The liberal media took a note from Rahm Emanuel. They’re not letting a crisis go to waste.
Less than 24 hours after the shooting, failing New York liberal rag the Daily News Snooze rushed to mock any politician who dared to offer thoughts and prayers for the victims of the tragedy. They weren’t the only ones. As Mollie Hemingway notes:
That’s when things got super weird. For some reason, much of the media began mocking the efficacy of prayer. This was happening while victims of the shooting were actually asking people to pray. I mean, the critiques were everywhere. An editor at ThinkProgress said, and I quote, “Stop thinking. Stop praying.” There’s a bumper sticker for you!
At the Washington Examiner, Becket Adams outlines some of the comments. They are, in a word, revolting:
“Other countries must have fewer mass shootings because their conservative politicians offer thoughts and prayers more vigorously,” said Vox.com’s Matt Yglesias.
Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten added, “Dear ‘thoughts and prayers’ people: Please shut up and slink away. You are the problem, and everyone knows it.”
The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein and Arthur Delaney even penned an entire article smirking at both Democratic and GOP officials for offering prayers in the wake of mass shootings.
“Another Mass Shooting, Another Deluge Of Tweeted Prayers,” read their headline. “Seems to have been an ineffective strategy so far.”
Journalists on the coast have little to no interaction with people of faith. As Hemingway concludes:
The bizarre outpouring from journalists of anti-Christian sentiment yesterday was not becoming. And some of it was downright alarming. But consider that many journalists didn’t really understand what they were doing. They are bad at understanding the religious practices of much of the country, of course. But they’re not particularly good at understanding their own theodicy and its attendant rites and rituals either.
Is it any wonder why people prefer conservative news sources?
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