'Head of the glue sniffers' Eric Boehlert sneers at calls for Shinseki to be fired over VA scandal

Leave it to Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert to weigh in on the VA scandal with one of his trademark Smart Takes™:

i'm guessing all the R pols insisting Shinseki be fired are the same ones who demanded Sebelius be fired….before 8M signed up for O'care?

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 23, 2014

OK, so first of all, that “8 million” count is über-dubious at best:

@EricBoehlert Yeah, let's ignore both the waiting (now deceased) vets, and the millions of cancelled policies too. Selective stats, much?

— J. Brenneman (@JBrenn) May 23, 2014

@EricBoehlert Yeah, forget all those insignificant facts like how many lost coverage and and who actually paid premiums.

— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) May 23, 2014

He's proud of 8 million allegedly signing up, under legal duress @EricBoehlert

— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) May 23, 2014

But what makes Boehlert’s tweet even more ridiculous is that he’s suggesting calls to fire Eric Shinseki stem from Republican outrage, rather than from the fact that a corrupt — and deadly — VA system has flourished under Shinseki’s “leadership.”

How to be an Idiot, Lesson 19: the Eric Boehlert edition. https://t.co/Ow4td2XvDg

— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) May 23, 2014

He makes it look so easy!

ROFL! Holy smokes…https://t.co/NXJhH0rWUk

— HouseRepEEE (@EEElverhoy) May 23, 2014

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Forgive us, Eric, if we fail to see what’s so outrageous about demanding accountability from our government officials.

Those terrible Republicans are always demanding accountability for failure: https://t.co/GmEokVaTnX

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) May 23, 2014

@EricBoehlert How dare we want accountability in our government! #scary

— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) May 23, 2014

Oh, and Eric, for the record:

Cc @EricBoehlert RT @washingtonpost: Democratic Senate challengers call for VA secretary's resignation http://t.co/tVmW1wYhbX

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 23, 2014

Parting question:

@EricBoehlert
How many vets need to die before YOU call for Shinseki to be fired, Eric?

— Keep A-Knockin’ (@gypsyluc) May 23, 2014

What’s wrong, Eric? Cat got your tongue?

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