The DC office of NowThisNews, a news video website, asked members of Congress to do dramatic readings of mean tweets about themselves, inspired by a regular sketch on Jimmy Kimmel Live that does this routine with entertainers. Twitter digs compare Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) to an “old pair of shoes” and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to “Satan incarnate.”
Our favorite line is in the second video, when Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) reads one that says, “your ignorance is overshadowed only by your naivete. #LMAO” and then jokes that “LMAO” (Internet slang for “Laughing My A** Off”) must stand for “Legislators Making America Outstanding.” Great spin!