Jim Jordan's Gassy Attempt At A Word Game Brutally Backfires On Twitter
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) tried to capitalize on the latest right-wing panic with a post about God, guns and gas stoves.
That’s a reference to reports in conservative media that gas stoves are going to be banned.
They’re not, but Richard Trumka Jr. ― a member of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ― noted that the stoves emit harmful pollutants, and told Bloomberg an eventual ban is possible if they can’t be made safer.
“Any option is on the table,” he said.
He later clarified that such a ban, if it happened, would apply to new stoves only ― no one would be coming to take away the old ones.
But that hasn’t stopped the story from dominating right-wing media in recent days. And Jordan was all too happy to play along with this tweet:
God. Guns. Gas stoves.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) January 12, 2023
Twitter users threw the dictionary at him.
Some replied with three words of their own. More than a few made references to Jordan’s history as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University, where he has been accused by multiple athletes of ignoring molestation allegations against the team’s doctor. Jordan has denied those claims.
Others noted that one of Jordan’s other attempts at a three-phrase meme included a reference to Kanye West. That tweet from the House GOP judiciary committee office, led by Jordan, was quietly deleted after West praised Adolf Hitler and made other antisemitic statements.
Still others just cracked jokes at Jordan’s expense:
Gaslighting.
— ΞLLΛRS (@Ellars) January 12, 2023
Ohio. State. Wrestling.
— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) January 12, 2023
Brave to go back to this format. https://t.co/hSt1eu4ecUpic.twitter.com/sqipqdvxsX
— Lee 🖖 Carter (@carterforva) January 12, 2023
Democrats couldn't pay for better advertising. More of this, GOP. This is how you win America. https://t.co/9PICBkZtcm
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) January 12, 2023
Great news, everyone -- Jim Jordan has mastered the letter G!
On to H, godspeed on your journey to literacy, sir https://t.co/MpldogWqip— Fiddler (@cFidd) January 12, 2023
— Aditya Sood (@adityasood) January 13, 2023
Godiva. Gymnasium. Goodfellas.
— Justin Trawick (@justintrawick) January 12, 2023
Groot. Groot. Groot. pic.twitter.com/rZ8Uq8b3EM
— Simon Hernandez-Arthur (@SimonHernandez) January 12, 2023
Gym teachers who turn the other way.
— Jeremy Repanich (@racefortheprize) January 12, 2023
Can't wait for Jordan to delete this after a gas stove goes on an antisemitic rant on a podcast in a few weeks https://t.co/YRUo6e8P5J
— Ryan Bort (@ryanbort) January 12, 2023
— Emerson Collins (@ActuallyEmerson) January 13, 2023
I don't understand how, but somehow gas stoves will start to become anti-semitic pic.twitter.com/aJfiuxDpy7
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) January 12, 2023
Scientists: Your gas stove could give your kid asthma.
Republicans: Inject that shit into my veins. https://t.co/RpDiayLMPt— Julia Rosen (@juliarosen) January 12, 2023
Where was this bravery when those boys needed you most?
— Jonny Umansky (@jonnyumansky) January 13, 2023
Gorgonzola. Galaga. Gastropubs.
— Adam W Gaffney (@awgaffney) January 13, 2023
Someone needs to convince him that Democrats are coming after therapy next.
"I'll show these woke leftists. I'll go to therapy twice a week for a year!" https://t.co/Tm6ztjWC7F— Brian Evans (@BriInMN) January 12, 2023
Why didn't you save those young wrestlers at the University?
— Morgan Cameron Ross (@Morgan_C_Ross) January 13, 2023
Wrestling. Sexual assault. jim jordan
— Ned Pyle (@NerdPyle) January 12, 2023
I cannot overstate what an asshole @Jim_Jordan is. Gun violence broke my family. Since this meaningless pr-ck wants to play games, how about:
Cemetery. College locker room. Insurrectionist. https://t.co/ez3XffZFpI— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) January 12, 2023
And this, kids, is why you don't breathe fumes while tweeting.
— Matthew Breen (@matbreen) January 12, 2023
the Bureau of Consumer Protection could change the political trajectory of this country by announcing that it wants to prevent people from huffing gasoline for Woke reasons https://t.co/Ac2C8HkjRM
— Sergio Sarcagian (the "Desert Diva") (@crulge) January 12, 2023