Gov. Chris Christie was a harsh critic of Sen. Ted Cruz’s speech Wednesday night at the RNC, but Christie himself was slammed from both sides of the aisle for his creepy “witch trial” of Hillary Clinton Tuesday night, inciting the crowd inside Quicken Loans Arena to chant, “Lock her up!”
If that chant gave the media and progressive observers the vapors, what effect would Thursday night’s chant of “all lives matter” have? Each Democratic candidate at one point was shamed into walking back claims that all lives matter, but Republicans just don’t learn, do they?
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Pastor Mark Burns: Under Donald Trump, all lives matter pic.twitter.com/EGssbG73d4
— POLITICO (@politico) July 22, 2016
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Arianna Huffington made the Christie connection pretty quickly.
All lives matter. Unless we disagree with them. In that case, “lock them up!" #RNCinCLE
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) July 22, 2016
A black pastor leading the white crowd in a chant of ALL LIVES MATTER at the RNC is fine.
— Jon Lovett (@jonlovett) July 22, 2016
Here’s a hot take from a New York Times reporter and MSNBC contributor who shows he really gets it.
Wait, all lives matter?
I thought only blue lives matter.
Such confuse.— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) July 22, 2016
Speaking of MSNBC, the takes are scorching.
"All lives matter!" which is why those Syrian refugees can to hell.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 22, 2016
Those poor widows and orphans. Even super-progressive Europe is beginning to rethink taking in millions of refugees.
All Lives Matter is a reactionary statement, meant to silence the voices of the black community. It's meant to end vital conversations.
— Jeremy C. Shipp (@JeremyCShipp) July 22, 2016
Like calling someone a racist?
These people chanting All Lives Matter comes across as a KKK meeting.
— Jeremy C. Shipp (@JeremyCShipp) July 22, 2016
That should jump-start the meaningful dialogue.
South Carolina Pastor Mark Burns obviously never had a rabies vaccination. #RNCinCLE
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) July 22, 2016
Pastor Coon is prime example of a Black man who hates his race and will sabatoge Black people for a nickle. #RNCinCLE
— T (@truthrose1) July 22, 2016
I see this Pastor screaming All Lives Matter at the RNC is the latest passenger on the Coon Train
— Roland Bishop (@OlSkoolSkins) July 22, 2016
A crowd in the #RNCinCLE just chanted "All lives matter!" They might as well have said, "I'm racist! I'm racist! I'm racist!"
— Matthew ? (@MattLiasse) July 22, 2016
The RNC chanting "All Lives Matter" after treatment of immigrants, black people, Syrian Refugees, LGBT and others is degrading and gross.
— Stephen Pyle (@stephen_pyle) July 22, 2016
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Yeah, look out for that straw man someone left in the highway.
Do these people not realize that All Lives Matter is a coded phrase?
— Mind of Abram (@MindOfAbram) July 22, 2016
was chilling to hear that room full of ppl at #RNC chanting all lives matter. nope. nope. nope.
— rocío (@villaloboslucha) July 22, 2016
When people say "All lives matter" I become the most enraged person alive.
— ?????? (@bohler_brooke) July 22, 2016
Stop the hate!
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