Was this Samantha Power baffling Daniel Pearl tweet evil or stupid?
Twitchy
2/24/2014
Daniel Pearl’s story is reminder that individual accountability & reconciliation are required to break cycles of violence. @DanielPearlFNDN
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) February 24, 2014
…Twitter users were not speechless, however, and gave Ambassador Power the business over the baffling tweet about Daniel Pearl, the journalist kidnapped and beheaded by jihadists in 2002…
Maybe Pearl should have been less Jewish in front of those who are offended to the point of murder over such a thing. @AmbassadorPower
— Mikéy Ramoné (@ThePantau) February 24, 2014
@AmbassadorPower How, precisely, does on reconcile with medieval savages who traffic in videotaped decapitation porn? — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 24, 2014
Read more at Twitchy.
Also at the site, Amb. Power, this is what Daniel Pearl’s story reminds sane people of in one devastating truth
Twitter user @ExJon provided a Teachable Moment to Ms. Power. This is what sane people are reminded of, ma’am…
And then the mockery began: Sidesplitting Amb. Power mockery: ‘Stop cycle of H8′ with #AmbPowersTweets
We are all moral equals. Except everyday Americans and Jews, who are less equal. #AmbPowersTweets — J.S. (@jzoni) February 24, 2014
Several hours later, Amb. Power ‘clarifies’ Daniel Pearl tweet; Doubles down on idiocy
…As Twitchy reported, Ambassador Power took to Twitter to share her oh-so-deep thoughts on Daniel Pearl, the journalist beheaded by jihadists in 2002. It was just part a of a “cycle of violence,” y’all! According to the morally bankrupt and idiotic ambassador...
Update: U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power Facing Criticism Over This Tweet
The Daniel Pearl Foundation is named after the slain reporter and defines its mission as promoting “mutual respect and understanding among diverse cultures through journalism, music and dialogue.”