Posted on 12/31/2025 7:34:08 AM PST by MtnClimber
Josh Gerstein of Politico is facing an avalanche of critical responses on Twitter/X over a post he published on Monday night in which he implied that Somali daycare centers might start justifiably shooting people for knocking on their doors and asking questions, under ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws.
He was responding to the explosive claims made by independent citizen journalist Nick Shirley and the revelations in his recent viral video exposing hundreds of millions in alleged fraud carried out by Somali-owned daycare centers in Minnesota.
Here is Gerstein’s tweet (it’s a screenshot in case he deletes it):
Liberal journalists support ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws now? That’s good to know, I guess. Of course, Democrat controlled Minnesota doesn’t have SYG laws, but let’s take one thing at a time. Baby steps.
The point here is that the media despises people who do their jobs for them, especially when it makes Democrats look bad. Also, the media will rush to attack and discredit anyone who poses a threat to the left. We have seen this repeatedly over the years.
In 2008, Joe the Plumber asked an innocent question about taxes of then-candidate Barack Obama, who offered a horrible answer that made him look bad. The media responded by attacking Joe the Plumber.
When Democrat Congressman Anthony Weiner was engulfed by a sexting scandal, and Andrew Breitbart broke the story, the media didn’t look into the allegations. They attacked Andrew Breitbart.
This is what they do. They are Democrat operatives first and journalists second. They prove this to us all the time.
The featured image of this post is Josh Gerstein speaking at a 2012 event sponsored by the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
The responses to Gerstein’s tweet came in fast and furious.
Babe wake up new entry on the It’s Not Happening meme just dropped https://t.co/PctgfxI3Uw pic.twitter.com/7LkSXRnXC2
— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) December 30, 2025
The senior legal affairs reporter for Politico suggesting "stand your ground" laws means shooting people who knock on the doors of a daycare.
My God. https://t.co/6RWhN2XILo pic.twitter.com/LSX4ViXjwR
— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) December 30, 2025
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It is evil that the left always sides with.
I propose that reporters who threaten to shoot people should, themselves, be shot.
I hope Nick Shirley has good security around him.
There are enough unhinged nuts around who might take up the offer.
Josh Gerstein should be fired - and any shootings that he inspires, he should be held personally accountable for (but won’t b/c Democrat).
I’ll bet he’s being back-slapped and high-fived at the Politco staff meeting.
Nasty rag and nasty writers made for each other....
Josh Gerstein's personal Venn diagram is such that he is immune to any meaningful consequences or discipline.
Fake-news reporter explains how to deal with a real reporter asking too many questions.
The coward is trying to get other people to do his dirty evil work for him. He’s not a journalist, he’s an unhinged liberal trying to inspire murderous violence against conservatives! If anything should happen, he should be arrested for inspiring the vilolence!
“I propose that reporters who threaten to shoot people should, themselves, be shot.”
I couldn’t agree more. For some reporters, I’d consider lowering that bar.
Liberal Jews hate conservatives with a red hot passion that is hard to believe.
We are rapidly coming to the point where militias, as justified in the constitution, will be reformed. State officials who oppose them or have forced them to disband, do so at risk of losing their offices.
Someday, there will be an appropriate “consequence” for many urinalists. Many Politico urinalists are still reeling from the loss of all of that USAID graft. Government used USAID $$$ to purchase Politico “subscriptions.”
My theory is this. The bulk of democrats/liberals are sociopaths and I mean clinical sociopaths. They have zero empathy, zero emotions and are incapable of reasoning between right and wrong, or legal and illegal, which is inherent in their mental illness. So what they do is find a cause that makes them publicly appear as caring, fair and kind. Along with sociopathy they are also anti-social, therefore they always seek and defend the most controversial, illegal causes. This is how they prove even to themselves that they do have emotions, when that doesn’t do the trick, they move on to another cause in search of the elusive key.
Gerstein…
Muslim police trying to look like they care about "protecting Americans."
That Muslim female looks like a lamebrain dork in her head covering and a uniform.
Does this idiot ever look at herself in a mirror?
Imagine if a Republican said this.
Does this mean that someone could shoot you if you come asking questions, Josh?
Like I have been saying, it is WAY past time for the left to be repaid in kind.
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