Republican Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) just sent out a tweet to DNC Chairman Tom Perez that he’s probably already regretting.
Trying to shame the vehemently pro-choice Perez, Sasse sent this picture of a fetus with a taunting message:
.@TomPerez Your profile says you fight for the little guy. Please check out this little fella — special, isn't he? (He's 12 weeks old.) pic.twitter.com/g8e6sMTaSB
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) April 23, 2017
Predictably, Twitter exploded with outrage at Sasse’s paternal version of Republican hypocrisy.
If this "little fella" isn't wealthy and white, Ben Sasse and the rest of the GOP will start fighting against him the moment he's born. https://t.co/NEXYh3t4Kb
— 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚎 (@resisterhood) April 23, 2017
Ben Sasse: "Isn't this life precious? Hope he doesn't live near one of those streams I just voted to allow coal companies to dump waste in."
— 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚒𝚎 (@resisterhood) April 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/googleonIE/status/856246338278883328
https://twitter.com/googleonIE/status/856247595571834881
Or god forbid she needs Medicaid and other assistance.
— L'il Holl (@karenh7463) April 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/0Scalia/status/856244929277906945
So we can count on your vote of S-Chip, school lunches, college funding, clean air+water… or does this give a shit cease at birth?
— Jake Shellinsky (@JShellinsky) April 23, 2017
Senator, you and your party sit by quietly while chemical companies are allowed to sell poison that harms babies' brains. Prolife? Ha.
— andrea (@jensdatter) April 23, 2017
Really? This is how you're spending the Sunday before you resume finding ways to take away healthcare from millions of Americans? Hypocrite.
— Kathy Copeland (@PhoenixRisingSt) April 23, 2017
And then once he's born hell be deported by Trump or have his health insurance taken away. Instead of pro-life, the term should be pro-birth
— Joe Young for State Representative-13th District (@jayoung1892) April 23, 2017
…says someone who votes for people to bankrupt those very children.
— Jim Verdi (@jjverdi) April 23, 2017
It seems like “the little guy” is a great mascot for Republican hypocrisy, particularly when any regard to his well-being ends the moment he is born. Then he’ll be stuck fighting for health care, social services, decent education, a livable environment, and a fair and equitable economy, just like the rest of us.
What do you think?
