Everyone Is Making the Same Election Joke on Twitter, but, Hey, It’s a Good Joke
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If you’re at all plugged into political or comedy Twitter, you may have noticed a theme today. Ahem:
I know this is a hard time for Trump and the GOP. So I offer my thoughts and prayers.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 8, 2017
thoughts and prayers to the GOP
— Caro (@socarolinesays) November 8, 2017
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Republicans that lost their seats yesterday.
— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers to all the Republican politicians who lost their seats today. We won’t do anything to prevent it from happening again.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers are with you, @GOP. But now is not the time to act.
— Amy Berg (@bergopolis) November 8, 2017
GOP election postmortem next week: “Maybe we change it to ‘Prayers and Thoughts?'”
— Bill Corbett (@BillCorbett) November 8, 2017
My thoughts and prayers to all you complicit hack motherfuckers. https://t.co/hJ3PXgyVni
— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 8, 2017
And those are just the famous people! You probably get the joke, but if not, let me spell it out—every time there’s a incident of tragic gun violence in America, the reaction from Republican politicians is to send “thoughts and prayers” to the victims and their families. But do they ever do anything about it? No, which is that phrase has become a dark joke to those of us who crave an end to the senseless violence.
When the Republicans got slammed last night in Virginia and elsewhere, it was only too appropriate for the left to offer our condolences using their favorite idiom. And it wasn’t just the blue checkmarks who chimed in. These tweets all came in within the last hour (as I write):
.@SpeakerRyan our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the Republicans you lost last night. We promise to do nothing to prevent this from ever happening again.
— Stop the Speaker (@StopTheSpeaker) November 8, 2017
I’d like to offer my thoughts and prayers to the @VARepublicans. Now is not the time to politicize this tragic event. Let’s not do anything to prevent this from happening again #2018 and again #2020 and again #2021 @VAYD@vademocrats#VAElectionpic.twitter.com/oovwOdT7Ur
— ArmyofNaveed (@ArmyofNaveed) November 8, 2017
My thoughts and prayers are with the republicans as they recover from the first wave of their political slaughter. #ThoughtsandPrayers
— Tricia Norling (@Tricia_Norling) November 8, 2017
@AMSweather it is too early to politicize the results of last night’s election. Thoughts and prayers for the republicans and their families.
— Henry Goodwin (@ClariNerd617Wx) November 8, 2017
“Thoughts and prayers” for all the Republicans who lost their elections today. lmfao!
— Lyrical Dani-chan (@lyricaldanichan) November 8, 2017
My THOUGHTS and PRAYERS are with the Republicans who lost last night.
— MarkWhoCares???? (@mjamesr74) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers to all the Republicans who lost seats to Democrats last night. #ElectionDay2017
— Rita Aíbhinn Booke (@RitaBookeSD) November 8, 2017
Our thoughts and prayers are with all the Republicans that lost their election bids. We will not do anything to prevent this from happening again!
— Jackie thomy (@jackiethot44) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers to all the Republicans who lost their seats yesterday. That’s all ????????????.
— Grimace (@grimmace01) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers to the Republicans who lost their seats yesterday ( Virginia). @HouseGOP May God have Mercy on their souls. #gunwords
— RED TEMPTATION (@TheArsenalNote) November 8, 2017
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the Republicans who lost elections last night.
— Adonia (@AdoniaErb) November 8, 2017
After yesterday’s massacre in Virginia, I would like to send my thoughts and prayers to all the GOP officials that lost.
— Ed Urbaniak (@EdUrbaniak) November 8, 2017
Thoughts and prayers for all of the states the GOP lost last night. It was a direct response to your pettiness and illegitimate presidency. Can’t wait for your impeachment hearing. More indictments are coming. #MAGA#Russiagate#BlueWave#MuellerTime
— Elizabeth Rydan (@elizabeth_rydan) November 8, 2017
Sending thoughts and prayers to those @GOP who lost elections yesterday ????
— lMightBeABadass???????? (@nowwerevolt) November 8, 2017
My thoughts and prayers to all the @realDonaldTrump Republicans who were massacred in yesterday’s election. Let’s hope, in the future, they get in votes mirrors what they’ve done in office.
— Johnreuel (@johnreuel1955) November 8, 2017
Sending my thoughts and prayers to all the Republicans losing their minds over this election. ???????????? #imAtheist
— my name is… (@IamMelly03) November 8, 2017
You get the point. Thoughts and prayers, GOP.