, it ain't like she was texting while driving where she could've killed someone, so lighten up /sarc. Nevertheless, as 0 would say, she BEHAVED BADLY.

[Bob434]

taking notes on what? The national anthem?

[nascarnation]

She appears to be a Person of Color.
Those commenting on Tweater should prepare for some serious harassment from the MSM and affiliates.

[cripplecreek]

Respect.

Leyland pauses argument with umpires for God Bless America

[clintonh8r]

She doan gotta respek no damn anthem!

[LostInBayport]

[BenLurkin]

“Because it’s 2015”

[Cicero]

“National Anthem? What’s that?”

[nascarnation]

documenting the sad state of dating among educated African American

[vetvetdoug]

Obama supporter which gives her a pass by the Democrats and all of the people that belong to the race of professional victims.

[jimbo123]

Bitch Is the New Black: A Memoir
by Helena Andrews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,326,834 in Books

[reasonisfaith]

Your quote “because it’s 2015” is about as thoughtless as the least thoughtful of all that’s come from the current generation of journalists.

[MichaelCorleone]

Helena of Troy

[CedarDave]

It was just a fleeting shot by C-Span; at first I thought it was Moochelle.

[doorgunner69]

Well, negros all over the country are trampling the flag, so why is this news?

[headstamp 2]

Another self-absorbed idiot.

[Fresh Wind]

#allThisForADamnFlag @MichelleObama

[reasonisfaith]

And journalists really should return to the days when journalists were able to think—surely this ability once existed, way back when.

[Yaelle]

Heh heh heh, Twitter is going wild. People all over are crucifying her for her lack of respect. Love it. Her arse is grarse.

[bravo whiskey]

expecting respect from a roomful of over-paid, over-rated libtards?