The best SCOTUS tweets of the day
It’s a glorious day on Twitter — thanks to the Supreme Court. Basically everybody in the political Twitterverse is firing off tweets on the rulings, demonstrating what we’ve long held to be the great wit of the American people. (USA! USA!)
Below, we’ve assembled some of the best (light-hearted) tweets from this morning. Did we miss any?
SCOTUS announces it will be taking its talent to South Beach immediately following the ruling
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) June 25, 2012
Right now is way better than Friday afternoon for a document dump.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) June 25, 2012
Oh dear Lord, you poor cable news folks. Take a break, read what happened, then tell us. We'll wait.
— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) June 25, 2012
REVEALED: Twitter a terrible tool for dissecting complicated legal rulings.
— Paul Werdel (@prwerdel) June 25, 2012
Would it be too much to ask SCOTUS to write opinions using inverted pyramid structure?
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) June 25, 2012
The political press is suffering from a massive, SCOTUS-induced case of the condition described so eloquently by Brett McGurk. #orbsofazure
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) June 25, 2012
When my children argue, I usually affirm in part and strike down in part.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 25, 2012
"The waiting is the hardest part." - Justice Tom Petty
— Jeffrey Young (@JeffreyYoung_HC) June 25, 2012
Justice Roberts just detained Judge Sotomayor
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) June 25, 2012
SCOTUS decides to build part of the dang fence
— e mcmorris-santoro (@evanmc_s) June 25, 2012
Obamacare Thursday is the worst bar promotion ever.
— Matthew Reichbach (@fbihop) June 25, 2012
So which Richard Mourdock video is getting released today?
— Reid Epstein (@reidepstein) June 25, 2012
But Arizona Tea is still legal. #TakeThatBloomberg
— Drew Cline (@DrewHampshire) June 25, 2012
Tough break for all those reporters who cover SCOTUS and die-hard Germany soccer fans.(cc @JohnGramlich)
— Patrick Madden (@Patrick_Madden) June 25, 2012
- Spam
- Obscene
- Duplicate
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@benpershing @JesseFFerguson @jmartpolitico best ever. Or Don Baker giving it to Robb press aide.
Gawker is doing kickstarter-esque campaign to raise $200k to buy Rob Ford video: http://t.co/phZXyfocOC
The NRSC narrowly edged out the DSCC in April fundraising: http://t.co/FRJKhZ7SYp
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