Author: Leaman Ralph

to see people disrespect a team and assume the worst this team had a great Olympic Games. Those of you who are at home have nerve to say

— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012

negative things when you don't know how it feels to represent your country and train 4 years for an opportunity like this. But at the in I

— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012

will continue to pray for each and everyone of you because you are truly an embarrassment!

— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012

After Brazil defeated the U.S. for the gold medal in women’s volleyball, Team USA volleyball player Destinee Hooker lashed out at her critics.

Looking back at her timeline provides a glimpse at some of the disrespectful comments that upset the volleyball star.

One Twitter user stated that Hooker and her teammates believed that they had already secured the gold medal before their match with Brazil:

@destineehooker You believed that you were the winners before the grand finale…

— Gutemberg (@GuttoBerg) August 12, 2012

Hooker denied it:

@GuttoBerg no we did not we never said anything like that. Don't ASSUME what you don't know

— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012

A Brazilian Twitter user called Hooker a failure, despite the fact that she won a silver medal:

https://twitter.com/TiagoDeMelo_/status/234455239967772672

Hooker replied succinctly:

@TiagoDeMelo_ JERK!!!

— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012

And this Twitter user mocked Hooker’s last name:

https://twitter.com/FrankoBoJr/status/234553193617571840

@FrankoBoJr @HarveySorrow wow how horrible are you

— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/08/12/team-usa-volleyball-player-destinee-hooker-rips-critics-you-are-truly-an-embarrassment/

Honestly, we admire your restraint. Despite his reputation for being the coolest man alive, the Vice President can still elicit boos. Sometimes, as with the NAACP, he’s booed for wrapping up a speech too early. Other times, it’s just for being Joe. Today, Joe Biden was just being Joe at the Army-Navy game, where many report jeers from both sides of the stadium.

#ThatAwkwardMomentWhen Joe Biden is introduced and the majority of the Army and Navy fans boo him..

— Amy Douglas (@amydouglas107) December 9, 2012

#Army fans “boo” as Joe Biden comes out to greet the field #ArmyNavyGame

— Hayle K (@hayle_k) December 8, 2012

@joetalkshow at Army Navy game as Joe Biden walks on football field only to get Boo’d…wonder what the military thinks of him?

— Craig pozzi (@craigpozzi) December 8, 2012

Joe Biden was booed all day at the Army Navy game #awkward

— Samantha Baccala (@SamBaccala) December 8, 2012

https://twitter.com/Mike3Carps/status/277531356047745025

The whole stadium at the Army Navy game booing Joe Biden when he walked out onto the field. #TFM

— Kemper Wilson (@kemper_wilson) December 8, 2012

Love that Joe Biden is getting boo’d throughout the stadium #ArmyNavy

— Roberto Ugarte (@RobbieU_92) December 8, 2012

You’ll be sorry in January when you don’t have Joe Biden to kick around anymore. Oh wait, you will. Carry on, then.

Joe Biden has no idea how he got to the Army/Navy game.

— UkiahJohnson (@UkiahAtHome) December 8, 2012

Hearing that Joe Biden will be at the Army/Navy game on Saturday. I will also be there with my meme generator app ready to go.

— Joe Leverone (@JoeLeverone) December 4, 2012

Joe Biden is like “That’s a big fuckin’ trophy”. #ArmyNavy

— Mike Small (@audiosuperhero) December 8, 2012

Do not let Joe Biden handle that trophy. This will end badly. #ArmyNavy

— Justin Hokanson (@JHokanson) December 8, 2012

Joe Biden : “thank you coaches for giving me this beautiful trophy, you’re too kind to give this to me for coming to your fooseball game”

— Tanner Smith (@tanner_xc) December 8, 2012

Can’t wait for Joe Biden to present this trophy to the Air Force…

— Blake Eddins (@_BlakeEddins) December 8, 2012

$50 bucks Diamond Joe Biden congratulates Alabama on the win.

— Fake Barney Cotton (@FakeBarnCotton) December 8, 2012

Oh look its @joebiden at the #ArmyNavyGame because @barackobama must be busy packing for his 4 million dollar vacation. The man is a clown.

— Marc T Grove (@mtgrove) December 8, 2012

It should be mandatory that the President of the United States be present at the Army-Navy game. Nobody wannna see Joe Biden.

— Apollo (Mr. Alabama) (@one_illuminati) December 8, 2012

Hey, that’s not true. Whatever the crowd’s reaction, it can’t diminish Biden’s cool, apparently.

Joe Biden is the coolest guy at Army-Navy and it’s not close. gettyimages.com/detail/news-ph… // twitter.com/KatzM/status/2…

— Michael Katz (@KatzM) December 8, 2012

Just drove by Joe Biden leaving the Army-Navy game. Very cool.

— Joe Vicente(@JosephPeterFunk) December 9, 2012

You just know his security guy is thinking, “That Joe is so cool.”

Vice President Joe Biden & his creepin security at the Army vs Navy game🇺🇸 instagr.am/p/S_vY_1EXJY/

— Shaefer Cabaniss (@ShaeCabaniss) December 9, 2012

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/08/vice-president-biden-booed-at-army-navy-game-remains-unshakably-cool/

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Sigh.

As Twitchy reported, Howard “Scoop” Kurtz got himself in a bit of hot water over a story on Jason Collins and his coming out. You see, he got it totally wrong. Shockah!

The Daily Beast then gave Kurtz the boot; The irony was delicious.

Is it just me,or is something weird about Tina Brown parting ways with Howard Kurtz over factual errors?

— pcasey44 (@pcasey44) May 5, 2013

Zing!

This morning on CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” journos “grilled” Kurtz and he gave a mea culpa.

For media (and inside baseball) junkies: @davidfolkenflik & ‏@dylanbyers will interview @howardkurtz on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” at 11a ET.

— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) May 5, 2013

@richarddeitsch Reliable Sources interviewing Howard Kurtz is a bit rich.

— Jonathan Tannenwald (@jtannenwald) May 5, 2013

Here comes @howardkurtz‘s mea culpa on Reliable Sources.

— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) May 5, 2013

‘I Screwed Up’: Howard Kurtz Gets Grilled On Controversy Over His Erroneous Jason Collins Story mediaite.com/tv/i-screwed-u… via @mediaite

— Andrew Reeves (@ajreeves) May 5, 2013

To be fair, he did straight-up admit that he “screwed up.”

Some did delight in the spectacle.

This is awesome, watching Howard Kurtz get raked over the coals: mediaite.com/tv/i-screwed-u…

— Patterico (@Patterico) May 5, 2013

Me before watching the Howard Kurtz interview: “Oh god it’s 14 minutes” 2 minutes in: “I HOPE THIS LASTS FOREVER”

— Jamie Kilstein (@jamiekilstein) May 5, 2013

They should do this every week! RT @samsteinhp: i’m feeling uncomfortable #reliablesources #kurtz

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 5, 2013

And some in the media, along with journalism professor Jay Rosen, swooned madly.

Great credit should go to CNN and @howardkurtz for spending half his program getting grilled by two media reporters. That was extraordinary.

— Jay Rosen(@jayrosen_nyu) May 5, 2013

Correction to my earlier tweet: Kurtz devoted 15 mins to his grilling by @dylanbyers and @davidfolkenflik. That is one quarter of his show.

— Jay Rosen(@jayrosen_nyu) May 5, 2013

Mediaite has the video: Kurtz is grilled by @dylanbyers and @davidfolkenflik. An extraordinary act of accountability: mediaite.com/tv/i-screwed-u…

— Jay Rosen(@jayrosen_nyu) May 5, 2013

Extraordinary!

Both @dylanbyers and @davidfolkenflik did a really great job with their relentless, unblinking questioning of Kurtz today

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 5, 2013

Say what you will about @howardkurtz, how many people would give their critics this platform on their own show? Good for him.

— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) May 5, 2013

Who among us wd agree be x-examined about our mistakes live on national TV?Stunned by @howardkurtz ‘s transparency, integrity. Unprecedented

— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) May 5, 2013

Unprecedented!

Alright… who asked Lisa Bloom to come on “Reliable Sources” and gush over Kurtz while also rattling off her resume?

— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) May 5, 2013

Kudos to @howardkurtz – he took his @jasoncollins34 clanger on the chin today like a @miketyson right hook. #CNN

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 5, 2013

Oh, Piers.

But others weren’t as impressed.

I found this whole segment bizarre. “Howard Kurtz Gets Grilled On Controversy Over His Erroneous Jason Collins Story” mediaite.com/tv/i-screwed-u…

— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 5, 2013

A prescient Twitter user called it the other day:

Also, best ratings in its history. RT @garrettquinn: Wow. Reliable Sources is gonna be soooooo awkward this Sunday. bit.ly/15cuJ2m

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 2, 2013

Yep. Awkward seems to be the operative word.

Watching Howard Kurtz get grilled on his own show… very awkward

— Steve Davis (@ScubaMySteve) May 5, 2013

Reliable Sources is SUPER AWKWARD right now. @howardkurtz what are you doing??

— Michael Haas (@MichaelJHaas) May 5, 2013

This @cnnreliable is so awkward to watch. “Why didn’t you have the decency” to apologize to Collins? Asks @davidfolkenflik to @howardkurtz

— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosLozadaWP) May 5, 2013

Where is everyone? Howard Kurtz being grilled about Jason Collins. Awkward. Wow. @buzzfeed @buzzfeedandrew @buzzfeedben

— Kiru Fisher(@kirubreezy) May 5, 2013

Watching @howardkurtz being grilled and sorrowfully replying on his own show extremely awkward and uncomfortable. #ReliableSources

— lisamlas (@LisaMLas) May 5, 2013

Interesting to see Howard Kurtz get asked some awkward questions on his own show. cc: @marisagallagher

— Stewart Scott-Curran (@stewartsc) May 5, 2013

I might have bought the cross examination of @howardkurtz had the questioners been of greater experience. This just read as awkward theatre.

— Larry Flick (@LarryFlick) May 5, 2013

The @howardkurtz Question Period moment was extremely awkward, even for the 11 people interested (yes, I am one). Seems now dispensed with.

— rachelsklar (@rachelsklar) May 5, 2013

As for the mea culpa itself, most weren’t gushing with praise.

Only his mom saw it RT @drudge_report: CNN’S KURTZ APOLOGIZES FOR ERRORS IN COLLINS STORY… po.st/XX6aob

— EdKelley (@TheGeneratorGuy) May 5, 2013

John King forgives you. RT @ap: CNN’s Howard Kurtz apologizes for errors in column about gay basketball player Jason Collins.

— David Hinojosa (@hinojosa_david) May 5, 2013

Heh. John King also doesn’t let facts stand in the way!

there are no trombones sad enough for @howardkurtz

— 60th Street (@60th_Street) May 5, 2013

Shorter @howardkurtz: “Next time I’ll read the story before bitching about it.” hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie…

— J P (@RileyRebel129) May 5, 2013

Oooooh Howard kurtz’s problem is he just reads TOO FAST! Got it.

— Jamie Kilstein (@jamiekilstein) May 5, 2013

@donlemoncnn @howardkurtz Also, he is still lying. He didn’t read it “too fast”. He didn’t read it. You CANNOT MISS that part if you read it

— David Howard (@djdavidjay) May 5, 2013

@jayrosen_nyu @howardkurtz Are either of you really even relevant in today’s media culture?

— Mysterion3000 (@Mysterion3000) May 5, 2013

Howie Kurtz getting beaten up big time on his own show. Painful to watch and a bit desperate. What next? A pillow case filled with oranges?

— Lucianne Goldberg (@LucianneLinks) May 5, 2013

@luciannelinks The numerous errors about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party by Kurtz’s Kommie Kritics got a pass in 2008 and 2009

— donsurber (@donsurber) May 5, 2013

@cnn You need to replace Kurtz-his credibility is nil as a media watchdog. This isn’t the first example. His show is anything but objective

— Sue (@WDMSue) May 5, 2013

Others pointed out the emetic-quality of having Politico and NPR journalists “grill” about integrity. Stop! Our aching sides!

Tweet o’ the day!RT @richardgrenellMy favorite part of this CNN crucifixion is hearing NPR media critic talk about balanced media coverage

— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) May 5, 2013

@johnnydollar01 @richardgrenell You get the feeling that their biggest problem w Kurtz is that he dares acknowledge “liberal” media?

— Laura L(@laura_lrnzo) May 5, 2013

Has @dylanbyers climbed down from his pedestal yet?

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 5, 2013

… now Howard Kurtz yapping it up with Garry Trudeau about his Amazon teevee pilot and all is buddy-buddy in the ’70s Beltway clique again

— marc weisblott (@scroll) May 5, 2013

Up next on reliable sources, chastised host asks whether accomplished White House journalist was grandstanding

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 5, 2013

Well, we got the the lecture part about how to treat gay relationships from David Folkenflik and Dylan Byers out of the way…

— Jeff Poor (@jeff_poor) May 5, 2013

And an exit question:

Howard Kurtz has often been wrong; why does anyone take him seriously as a journo?

— Rick Geissal (@Rick_Geissal) May 5, 2013

Why, indeed? But, hey, the Beltway media got some nice smug self-back-pats out of it. So, there’s that.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/05/05/not-impressed-journos-grill-howard-kurtz-apologizes-on-air-for-collins-story-john-king-forgives-you/

But that wasn’t about to stop President Prop-aganda from turning them into a photo op.

At this afternoon’s joint presser with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, President Obama found himself getting annoyed by the rain. The solution? Send in the Marines — to hold his umbrella. Now, granted, he has a history of umbrella issues:

Why does a marine hold Obama’s umbrella? instagram.com/p/ZYV7OHxixK/ This is why: latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c6…

— AmishDude (@TheAmishDude) May 16, 2013

But let’s face it: ultimately, he’s far too busy and important to hold his own.

Marines now standing in the rain, at attention, holding umbrellas over Obama and Erdogan’s heads.

— Sunny (@sunnyright) May 16, 2013

RT @mviser: Obama asks Marines to come and hold umbrellas for him and Turkish PM. “You guys, I’m sorry about,” he says to press

— WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) May 16, 2013

Umbrellas! POTUS to press: “You guys I’m sorry” twitter.com/StevenTDennis/…

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) May 16, 2013

“Why don’t we get a couple of Marines [to hold umbrellas]… they’re gonna look good next to us.” – Pres. Obama ~ twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/s…

— Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) May 16, 2013

Marines holding umbrellas instagram.com/p/ZYV7OHxixK/

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 16, 2013

POTUS deploys Marines for rain in Rose Garden with Turkish PM Erdogan. twitter.com/MajorCBS/statu…

— Major Garrett(@MajorCBS) May 16, 2013

Let’s go to the videotape (via The Weekly Standard):

Way to go, POTUS.

Not sequestered. RT @jeffreygoldberg: Not such a great use of Marines.

— Rick Klein (@rickklein) May 16, 2013

Oh, this is a good visual for him.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 16, 2013

Oh, the optics.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) May 16, 2013

Obama vehemently denies abusing government power, while telling a US Marine to hold his umbrella. #CantMakeThisShitUp

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 16, 2013

OK, Obama standing under an umbrella held by a military aide opens the metaphor floodgates for an administration in a downpour

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) May 16, 2013

Out: I support the troops. In: The troops support my umbrella.

“What’s your detail, Marine?” “Umbrella duty, sir.” “I can’t hear you!” “Umbrella duty, sir!!!”

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) May 16, 2013

Dear @barackobama, Marines are NOT your personal cabana boys

— MirCat (@TRMirCat) May 16, 2013

The Few. The Proud. The guy who gets to hold the umbrella. Thanks Mr. President…

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2013

RT @evanmcsan: on what day of Marine boot camp do you learn “hold umbrella over dignitary” stance?

— Melissa Clouthier (@MelissaTweets) May 16, 2013

Jeeves, peel me a grape.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 16, 2013

Isn’t there something in the Rifleman’s Creed about fruit?

Maybe he could stand on a Marine too.

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 16, 2013

Hey, why not? Obama’s already metaphorically stepped on them.

Ouch RT @baseballcrank: At least Neville Chamberlain held his own umbrella.

— Rschrim (@Rschrim) May 16, 2013

Semper Umbrellis.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 16, 2013

Marines don’t just fight wars for Obama. They also hold his umbrella. How humiliating and unacceptable.

— Hater Hating Haters (@DefendWallSt) May 16, 2013

The rain let up eventually, and, a sufficient number of photos taken, Obama gave his umbrella brigade the boot:

As rain fades, Pres Obama dismisses umbrella-bearing US Marines.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 16, 2013

Obama just spoke to the marines by saying “Alright guys” in order to get the umbrellas away. So much disrespect.

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2013

President Classy. And President Priorities:

Funny how quickly Obama got the Marines there when he was getting wet. Our men in Benghazi waited 8 hours for Obama to call in the Marines.

— Sunny (@sunnyright) May 16, 2013

There are more marines holding umbrellas for Obama than were protecting Ambassador Stevens. #Benghazi

— Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) May 16, 2013

Obama calls in Marines to hold umbrellas over him in the rain… but not to save lives in #Benghazi NO RESPECT

— Conservative Artist (@_AmyMarsh) May 16, 2013

@dloesch Obama gets Marines to protect him from rain. But, Amb. Stevens doesn’t get Marines to protect him from bullets & mortars? #Benghazi

— Garrett Hall (@Garrett_R_Hall) May 16, 2013

#FACT There are more Marines holding umbrellas for POTUS than were guarding Amb. Stevens in #Benghazi

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2013

If only it were raining in Libya, the ambassador could have applied for protection from the US Marines.

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 16, 2013

What a disgrace.

***

Update:

RT @thefix: This exists: @umbrellamarine

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 16, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/05/16/theyre-gonna-look-good-next-to-us-president-prop-aganda-recruits-marines-to-hold-umbrellas-pics-video/