A lot of people have been tweeting about the 20th anniversary of the release of “The Big Lebowski,” but FCC Chairman Ajit Pai apparently didn’t get the memo that he’s not allowed to talk.
As Twitchy reported, Pai tweeted this Monday:
It's not just, like, my opinion, man: 20 years ago today, #TheBigLebowski–the greatest film in the history of cinema–was released. Decades on, the Dude still abides and the movie really ties us all together. https://t.co/bYus1wlt7q
— Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) March 6, 2018
That inspired website Mashable to compose a lengthy piece about how Pai, “the driving force behind the effort kill net neutrality,” wants to make it harder to stream “The Big Lebowski.”
On Tuesday, The A.V. Club weighed in as well with a piece titled, “Ajit Pai will not rest until he has killed The Big Lebowski, too.”
Check out this opening paragraph:
Within the Trump administration’s grand menagerie of oil-blooded lizard people, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai stands tall as one of the most truly loathsome figures. On April 23, he will complete the task he was put in place for, killing net neutrality finally. At that point he will rest easy knowing that the dream of the internet as a truly egalitarian agent for cultural transformation will be pretty much over, and that Comcast and Facebook will be even richer.
It’s only March, but be prepared for the apocalyptic ravings about the death of net neutrality to reignite next month, threatening to kill all those left alive after the GOP’s lethal tax cuts and corporate bonus payouts.
Today in "I am so politicized I cannot enjoy anything if people I disagree with also enjoy it" https://t.co/vfnwjL6Hgc
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 8, 2018
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I might have agreed if I weren't one of the millions of people killed by the repeal of net neutrality.
— Burn It All Down (@TimHaas70) March 8, 2018
My condolences on your passing. How's the WiFi in heaven, btw?
— A Scott Braddock (@Phillybama1) March 8, 2018
Somebody should tell these people that Donald Trump inhales oxygen.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) March 8, 2018
This article also contains the worst description of net neutrality I’ve seen
— Joe Scweeber (@scweeber) March 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/971539882790260736
Someone from the Clickhole office needs to walk down to the AV Club office and slap someone.
— Franklin Harris (@FranklinH3000) March 8, 2018
Angry young guy, finds something to justify his anger.
— Roy Abrams (@RQA) March 8, 2018
Hey, we’re old enough to remember the Internet before net neutrality and we survived somehow.
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This again: Ajit Pai tweets about his favorite movie, reignites panic over net neutrality https://t.co/vUNFc0K2fQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 6, 2018
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