Jonathan Chait confirms anti-Nazi stance after tweet mocking WW II vets

http://twitter.com/#!/charlescwcooke/status/385222839412195328

Most people were inspired by the story of the World War II veterans who were undaunted by the barricades set up to keep them away from their memorial in Washington DC. But some, like Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine, just saw another opportunity to crack a joke.

http://twitter.com/#!/jonathanchait/status/385091678752632833

It didn’t take long for people to respond to what seems like a tasteless joke:

http://twitter.com/#!/wupton/status/385219722272583680
http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/385222342336864256
http://twitter.com/#!/NYB2Fight/status/385228703384752128
http://twitter.com/#!/adamhudson5/status/385227376755372033

After the Twitter backlash, Chait tried to exonerate himself by posting a remembrance of his grandfather, who had fought in World War II:

http://twitter.com/#!/jonathanchait/status/385222211096682496

And that might have helped, but he couldn’t stop there, of course:

http://twitter.com/#!/CuffyMeh/status/385223803229700096
http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/385223772162117633

And he does:

http://twitter.com/#!/jonathanchait/status/385223927435259904

Just stop digging, Chait!

http://twitter.com/#!/instapundit/status/385224418944774144
http://twitter.com/#!/VodkaPundit/status/385224445238841344

Isn’t it?

http://twitter.com/#!/iowahawkblog/status/385225478413365248

Nothing like Iowahawk to illuminate the idiocy of a guy like Chait.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/10/02/ny-mags-jonathan-chait-confirms-anti-nazi-stance-after-douchey-tweet-mocking-world-war-ii-vets/