Posted on 05/26/2021 5:45:37 AM PDT by lowbridge
Conservatives and critics of hyperbolic comparisons blasted a political journalist Monday night after the Huffington Post correspondent claimed the January 6 riots were 1,000 percent worse than the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
White House reporter S.V. Dáte responded Monday to tweets from conservative author Byron York, who ridiculed any comparisons between the deadly U.S. Capitol riots and the 9/11 attacks 20 years ago. Dáte was one of many who suggested the January 6 insurrection was much worse than 9/11 because it was an attack on democracy led by a U.S. president, at the time Donald Trump. The journalist was responding to conservatives including York who were mocking the January 6 riot as absurdly insignificant by comparison.
The controversial tweet and outrage from right-wing political pundits comes amid Congress' largely partisan debate over whether the January 6 riot should be investigated by a "9/11-style commission," as many lawmakers have described the probe. Pro-Trump Republicans in both the Senate and House have sought to downplay the insurrection, which left five people dead earlier this year.
York's initial tweet blasted those who want "'January 6 burned into the American mind as firmly as 9/11 because it was that scale of a shock to the system.' No, it wasn't. There is simply no comparison in scale or motivation between the two."
In response, Dáte replied Monday, "Trump Apology Corps in full apology mode. The 9/11 terrorists and Osama bin Laden never threatened the heart of the American experiment. The 1/6 terrorists and Donald Trump absolutely did exactly that. Trump continues that effort today."
One top response asked supporters of Dáte's tweet, "United 93 was intended to crash into the Capitol. You think January 6th was worse than that?"
"1000 percent worse," Dáte replied, setting off thousands of irate responses and outraged headlines
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
Corrupt liberal ‘elites’ and their toadies in the press carry a lot of guilt about how they’re screwing over American citizens...
that’s where the ‘panic’ projections are coming from...
How so?
This is the culture war Pat Buchanan spoke about at the 1992ish GOP convention.
1/6 ended with 2,977,000 politicians and bureaucrats' heads on pikes?
Sorry I meant for the people who believe that Jan 6, was worse than 9/11.
And don’t forget, at least 2,000 buildings were destroyed!
The other day I read some moron compared 1/6 to the Civil War.
That’s right.
750,000 + dead Americans in the 1860’s?
pssh.
That’s not as bad aa 1/6.
The more insane the more woke you are.
Apparently the “journalists” at MSN do not know the simple math that 1000 percent more and 1000 times as much are not the same thing.
This guy is a full on Marxist. Liking PDJT to a fascist???? I am just so fed up with these people.
Take the Huff-n-Puff Post serious? Bwhahahahaha
1000 “per cent” = only 10 “times”, not 1000 X
whatever ... the point is, the Leftist Agenda continues their desperate efforts to slander Pres. Trump & his supporters ...
and the fact that they continue this naked ruse to exaggerate Jan 6th - and are even trying to lock it into the History books with their biased, pre-decided “Congressional Commission” - shows just how worried these snakes really are
Except, apparently, as a "journalist," which sadly today often means "propagandist."
They can say anything they want with only brief and light consequence. Which is why Rush called them Drive bys.
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