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‘Late Show’ writer apologizes for ‘sarcasm’ in deleted tweet about Kavanaugh
The Hill ^ | 10/07/18 | EMILY BIRNBAUM

Posted on 10/07/2018 8:46:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A writer for CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Sunday apologized for her "sarcasm" in a deleted tweet about newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Ariel Dumas on Saturday tweeted, "Whatever happens, I'm just glad we ruined Brett Kavanaugh's life." The post quickly went viral, as multiple conservative pundits retweeted it with critical commentary.

Dumas the next day said the tweet was a "tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm."

"The last couple of weeks have been hard for the country and for me personally," she wrote. "The complexity of frustration, anger and sadness can’t be accurately conveyed on twitter, and I regret my tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm in the wake of it."

The last couple of weeks have been hard for the country and for me personally. The complexity of frustration, anger and sadness can’t be accurately conveyed on twitter, and I regret my tone-deaf attempt at sarcasm in the wake of it.

— Ariel Dumas (@ArielDumas) October 7, 2018 She posted earlier in the week that she was "emotionally shattered by the current state of affairs."

Kavanaugh during his confirmation process over the past several weeks faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied.

He was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Saturday.

Dumas' original tweet came as Kavanaugh was being confirmed.

She posted an article earlier in the week that criticized Kavanaugh for saying the accusations had "ruined" him.

"In his statements to the committee, Judge Kavanaugh said the allegations against him had ruined his life even though he may well be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court," read The New York Times article by writer Roxane Gay, from which Dumas tweeted screenshots.

"The bar for a man's ruin is, apparently, quite low," Gay wrote. "May we all be so lucky as to have our lives ruined."


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To: Ciexyz

"...She’s still employed?..."


Of course she is still employed. Why wouldn’t she be?

41 posted on 10/07/2018 10:03:19 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Army Air Corps

Well, he’s now a Supreme Court Justice and she’s still a DumbAss.


42 posted on 10/07/2018 10:03:33 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: yesthatjallen

So sad she isn’t fired.


43 posted on 10/07/2018 10:05:01 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: yesthatjallen
Hey! Ariel doesn't know how to spell her last name. Shouldn't it be spelled D-u-m-b-a-s-s.
44 posted on 10/07/2018 10:07:42 PM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Being glad you ruined someone’s life, yeah, that’s real complex.


45 posted on 10/07/2018 10:30:30 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: yesthatjallen; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; ...

46 posted on 10/07/2018 10:45:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: yesthatjallen
Ain't she the smarmy one?

The world of social media has now tatooed Ariel Dumas' cruel comment onto her soul.

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"Whatever happens, I'm just glad we ruined Brett Kavanaugh's life."

47 posted on 10/07/2018 10:47:18 PM PDT by henbane
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To: henbane

What an integrity-free loser.


48 posted on 10/07/2018 11:20:52 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Ken H

An Alexander Dumas she isn’t and never will be!

Just another CBS skank. They breed them like maggots.


49 posted on 10/07/2018 11:21:51 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: NohSpinZone

Yes. Vote and lock and load.


50 posted on 10/07/2018 11:31:11 PM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: Tammy8

Beautiful


51 posted on 10/07/2018 11:31:53 PM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: max americana

I hate Colbett. First class mediocre craphead. Wish I read some day that a Trump supporter gives him an instant facelift.


52 posted on 10/07/2018 11:33:19 PM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: oldenuff35

Yep. People like this skank help manufacture venom for Colbert to spew.
He’s too dumb to create it himsrlf.


53 posted on 10/07/2018 11:34:49 PM PDT by ZULU (MAGA)
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To: yesthatjallen

Ariel darling your comments reek of hate.
Did your boss Steven Colbert style your hair? You look like you pulled an all nighter.


54 posted on 10/07/2018 11:40:34 PM PDT by Yolanda
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>> “we ruined Kavanaugh’s life.”

A nasty attempt by Ariel and the rest of the wicked Left. But in fact, Ariel, you further condemned yours.

The Democrat Thug Party can go to Hell.


55 posted on 10/07/2018 11:45:50 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Rosie her.


56 posted on 10/08/2018 12:53:17 AM PDT by NoLibZone (If Putin flies to Mexico, crosses the border illegally, he can vote in San Francisco.)
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To: Tammy8

There’s a real dumb ass somewhere. Anyone that named their baby Ariel Dumas is a real dumb ass or anybody that would use that as an alias is a real dumb ass.


57 posted on 10/08/2018 2:59:19 AM PDT by EandH Dad (sleeping giants wake up REALLY grumpy)
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To: yesthatjallen

She wrote “the complexity of frustration, anger and sadness.”
She did not write “the complexity of reason, intellectual investigation, and thinking.”


58 posted on 10/08/2018 4:49:08 AM PDT by Montaignes Cat
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To: NohSpinZone
But only conservatives get fired for expressing their opinions

Like this news anchor apparently did for supporting Kavanaugh in a blog post.

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2018/10/05/palm-springs-area-news-anchor-kris-long-resigns-after-defending-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-allegations/1538711002/
59 posted on 10/08/2018 6:07:03 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

Right on!


60 posted on 10/08/2018 6:40:14 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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