A journalist claimed people would attack the PM for eating a sandwich and the irony was off the scale
You may have noticed that all has not been sunlit uplands for Boris Johnson recently, but it looks to most people as though his misery is of his own making. But that’s not how it seems to freelance journalist, Charlotte Gill, who leapt to her fearless leader’s defence with this post.
The hounding of Boris Johnson is ugly, ugly stuff. He could eat a sandwich and Remainers would probably find a picture of Mussolini eating a sandwich to make a comparison. Many voters can see through this slippery behaviour and will vote for him as payback come election
— Charlotte Gill (@CharlotteCGill) September 6, 2019
She either has a short memory or has been living in a cave since 2014, when this picture of the then Labour leader, Ed Miliband, was published by the Evening Standard.
The photo led to widespread ridicule across the media, both traditional and social, in particular by The Sun, and may have contributed to Labour losing the 2015 general election.
One person who definitely remembered all that was The Secret Barrister, who replied with this beautiful bit of sarcasm.
Indeed. Imagine a country where a political leader is hounded by the red tops for a photo of them eating a sandwich.
— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) September 6, 2019
Charlotte Gill came back with what she saw as fresh evidence of this so-called “hounding” of Boris Johnson.
yes and they also definitely compared him to a tinpot dictator?
— Charlotte Gill (@CharlotteCGill) September 6, 2019
Unfortunately for her, The Secret Barrister was ready to smash that one for a six …
— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) September 6, 2019
In fact, the tweet was widely ridiculed, and here are some of the other standout takedowns.
Ah yes, imagine, if you will, a dystopia in which a politician gets monstered for eating a sandwich. https://t.co/gCJgDYMex1
— Joe Kennedy (@joekennedy81) September 6, 2019
I have just passed this through my irony filter and it has registered zero. #confused 😂😂😂 https://t.co/6uKA8kzDsj
— 🌹Karl Trotsky🌹 (@karl_trotsky) September 7, 2019
Yes, as we know, conservatives would definitely never give a political opponent endless grief for eating a sandwich. https://t.co/kwbNt60b0d
— Danielle Blake🔶️ (@abradacabla) September 6, 2019
Like a chicken sandwich? Like a Zinger Burger?
— Danny Wallace 🇪🇺 (@dannywallace) September 6, 2019
This is awkward 🙄 pic.twitter.com/58gJG42rqZ
— Monsignor it's all Corbyn's fault, Proud Crank. (@ItCorbyn) September 7, 2019
Someone named @SatanMcBastard provided a list of reasons why criticisms of Johnson might be justified.
"Tank-topped bumboys"
"Bank-robbers & letterboxes"
"AIDS-riddled choristers"
"Picanninnies with watermelon smiles"
"Give that journalist a kicking" (paraphrased)
I think he deserves every far-right comparison available on the Internet.#GetInTheSea
— Satan McBastard C-137 🇯🇵 (@SatanMcBastard) September 6, 2019
Source: Twitter, Images: BBC screengrab, Wikipedia, (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn, Fair use), Twitter screengrab
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