Jake Tapper TORCHES TWO ‘Russia Today’ Journalists On Twitter!
A “reporter” from “Russia Today,” Putin’s media propaganda ministry, just discovered what happens when you try to go up unprepared against CNN’s Jake Tapper – you get torched.
It started when Tapper praised a Vietnam veteran and hero:
remembering a hero, Vietnam veteran and helicopter gunner Lawrence Colburn, who helped stop My Lai massacrehttps://t.co/5hbTTlnmKA
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
For some reason, Anya Parampil thought this was her opening to rip into American media:
Stopped it…after everyone was dead? https://t.co/e6sbZUxBCn
— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) December 16, 2016
That was a mistake:
@anyaparampil most people are taught to not be proud of their ignorance
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
@jaketapper It’s a bit revisionist to highlight “heroes” of such a war. Looking forward to your segment on the horror of the massacre.
Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) December 16, 2016
It’s absolutely insane to believe the U.S. is still covering up what happened – especially coming from a reporter working for a Kremlin propaganda outlet!! And whatever you may think of a war, that doesn’t meant there aren’t heroes doing good things. It’s an absurdist standard of virtue made by someone who doesn’t have a good grasp of how logic works.
Jake Tapper ain’t takin’ none of that trash:
@anyaparampil a) you lose standing to lecture on history when you reveal ignorance b) CNN covers it when US does wrong. How’s RT on Russia?
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
RT correspondent abhors revisionism https://t.co/AP6KopBkdg
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
What’s funny about her response is that Tapper didn’t really make any added commentary about the irony – but she was offended anyway:
. @jaketapper haha, original Jake, very respectable. Have a good weekend.
Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) December 16, 2016
@anyaparampil looking forward to RT’s in depth coverage of the downing of MH17. It was space aliens, right?
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
Dang Jake!!
@AlexStanek RT is busy with its in depth investigation into how Putin’s enemies all shoot themselves repeatedly in the head
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
Ouch!!
RTs @anyaparampil had no response to whether she criticizes Putin like @jaketapper criticizes Obama. Guess shes not a fan of polonium tea.
John Aravosis (@aravosis) December 16, 2016
This is in reference to Putin’s enemies being poisoned with polonium. Not a joke, not really disputed.
@aravosis @anyaparampil “it’s high time we take Putin to task for the slaughter of AATRRRRRRGGGG “
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
THEN ANOTHER RT reporter tags in!!!
.@jaketapper dont stress @anyaparampil Jake is probably talking about the same aliens which kept him and his colleagues out of Standing Rock
Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) December 16, 2016
@Yaro_RT I could show you the many segments @sarasidnerCNN filed for my show from ND but we’re all aware of what facts mean to RT.
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
BOOM!! Eviscerated!!!
@Yaro_RT @anyaparampil also could show you many segments we’ve run critical of US leaders. Kindly send me one RT segment critical of Putin.
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
@Yaro_RT @anyaparampil seriously — just one. One segment critical of Putin. It doesn’t even need to be about anyone murdered.
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
@Yaro_RT @MariachiMacabre @anyaparampil looking forward to your expose of the Al Qaeda infant brigades
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 16, 2016
@jaketapper @MariachiMacabre @anyaparampil just as much as im looking forward to seeing your reporters in Aleppo, Jake
Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) December 16, 2016
See how it went from the object of coverage to… the geography of coverage? Who cares where he’s reporting from is he’s just pitching Kremlin-approved propaganda?
@jaketapper @SamSacks you’re amazing Jake, truly. I cover America. You’re behaving like a troll.
Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) December 16, 2016
Notice – SHE went after Tapper and got torched. She’s the one who acted like a troll here.
@anyaparampil I understand that everything is opposite in the RT world, like when MH17 so rudely hit that Russian missile, but cmon.
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 17, 2016
Daaaang. Jake Tapper ain’t perfect, but don’t start a debate with the dude if you don’t got facts on your side. Or if you work as a Putin butt-kisser for his propaganda media operation.
