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friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 02:30 PM Oct 2016

Trump Supporters Spent The Debate Tweeting At Jon Lester Because They Thought He Was Lester Holt [View all]

https://deadspin.com/trump-supporters-spent-the-debate-tweeting-at-jon-leste-1787351028

Jon Lester is expected to be the Cubs’ Game 1 starter when the NLDS kicks off at Wrigley on Friday against either the Mets or Giants. That’s Jon Lester. Not NBC anchor Lester Holt, who is old and who scouts say has 55 command at best, barely fourth-starter potential. Just so we’re clear.

We’re late on this (we never would have known about it if Randall J. Sanders hadn’t noticed) but I think it’s worth the wait. Last week, presidential debate moderator Holt drew the ire of some Trump supporters by asking questions of Donald Trump about his insane statements and policies, and by attempting to keep him on track. The next morning those Trumplings ran to Twitter and tweeted at the first “Lester” they could find...

...For next Sunday night’s debate, forget the fact-checking. Make sure your second screen is a search for Jon Lester’s mentions.


Best comment from Deadspin:

"Check out the feeds for those twitter users, holy shit. A couple straight up white power, and a bunch of just raging ignorance."
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This is hilarious. underpants Oct 2016 #1
Hmm alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #2
Dude, they can go a number of ways Yavin4 Oct 2016 #3
NLDS is a five game series alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #4
May not want to wait til game 7. Cracklin Charlie Oct 2016 #5
Stupid People erpowers Oct 2016 #6
If there were no consequences gratuitous Oct 2016 #7
It doesn't have to be a real peron to be the substitute target, right? Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #9
I thought Trump thought his name was Coltrane? smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #8
Remember the whole Rachael Ray, Rachel Roy thing? Poor Rachael Ray was tweeting tandem5 Oct 2016 #10
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