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Right-wing Twitter jumps on Arapahoe High School shooting

The most despicable tweets in the wake of the Colorado school shooting

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As news broke on the shooting at Arapahoe High School in Colorado, conservative pundits didn’t waste any time going on the defensive against “liberal propaganda” on gun control:

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A former executive director of the South Carolina GOP, Kincannon has a history of nasty Twitter activity. The National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke called him out on his comments, causing Adam Baldwin to step in to defend him:

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The tweet he’s referring to:

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By Elias Isquith

Elias Isquith is a former Salon staff writer.

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