Category: Society & Culture

Coastal Carolina University on lockdown after reported shooting

http://twitter.com/#!/SaraCataldoxoxi/status/306570276215345152

Students at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., are reportedly on lockdown following what some are calling a drive-by shooting in an apartment complex.

Active shooter alert at Coastal Carolina-university advising all students to stay in dorms/classrooms b/c shooting suspect is on the loose

— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) February 27, 2013

MyFox8.com reports that students were directed to stay inside their homes and classrooms following news of an active shooter.

https://twitter.com/myfox8/status/306576824480178176

https://twitter.com/E_Gills/status/306571467125039104

Coastal’s on lockdown because of a shooting in our complex. Well… Not a great way to end the night.

— Carlotta Rose Nelson (@c_babyy11) February 27, 2013

https://twitter.com/RobboMy4/status/306575829087948800

https://twitter.com/jakelarson06/status/306575887019671552

Drive by shooting here at coastal carolina…. like WTF… be careful everyone! #sayaprayer #verysad

— Matt Huss (@mhuss5521) February 27, 2013

https://twitter.com/ImmaCrook/status/306568702445383682

Of any universities, I never thought Coastal would have a shooting. Thank God for your life. We could be dead.

— Ali Tay (@a_shingle) February 27, 2013

Shooting at my brothers college Coastal Carolina and the shooter hasnt been caught yet! GUNS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL! This is outta control!

— Gabbie Press (@GabbiePress) February 27, 2013

Update:

A Coastal Carolina student was pronounced dead after the shooting.

The student shot in the CCU drive-by last night has died. 🙁 wmbfnews.com/story/21390783… @twitchyteam

— Kenny Hitt (@fusionaddict) February 27, 2013

The shooter is reportedly still at large, but a campus security administrator said there is no ongoing threat to members of the Coastal Carolina community.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/26/coastal-carolina-university-on-lockdown-after-reported-drive-by-shooting/

Zing! Laura Ingraham, others slam gun-toting Obama Father’s Day pic

http://twitter.com/#!/IngrahamAngle/status/346036413680209920

Egads! A gun?

The White House tweeted out that photo for Father’s Day.

http://twitter.com/#!/whitehouse/status/346032124979195906

The predictable All About Obama nonsense aside, what’s up with the gun?

http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/346039069735784449

Do not ban mocking, however. Mock! Mock like the wind!

Twitter delivers.

http://twitter.com/#!/Chris_Stamos/status/346104911894806529 http://twitter.com/#!/JohnLWinkler/status/346082861272690688 http://twitter.com/#!/KRenner2/status/346050209924665345 http://twitter.com/#!/DoreenHDickson/status/346038554511679488

Awesome.

Twitter users also giggled madly at another White House-tweeted photo:

http://twitter.com/#!/RennaW/status/345562816222220289

He’s you.

http://twitter.com/#!/derekahunter/status/345561750596358144

Heh.

Never change, Twitter.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/06/16/mock-like-the-wind-laura-ingraham-others-slam-gun-toting-obama-fathers-day-pic/

Drudge mourns Thatcher: ‘Horrible jolt this morning how awful current leaders are’

http://twitter.com/#!/DRUDGE/status/321283306274582528

Matt Drudge is among the many admirers around the world mourning the Iron Lady’s passing. But for him, Margaret Thatcher’s death not only marks the loss of a tremendous woman and champion of liberty; it also draws attention to the dearth of true leadership in today’s world.

@DRUDGE It takes the death of a real leader to make us aware how deprived we are of leadership.

— John Doe (@ultraconcept) April 8, 2013

It certainly does.

Lady Thatcher leaves behind an incredible legacy. Will another leader emerge who is worthy — and capable — of carrying her torch? We can only hope.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/04/08/drudge-mourns-thatcher-horrible-jolt-this-morning-how-awful-current-leaders-are/

Poor taste? Jack in the Box’s ‘late night thought’ ruffles feathers

http://twitter.com/#!/senseless_rage_/status/400443254778245121

Fast food restaurant Jack in the Box might want to re-think one of its “late night thoughts” that was tweeted earlier this evening.

http://twitter.com/#!/JackBox/status/400425725389324288

Jack-In-The-Box-bi-polar

(Image credit: http://www.trustmuse.co.uk)

Despite being a play on words, quite a few found the idea of a joke based on bipolar disorder out of line.

http://twitter.com/#!/trustmuse/status/400437645127323648 http://twitter.com/#!/MikeGianella/status/400431499948085248 http://twitter.com/#!/senseless_rage_/status/400443573981560833 http://twitter.com/#!/thegov2k2/status/400444679764066304 http://twitter.com/#!/wtbatt/status/400446885908860928

Not everyone was offended, though.

http://twitter.com/#!/FSUatlanta/status/400442790686904320

[Update]

The tweet was quietly deleted with no mention that it ever appeared on the fast food chain’s feed. But Twitchy is forever!

Editor’s note: After Jack in the Box deleted its tweet, this post was updated with a screenshot.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/12/poor-taste-jack-in-the-boxs-late-night-thought-ruffles-feathers/