Post by Jeanne Sager
Wall Street Journal reporter James Taranto had to know he'd be courting controversy when he took to Twitter last night to comment on the theater shooting. Taranto's tweet about the girlfriends of the men who died trying to shield them in an Aurora, Colorado theater asked if the women were "worthy" of such sacrifice. Perhaps he thought he was starting an interesting conversation about how we all hope that our loved ones don't die in vain. But he failed. In saying he hopes these living, breathing women are "worthy" of having been saved, Taranto came off as a self-righteous jerk at best, as a cruel, callous one at worst.Image may be NSFW.
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Wall Street Journal reporter James Taranto had to know he'd be courting controversy when he took to Twitter last night to comment on the theater shooting. Taranto's tweet about the girlfriends of the men who died trying to shield them in an Aurora, Colorado theater asked if the women were "worthy" of such sacrifice. Perhaps he thought he was starting an interesting conversation about how we all hope that our loved ones don't die in vain. But he failed. In saying he hopes these living, breathing women are "worthy" of having been saved, Taranto came off as a self-righteous jerk at best, as a cruel, callous one at worst.Image may be NSFW.
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