World’s Worst Political Consultant Shows His Face on Twitter, Gets Dunked On by Entire Internet
Photo courtesy of Getty Politics Features Jim Messina
We here at Paste are enormous Jim Messina fans—I mean, how could you not love the guy who has accomplished the following feats in his life as a political consultant:
1. Killed the public option in Obamacare while ostensibly working for Obama, while torpedoing any chance of single-payer in American health insurance.
2. Had the audacity to solicit donations for a friend’s GoFundMe health fund, without recognizing the irony.
3. Took a job with David Cameron to work on behalf of the anti-Brexit “Remain” campaign, made £276,000, and lost.
4. Took a job in Italy working for the Prime Minister in a constitutional reform effort, made €400,000, and lost.
5. Took a job with Theresa May’s campaign, where he collected £100,000 per month, gloated about Labour’s terrible digital campaign while comparing Jeremy Corbyn to Trump, and then lost.
After getting schooled by Corbyn, Messina wisely disappeared from Twitter for a time. But he’s back today, baby, and his second tweet was a doozy:
Being home reminded me why it’s so important to fight for what you love and believe in. I cant let Trump take it all away.
— Jim Messina (@Messina2012) June 26, 2017
It’s almost like a masochistic self-humiliation ritual, and if that’s the case, he got what he wanted. We’ll now turn the rest of this post over to the Internet, which was more than ready for combat (warning: Some NSFW language to come):
you can help stop trump by joining his team as a strategist
— Alex Nichols (@Lowenaffchen) June 26, 2017
Welcome back. Arby’s is hiring. Don’t get your dick caught in the flash fryer. What am I saying? Ofc youll get your dick caught in the fryer
— Matt Christman (@cushbomb) June 26, 2017
You worked for Theresa May, who literally said she was more than willing to strip human rights laws. Go away.
— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) June 26, 2017
No one wants you here, move to another country and help another right wing government lose
— Will ???? Menaker (@willmenaker) June 26, 2017
Was fucking up the Tory campaign your way of making amends with the left for fucking up the Remain campaign?
— Mikey Franklin (@mikeyfranklin) June 26, 2017
Hey Jim just wanted to remind you that you sold out all your principles only to fail utterly.
— Chexoid (@Chexoid) June 26, 2017
congratulations on your last client’s successful deal with the far-right terrorist-backing pro-apartheid party
— slackbot (@pareene) June 26, 2017
um, we have memories that last longer than a week.
— Chappy (@ChappyHalifax) June 26, 2017
The Washington Generals missed you Jim.
— Kalli (@Kalli_TFF) June 26, 2017
Lots of respondents took particular note of the phrase “love and believe in”:
Glad to hear you “love and believe” in a Muslim ban
— jordan ???? (@JordanUhl) June 26, 2017
ah yes, what you love and believe in – enriching yourself through widespread austerity measures
— (clouds & darkness) (@boofasten) June 26, 2017
“Fight for what you love and believe in” pic.twitter.com/ewvEe7WgjJ
— Luke Savage (@LukewSavage) June 26, 2017
is this what you love and believe in pic.twitter.com/Xxg3cYtMTr
— libby watson ???? (@libbycwatson) June 26, 2017
How about some honesty, fuckface? You believe in taking loads of cash to help the far-right. Just become a fucking Republican already.
— sick transit, gloria (@samknight1) June 26, 2017
Others just went right for the jugular:
Spare us the fake sentimentality you sellout fuck
— C2 nick (@JucheMane) June 26, 2017
Which part of running a General Election campaign in support of Trump’s strongest political ally helped to effectively oppose him?
— James Harland (@DJMHarland) June 26, 2017
never show your face in public again
— The Digital Left (@DigitalLeft) June 26, 2017
Thanks for all your good work recently! pic.twitter.com/pMg1pDOJSg
— Civility Enforcer (@bornwithatail_) June 26, 2017
dude, shut the fuck up and go away.
— Winnie Wong (@WaywardWinifred) June 26, 2017
you didn’t do very well in the UK elections
— Matt Bruenig (@MattBruenig) June 26, 2017
hey jim pic.twitter.com/mzLCzpx0aC
— ex-stache defender???? (@cloudbotherer) June 26, 2017
— Gary Alexander (@grylxndr) June 26, 2017
That’s a lot of tweets! And believe it or not, what you just read was merely a sampling. I mean, look at this ratio:
Not great, Jim. Not. Great. Maybe quit Twitter? Definitely quit Twitter.