Huh? TPM editor claims conservatives created ‘Obama is weirdo Muslim dog eater meme’
http://twitter.com/#!/OneFineJay/status/192448512171048961
As news of Dog Meat-gate was ruining the nation’s appetites Tuesday night, Talking Points Memo editor and publisher Josh Marshall decided to weigh in.
Had only just noticed new rightwing Obama is weirdo Muslim dog eater meme. Thk you twitter
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) April 18, 2012
Ohhhh, of course. We’d be completely familiar with that right-wing meme … if it actually existed. But of course, when liberals have no valid argument, they try to distract by trotting out absurd claims like “wingnutty wingnuts all think the president is a sekrit Moooooslim!!11!!1!”
Conservatives pushed back immediately, calling Marshall out for inserting religion into the discussion. They also took him to task for attributing anti-Muslim motives to people having a little fun with the #obamadogrecipes hashtag.
Muslim? You put that in there. RT @joshtpm: Had only just noticed new rightwing Obama is weirdo Muslim dog eater meme. Thk you twitter
— RB (@RBPundit) April 18, 2012
@OneFineJay @joshtpm's ridiculous response is part of the story, as with the Soledad O'Brien response.
— David Steinberg (@DavidSPJM) April 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/#!/TimTurnstone/status/192452994799910914
Besides you, who said "weirdo Muslim"? RT @joshtpm: Had only just noticed new rightwing Obama is weirdo Muslim dog eater meme.
— Darin Lloyd (@db_lloyd) April 18, 2012
Muslim? And he did eat a dog. #Fail RT @joshtpm Had only just noticed new rightwing Obama is weirdo Muslim dog eater meme. Thk you twitter
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 18, 2012
Hey @joshtpm, retract you ridiculous tweet. Now. http://t.co/2lWmWlLL #tcot
— RB (@RBPundit) April 18, 2012
So when will we see a retraction or apology?
Nope. Has not. RT @RBPundit: Has @joshtpm retracted his asinine tweet where he incorrectly equates dog meat eating with being Muslim?
— sarah (@mamaswati) April 18, 2012
Yeah, we won’t hold our breath. For the Left, it’s more important to promote false and ludicrous caricatures of conservatives than to tell—what do those wingnuts call it?—the truth.
