Politico Reporter Wants You to Know Robin Williams Isn’t the Only Bad News Right Now
And in the category of “People Deciding to Be Contrarian for No Discernible Reason,” we have Politico senior reporter Glenn Thrush sharing some… er, unique thoughts on the public mourning of Robin Williams‘ tragic death:
Feel very bad about Robin Williams. But he's not exactly at the top of my feel-bad-about-shit-going-wrong-in-the-world list… Sorry.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 12, 2014
Really? I mean, really? Who’s arguing the counter-point to that exactly? No one. So… what gives?
Thrush did get some pushback for it:
@GlennThrush so, say nothing and let others mourn?
— Corey Evans (@iamcoreyevans) August 12, 2014
.@GlennThrush No one is asking you to prioritize.
— Bill Wong (@ten24get) August 12, 2014
@GlennThrush :People are perfectly capable of feeling sorrow over the loss of very talented man while still feeling bad about other things.
— MIke Thompson (@ThompsonToons) August 12, 2014
@GlennThrush Well is depression on that list because thousand suffer from it.
— Jason Edwards (@JE1988) August 12, 2014
@GlennThrush You are a very thoughtful and deep person. Your tweet is so meaningful. Any more like this?
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) August 12, 2014
And Thrush did respond:
Who we choose to mourn — and who we choose not to mourn — is beneath comment? MT @iamcoreyevans: so, say nothing and let others mourn?”
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 12, 2014
Tell your friends! MT @stackiii: I knew I unfollowed @GlennThrush awhile back for a reason.”
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 12, 2014
@HarrietBaldwin 'Classical Asshole " is my second favorite guitar instrumental
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 12, 2014
@GallSueJoe my intention was the opposite
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 12, 2014
But that’s not to say he doesn’t greatly appreciate Williams’ talent:
For my $ those Robin Williams Carson show appearances were best thing he did — insane, riveting and a little scary https://t.co/rHPOKMI5bG
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) August 12, 2014
So… we’re all cool now, right?
[image via Glenn Thrush]
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