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
.........................SNIP........................
It IS their turn after all...
Yes, because that’s exactly the same as someone trying to come into your house to rob/rape/murder you.
We are becoming Somalia. All of this must be brought to a screeching halt!
I wish the somalis would start it
only a matter of time- let’s get on with it
I mean, come on. Somalis who won't integrate and seemingly hate America stealing billions from medicare, which is going broke and hits seniors with big surcharges if they make a nickel in income? Rough to sell that as a good thing to anyone who isn't a total NPC.
And come on, you think they get to keep all those billions? Someone is coordinating this from within the system and that someone, given that this scam crosses state lines, aint just Tim Walz. And that is a federal RICO situation, centuries in jail for whoever is involved and aware of it if someone in DC has the stones to pursue it. Pam? Are you there?
I doubt an unarmed individual calmly knocking on the door and asking a few questions rises to the level of a threat where “stand your ground” would cover you.
I live in a state with Castle Law doctrine and very broad stand your ground laws on the books, and I would wager taking the advice of this “journalist” would land you in prison for 25-to-life, if not get you the death penalty outright for premeditated murder.
Asking questions of criminals is always a threat to them.
thx
That pansy little gheyboi would micturate in his panties if he was in the same room as a gun.
BTTT.
Justifiably shooting people for knocking on their doors and asking questions, under
‘Stand Your Ground’ laws where they find you body to take to the morgue.
Democrat controlled Minnesota doesn’t have SYG laws
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