Deadspin has probably had better weeks, especially on social media. But the Twittersphere has taken some fiendish delight in being upstaged by Senator Ted Cruz earlier this week. While Deadspin likely thought that would go away after responding to Cruz as could be expected, people have not let this spat simply fade away. The fervor with which Twitter has gone after Deadspin has been surprising, but also extremely entertaining.
Editor Tim Marchman was typically defiant against the backlash, asserting that those leaving tweet-by attacks didn’t have the courage to send him a personal email or perhaps even contest him physically.
Unsurprising that not one Ted Cruz-supporting cuck/Twitter user is willing to face me in the UFC octagon.
— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/timmarchman/status/824114693509881856
Someone who can definitely do some pushups and spent plenty of time in the UFC octagon is recently retired MMA fighter Tim Kennedy. We don’t know if Kennedy sent an email to Marchman, but he certainly responded on Twitter.
I'm your huckleberry. I also take note that you are a pathetic cyber bully. My email is tim@rangerup.com I'm available at your leisure. https://t.co/6AS3qAllXV
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) January 25, 2017
Marchman hasn’t tweeted since Kennedy responded. Read into that what you will, if you so choose.
Muscle flexing aside, what made this so amusing was Twitter not letting this go. Even in tweets that had nothing to do with the Cruz story or response, fans kept reminding Deadspin that Cruz (or his social media staff) got one over on them. This is just a mere sampling of the wave of Cruz-related pushback. There are so many more in response to each of the tweets we embedded below.
FTFY pic.twitter.com/IPEh0UNHCF
— Nelson (@NellyD15) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/ThoughtWeasel/status/824086151891976192
— Derek Kudjer (@koojababy) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/DoubleDoggyDog/status/824121096656011264
https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat/status/824240655333552128
https://twitter.com/64ink/status/824245099672440834
Nobody cares. We're still laughing at you clowns getting pwned by @tedcruz
— JWF (@JammieWF) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/64ink/status/824250951343095808
just keep tweeting out stories and people will eventually stop reminding you that you're now owned by ted Cruz.
— Bruce (@sirBruuce) January 25, 2017
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 25, 2017
change your name to TedSpin
— Joe Seppi (@_JoeSeppi) January 25, 2017
what, exactly, does Ted Cruz want from Deadspin?
— Jack (@jackinthebachs) January 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/James_hands16/status/824274839661903873
https://twitter.com/JeremyKunchandy/status/824293098335375360
https://twitter.com/eyejaePlas/status/824311787214360576
https://twitter.com/Notpc_Sdakotan/status/824335572797915140
Remember when Ted Cruz bat flipped in your face so hard Marchman had to go into hiding after losing his mind?
— Mike Hockerts (@mike_hockerts) January 25, 2017
OK, you probably got the point at least five tweets ago. The onslaught against Deadspin and Marchman continued for a full two days on every tweet the site posted. It finally seems to have let up as we go into the weekend, but there are still a few lingering shots being taken. Has this already gotten old or will we see this go into next week and still enjoy some schadenfreude?
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