{"id":10797,"date":"2017-11-05T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T13:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=10797"},"modified":"2017-11-05T08:52:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-05T13:52:01","slug":"congress-bash-backlash-traitor-russian-agent-fatuous-twit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/05\/congress-bash-backlash-traitor-russian-agent-fatuous-twit\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress Bash Backlash: &#8220;Traitor,&#8221; &#8220;Russian Agent,&#8221; &#8220;Fatuous Twit&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, so not everybody liked my op-ed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/358717-facebook-farce-shows-congressional-deviousness-demagoguery\"> &#8220;Facebook farce shows lawmaker deviousness, demagoguery&#8221;\u00a0<\/a>in <strong>The Hill<\/strong> yesterday.\u00a0 I had fun on Twitter with the feedback. Full-size versions of the Quote jpegs are at the bottom of this page for anyone who wants to kindly\u00a0copy &amp; repost &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So now I&#39;m guilty of treason: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thehill<\/a> commentor:  &quot;Traitor legitimizes russian attack on America.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926863945461387264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commentors on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thehill<\/a> hate my oped: &quot;Defending Russian election meddling should be a crime.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926837551285112833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some congressmen want to go to war over goofy advertisements? Facebook farce shows Congress at its worst <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i433Htz\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i433Htz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SA8nGEFFzp\">pic.twitter.com\/SA8nGEFFzp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926811085868490752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New blurb for my resume: &quot;This FATUOUS TWIT has no idea about the impact or extent of Russian interference.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926863044600385536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damn! Now I am an unpaid foreign agent! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thehill<\/a> commentor: &quot;Russian trolls are writing for the Hill now, I guess.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926860312392937472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thehill<\/a> oped: &quot;&quot;Governments often define &#39;fake news&#39; as anything that debunks official falsehoods.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bY0Z3Nk9l\">pic.twitter.com\/1bY0Z3Nk9l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926875362075824129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook Farce: Never expect anything good from permitting politicians to decimate freedom in the name of democracy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WX0i43liS9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YwrqGfspqu\">pic.twitter.com\/YwrqGfspqu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Bovard (@JimBovard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard\/status\/926822628979105792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10800\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.3-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10801\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.2-150x71.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10802\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.1-150x72.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10803\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war..jpg 750w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-2016-election-was-the-first-time-in-history-that-goofy-advertisements-were-considered-an-act-of-war.-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, so not everybody liked my op-ed\u00a0 &#8220;Facebook farce shows lawmaker deviousness, demagoguery&#8221;\u00a0in The Hill yesterday.\u00a0 I had fun on Twitter with the feedback. 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