Final night time, HuffPost senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery determined to make use of her years of journalistic coaching to dunk on Mike Pence for saying that “thousands and thousands of People have been vaccinated” towards COVID19, when, in reality, solely thousands and thousands of People have been vaccinated towards COVID19.
Additionally, it is not true that “thousands and thousands of People” have been vaccinated, which Pence certainly is aware of.
Roughly 2.1 million folks have been vaccinated to date, per CDC. https://t.co/XCooSNoJIB
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) December 30, 2020
Since then, Bendery’s spent most of her time being dragged for her shameless hackery.
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) December 30, 2020
And talking of gaslighting, right here’s Jennifer this morning:
Morning! ☕️ To the two.1M trolls I’ve heard from kindly telling me that 2.1M is “thousands and thousands,” in fact it’s, technically.
Would I seek advice from a # barely over 2M is “thousands and thousands” with out citing the two.1M? No. It misleads to recommend extra, which I consider Pence is doing deliberately. https://t.co/2hb37xU3KH
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) December 30, 2020
Jennifer. Honey.
No, not technically. Factually.
— I acquired your #Unity proper right here (@jtLOL) December 30, 2020
Technically this can be true provided that she hears from 2.098 million extra trollshttps://t.co/NxR6XiMWoQ
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 30, 2020
Snort.
simply unbelievable stuff pic.twitter.com/gjCgEcNHSO
— tsar becket adams (@BecketAdams) December 30, 2020
“2.1M is “thousands and thousands,” in fact it’s, technically”
You’re doing nice! https://t.co/MCOZL2wigI
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2020
Ah, so thousands and thousands. Plural. Bizarre. pic.twitter.com/SlkwHtq6kb
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2020
You are doing nice, Jen. https://t.co/ENw0NcThPQ
— Mo Mo (@MollyRatty) December 30, 2020
The unique error was dangerous sufficient. To refuse to easily admit the error is much more embarrassing. https://t.co/fxAXxBh637
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) December 30, 2020
Unsure the particular person is able to embarrassment. https://t.co/BJfBY1p6cL
— Brit Hume (@brithume) December 30, 2020
“Cease being factual concerning the GOP truth I used to be attempting to mock as a lie” is essentially the most 2020 journo tweet ever.
— Razor (@hale_razor) December 30, 2020
You don’t understand how math or citation marks work however a minimum of you perceive comedy.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2020
Jennifer irl: pic.twitter.com/s0IMcU7Rwy
— RaKell, the inappropriate (Sworn Enemy of Rufus!) (@MrsRotnjetski) December 30, 2020
Take the L, Jennifer… pic.twitter.com/cDLnApKJY6
— Allan (@AllanRicharz) December 30, 2020
Simply take this and transfer on together with your day ☺️ pic.twitter.com/3MZmLmIFmU
— Andrew S. (@shoutingboy) December 30, 2020
GP Not content material to be admit error and transfer on, Ms Bendery doubles down on the silly.
JB: “Oh, certain, it is *technically* thousands and thousands however accuracy in language is completely deceptive as a result of thousands and thousands essential means *method* greater than 2.1MM!”
America: “You are silly and conceited.” https://t.co/rDlYNCnbRp
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) December 30, 2020
Doesn’t matter what you’ll do. You’re alleged to be a reporter, not a communications marketing consultant.
2.1 million is in reality “thousands and thousands.”
You can have simply mentioned “2.1 million have been vaccinated.” As a substitute you argued that “thousands and thousands” had not. You have been mistaken. https://t.co/2n2Uudldmr
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 30, 2020
Right here @jbendery, let me present you:
Actual reporter: “Pence mentioned thousands and thousands had been vaccinated. 2.1 million folks have been vaccinated so far.”
You, faux reporter: “Pence mentioned thousands and thousands had been vaccinated. Not true. 2.1 Million have been vaccinated.”
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 30, 2020
See, Jen? It’s simple in case you attempt!
That was a whole lot of phrases to only say that you simply’re dumb. https://t.co/D0tX6LCKKZ
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) December 30, 2020
She managed to botch arithmetic, grammar and English all in a single tweet. It’s a miracle of contemporary journalism mind.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2020
Fashionable journalism mind is a helluva drug.
Nobody escapes the Curse of the Corn Cobhttps://t.co/39GU5qYZ0u
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 30, 2020
Particularly journalists. So they may as properly lean into it, huh?
Hear. In fact it is a whole lot of enjoyable to dunk on this. However there’s a actual level buried right here about our political second: that is one factor that occurs once you inform generations of precocious lefties that phrases can imply no matter they need them to imply. https://t.co/pNRrZqLNHx
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) December 30, 2020
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Replace:
Oh our Lord:
Oh my lord has this tweet taken off. Enable me to make clear.
Pence was not mistaken to say 2.1M ppl = thousands and thousands. I should not have mentioned “not true.” That is my dangerous.
I ought to have mentioned “overstatement.” The thousands and thousands he is speaking about is barely over 2M. Therefore the hyperlink to CDC knowledge.
Fin.
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) December 30, 2020
She’s the reward that retains on giving.
Superb https://t.co/zcPcjRvKeL
— Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) December 30, 2020
Yeah simply take the L. You’ll be able to’t backtrack this one.
— Mike Hock Phd of stuff (@mikehockDM) December 30, 2020
However we stay up for seeing her proceed to attempt!
I’ve by no means seen somebody work so exhausting to show they’re an entire fool.https://t.co/BNcm9FCbFQ
— Scutt El Butt (@richardcranium6) December 30, 2020
Fin.