Commentary What was the most clueless Tweet issued last week? I know, I know, the judges are overwhelmed by plausible candidates. But from my tiny corner of the Twittersphere I offer up a gem by the angry NeverTrumper Anne Applebaum. Responding to a Tweet noting that Tucker Carlson was broadcasting from Hungary, that, in fact, he had just interviewed the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Applebaum issued this day-brightener: “In Orban’s Hungary, +90% of media is controlled by the ruling party. Businesses are physically and legally harassed if they don’t toe the party line (or if someone wants them, cheap). Elections are manipulated. Party leaders are mysteriously rich. A model for Fox?” The inadvertent humor was not lost on her readers. Arthur Schwartz asked the critical question: “Who wants to tell her?” Tell her, that is to say, that the media in this country, like Ivory Soap, is “99.44 %” pure, …
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