'Just nasty': What exactly is WSJ trying to suggest with this piece on Dave Brat?

@trscoop That has got to be the single strangest piece I've read today. I like the WSJ, except when it becomes the WTF.

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) June 11, 2014

Oy vey.

As Twitchy reported, lefties lamely tried to paint GOP Rep. Eric Cantor’s primary loss last night as evidence that the Tea Party is anti-Semitic. And for many conservatives, this Wall Street Journal piece by Reid Epstein isn’t much better:

Wow. RT @BenK84: Seriously, Read the first two sentences in this @wsj piece. It's disgusting. http://t.co/fL0BGj0HsY

— Heather Marie (@hfearny) June 11, 2014

Yikes. The WSJ is *pissed.* http://t.co/BF5QHS3SSM

Those first two sentences…just nasty.

— Peter Cook (@_Peter_Cook) June 11, 2014

See for yourselves:

https://twitter.com/Tyler_McNally/status/476724354987077632

Yeah? And?

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/statuses/476724885935648769
https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/476725375838715904
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/476729371479506944

AYFKM, @reidepstein?

— Mike (@ThePantau) June 11, 2014

Many can’t help but think Epstein is trying to stir up controversy where there really isn’t any.

"It could happen again." This is supposed to be a controversial statement? http://t.co/7bkU0Yp0gY

— David Freddoso (@freddoso) June 11, 2014

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Only fools that don't understand history think that this Brat quote is remotely controversial: http://t.co/T0sL3DDzTY

— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) June 11, 2014

Another "Hitler" could rise again easily, which is why we've been vigilant against it for the past 70 years. Saying so isn't controversial.

— Socially DistantAF (@brodigan) June 11, 2014

https://twitter.com/meadabawdy/status/476727196900675585

@jimgeraghty There's a lot of reasons Eric Cantor might have lost, but anti-Semitism isn't one of them.

— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) June 11, 2014

@JohnEkdahl @freddoso Guys, I'm very Jewish, & I'm pretty sure my holocaust survivor grandmother would say pretty much the same thing.

— The Meturgeman (@HaMeturgeman) June 11, 2014

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