Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican, triggered members of the perpetually enraged left Wednesday by doing something unthinkable: Having a little fun. Oh, no!
Before, during and after the Democrats’ first, arguably unsuccessful impeachment hearing, the congressman posted 23 tweets where the first letters spelled out “Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself”:
Look, and keep an eye out on the first letter:
Epstein
Evidence of a link between foreign aid and political investigations simply does not exist. The longer this circus continues the clearer it becomes that @realDonaldTrump has done absolutely nothing wrong.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
President @realDonaldTrump voluntarily chose to release the transcript of his phone call which clearly shows he did nothing wrong. This impeachment circus is a total sham, and Adam Schiff is the clown at the center of it all.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Schiff’s star witness is crumbling under pressure. He wasn’t listening to the phone call and he has never even met President Trump. pic.twitter.com/UfrVQRHkiq
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
The Democrat-led impeachment inquiry is falling apart. Their star witnesses have no direct knowledge of the July phone call. No wonder they tried to hide this sham behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol!
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Every aspect of the Democrats impeachment inquiry is a sham. It started with coordination with the whistleblower and Adam Schiff. Then Schiff held secret hearings int he Capitol Basement. Now he’s trying to control the very questions asked of the witnesses in the public hearings.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
It’s nothing more than a game of telephone. These witnesses have no first hand knowledge. https://t.co/11bpMGeqyW
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
No quid pro quo, no pressure. The transcript released by President Trump shows us that, and President Zelensky himself has confirmed it.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Didn’t
Democrats are so desperate to impeach @realDonaldTrump, the very first witnesses they call are lifelong bureaucrats of the D.C. swamp who aren’t even first hand witnesses. A total sham!
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
It is abundantly clear that Democrats hate Donald Trump more than they love America.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Donald Trump did nothing wrong except defeat the chosen one, Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Democrats still haven’t gotten over it yet!
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Neither Ambassador Taylor nor George Kent are direct witnesses. This is just more hearsay from bureaucrats of the D.C. Swamp.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
The testimony of George Kent proves career bureaucrats have long sought to undermine @realDonaldTrump‘s foreign policy agenda, a responsibility of the President alone to implement. Kent is NOT even a direct witness.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Kill
Kent is currently reading his opening statement. It’s worth remembering Kent is NOT a direct witness, and Kent had NO direct knowledge of U.S. aid being connected to any investigation.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
In response to @Jim_Jordan, Adam Schiff claims he doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower. If he doesn’t know their identity, how will he prevent them from being named?
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Let the facts speak for themselves:
►Call shows no discussion of military aid or conditionality
►Both Trump & Zelensky said there was no pressure
►Ukraine did not know aid hadn’t been released
►Aid was released— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Lying to the American people has become a pattern for Adam Schiff. He claimed to have evidence of Russian collusion, read a fake transcript of President Trump’s phone call, and was caught red handed coordinating with the “whistleblower.”
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Himself
Hillary Clinton and the DNC funded a foreign spy with the sole purpose of digging up dirt on @realDonaldTrump ahead of the 2016 election.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
It’s clear the Democrats impeachment hoax fails on both process and substance. Liberals are still upset that Hillary Clinton was beaten so badly by @realDonaldTrump!
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Maxine Waters has called for impeachment since 2017. It was never about “collusion” or Ukraine; Democrats were always going to try to impeach President Trump.https://t.co/YJTIPRfTM2
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Schiff has approved just 3 of the 9 witnesses sought by Republicans.
He is trying to hide the truth from the American people.
A Democrat-led coup happening right before our eyes!
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Even The New York Times claims the Democrats are using this Ukraine hoax as a “do-over” for their failed Russian collusion narrative to bring down President @realDonaldTrump. https://t.co/6BZpWwU41e
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Let’s be clear: Democrats only came to Congress to impeach @realDonaldTrump. It’s time to fight back! pic.twitter.com/3MW4GP0eCn
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
Finally, Adam Schiff’s sham impeachment inquiry comes out of the shadows. The American people will see it for what it is: a partisan sham. The fact is, President @realDonaldTrump did not commit any high crimes or misdemeanors.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
In case you missed the meme, here’s a compilation from Carpe Donktum:
I don’t care if @RepGosar did this on his own or if a staffer came up with it… EPIC. pic.twitter.com/7UZ6ySlOkZ
— Carpe Donktum? (@CarpeDonktum) November 13, 2019
What made the stunt so amazing was the excellent execution.
First, note that the actual content of all 23 tweets was relevant to the impeachment hearing. Some tweets even contained video footage and pertinent talking points.
Second, keep in mind Gosar posted the tweets over the span of eight hours, with the first tweet (the E in Epstein) being posted at 7:21 am, and the final tweet (the F in Himself) being posted at 3:09 pm.
And third, consider the response it triggered. Whereas members of the right chuckled at the congressman echoing one of the most popular memes of 2019, a stunning number of left-wingers threw a hissy fit about “conspiracy theories.”
The irony was apparently lost on them …
Included among them was disgraced former California Rep. Katie Hill:
No like this actually happened. Real members of Congress tweeting out real conspiracy theories. In an acrostic no less. https://t.co/yVVULw6PQb
— Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) November 14, 2019
Members of the partisan media meanwhile pontificated over the tweets’ meaning.
“It is unclear whether Gosar believes the hidden Epstein message or tweeted it to indicate his views that the impeachment proceedings against Trump are grounded on conspiracy theories,” Newsweek reported.
That itself sounds like a conspiracy theory, though a possible one. Some conservatives suspect however that the congressman was just trying to have some fun during what was described by critics as a hearing as boring as “watching paint dry.”
I’m sorry but this is like watching paint dry
Why would anyone think Americans want more of this
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) November 13, 2019
I think you figured out when congress is boring and stiff, nobody cares. I love watching you have fun doing what is right. ? on!
— Kristine Cloutier (@KristineClouti2) November 14, 2019
Meanwhile, a writer at Mediaite used Gomar’s otherwise non-controversial tweets to accuse him of “nuttery,” while a writer at Gizmodo used it to take a deep dive into white nationalism …
“For many on the political right, which in the Trump era has increasingly embraced fringe beliefs backing their deeply held conviction that conservatives are the victims of an elaborate plot to censor and victimize them, Epstein’s death bolsters baseless theories asserting that the Clintons have had a long list of political enemies assassinated,” the left-wing writer opined.
In parenthesis, he added, “White supremacists and other members of the far-right movement are particularly obsessed with the Clintons, who they tried to rope into the ludicrous Pizzagate theory asserting a DC-area restaurant was actually a Democratic child sex dungeon slash Satanic place of worship.”
It’s not clear whether the writer realized that, one, Gizmodo itself has confirmed that conservatives have indeed been censored online (see tweet below), and two, sometimes a fun meme is just a fun meme …
Gizmodo in 2016: Facebook staff was biased against conservatives and deleted trending stories
All Of Media Today: There is no proof of bias against conservativeshttps://t.co/1cmGbmWqP8
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) July 13, 2019
Speaking of fun memes, Gosar ended his Wednesday with two additional fun tweets — tweets that are no doubt guaranteed to trigger even more members of the left.
Look:
What? Epstein didn’t kill himself? https://t.co/8BbRGaVaWf
— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) November 13, 2019
?ll of the tweets pertained to today’s hearing.
?est assured, they are substantive.
?very one of them.
?ll of them.? were brilliant.
? was okay.— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) November 13, 2019
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