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‘Late Show’ writer apologizes for ‘sarcasm’ in deleted tweet about Kavanaugh
The Hill ^ | 10/07/18 | EMILY BIRNBAUM

Posted on 10/07/2018 8:46:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A writer for CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Sunday apologized for her "sarcasm" in a deleted tweet about newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Ariel Dumas on Saturday tweeted, "Whatever happens, I'm just glad we ruined Brett Kavanaugh's life." The post quickly went viral, as multiple conservative pundits retweeted it with critical commentary.

Dumas the next day said the tweet was a "tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm."

"The last couple of weeks have been hard for the country and for me personally," she wrote. "The complexity of frustration, anger and sadness can’t be accurately conveyed on twitter, and I regret my tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm in the wake of it."

The last couple of weeks have been hard for the country and for me personally. The complexity of frustration, anger and sadness can’t be accurately conveyed on twitter, and I regret my tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm in the wake of it.

— Ariel Dumas (@ArielDumas) October 7, 2018 She posted earlier in the week that she was "emotionally shattered by the current state of affairs."

Kavanaugh during his confirmation process over the past several weeks faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied.

He was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday.

Dumas' original tweet came as Kavanaugh was being confirmed.

She posted an article earlier in the week that criticized Kavanaugh for saying the accusations had "ruined" him.

"In his statements to the committee, Judge Kavanaugh said the allegations against him had ruined his life even though he may well be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court," read The New York Times article by writer Roxane Gay, from which Dumas tweeted screenshots.

"The bar for a man's ruin is, apparently, quite low," Gay wrote. "May we all be so lucky as to have our lives ruined."


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To: yesthatjallen
Slow Hands Joe might want to meet this Ariel chick too.


21 posted on 10/07/2018 8:58:08 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: yesthatjallen
"The last couple of weeks have been hard for the country and for me personally," she wrote.

Yes, dear - you are a victim

Well done.

22 posted on 10/07/2018 9:00:05 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: yesthatjallen

<...”tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm.”...>

Really a “disgusting statement of seething hatred.”


23 posted on 10/07/2018 9:03:45 PM PDT by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Bravo. Sierra.

A whole BIG load of it.

24 posted on 10/07/2018 9:06:48 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: yesthatjallen

Her nicname is dumbass for a reason.


25 posted on 10/07/2018 9:12:08 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man.)
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To: yesthatjallen

You’d think a comedy writer would be able to express sarcasm better, what she wrote clearly expresses gloating. Especially considering she has been mocking and attacking him for weeks.


26 posted on 10/07/2018 9:12:10 PM PDT by robel
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To: max americana

That does not surprise me. Not one bit.


27 posted on 10/07/2018 9:12:13 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: yesthatjallen

Apology not accepted, you despicable skank!


28 posted on 10/07/2018 9:12:14 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: yesthatjallen

Look who showed up to defend Ariel Dumas =>

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@TomArnold
Replying to
@ArielDumas

I got it. F the rest of em I love you.
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@angryvet77

Replying to
@TomArnold
and
@ArielDumas

Holy shit Tom Arnold is still alive!!!!!! I thought you were dead.....like your career

https://mobile.twitter.com/TomArnold/status/1048998695247597568

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I ruined a keyboard!


29 posted on 10/07/2018 9:14:49 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: PGR88
Yes, dear - you are a victim

Well done.

Maybe she needs a mega dose of butt hurt cream.

30 posted on 10/07/2018 9:15:18 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: yesthatjallen

Dear Ariel,

**** you.

Love,

L


31 posted on 10/07/2018 9:18:28 PM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: oldenuff35

What is also irksome is Ford’s “nevermind” attitude in the wake of last week’s events. She says, through her representatives, that she is not seeking to have Justice Kavanaugh impeached, but that she just wanted to have her story heard. Yeah, right.


32 posted on 10/07/2018 9:21:23 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: yesthatjallen

She’s attempting to backpedal so fast that she’s breaking the sound barrier.


33 posted on 10/07/2018 9:22:11 PM PDT by hoagy62 (America Supreme!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Probably over one million Sicilians migrated to the United States. They had a culturally distinctive way to deal with people like Ariel Dumas and people who would try to destroy the life, career and family of a decent man. Suffice it to say Mr. Colbert would not be in a comical or “sarcastic” mood during his next show.


34 posted on 10/07/2018 9:26:07 PM PDT by allendale (.)
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To: yesthatjallen

There is absolutely NO WAY that was sarcasm.


35 posted on 10/07/2018 9:29:46 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Billthedrill

I guess it’s in that “I hope you die of miserable cancer” type sarcasm (rolling eyes).


36 posted on 10/07/2018 9:32:28 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: yesthatjallen

She’s still employed????


37 posted on 10/07/2018 9:36:51 PM PDT by Ciexyz (I have one issue and it's my economic well-being.)
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To: Army Air Corps

She is already in line for a slam dunk deformation of character suit and her lawyers told her to STFU.


38 posted on 10/07/2018 9:39:59 PM PDT by oldenuff35
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To: yesthatjallen

A competent writer should know the difference between sarcasm and sardonicism.


39 posted on 10/07/2018 9:41:41 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Ciexyz

Considering where she is employed she is likely to get promoted!


40 posted on 10/07/2018 10:01:49 PM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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