We've all tweeted something we regret at one time or another, but some of us tweet things so controversial they come back to haunt us.
And then on an entire other level is Newsmax host Greg Kelly, whose recent tweets are so off-the-charts even the ultra-far-right network has stated it is "reviewing the matter."
It all began when Kelly posted two tweets over the weekend in which he said his military service felt more worthwhile because his leaders and bosses in the service were White.
In the first of the tweets, Kelly called military service "a major pain," but that working with White men made it all a little easier.
"I will tell you what took 'the sting out of it'... I knew there was a Secretary of Defense who was White, just like me! Made a big difference with 'morale'"
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Not content with that, Kelly posted a similar tweet about former Democratic President Bill Clinton's time as Commander-in-Chief.
"Just knowing that President Clinton... was a Caucasian male made it 'all worthwhile'--ask any White male officer who served under him."
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Kelly went on to say he and his fellow officers were "so appreciative of [Clinton's] Race."
In a statement, Newsmax claimed Kelly's tweets were sarcastic attempts to "indicate his opposition to racism."
But they also said they are "reviewing" Kelly's Twitter posts.
"We at Newsmax never countenance the posting of racist views or views that appeal to racists. We are currently reviewing the matter."
For his part, Kelly responded to the kerfuffle with the most laughably cliché response possible.
Now the TRUTH: being a MARINE had nothing to do with RACE. It didn\u2019t matter. It wasn\u2019t \u201ca thing\u201d\u2014the EXPERIENCE brought us together, no matter what we were. The late Mayor David Dinkens, a WWII Marine, and hence, my brother. Below in 1991, and officiating my wedding in 2017pic.twitter.com/i0aNr12yNX— Greg Kelly (@Greg Kelly) 1623620062
Being a Marine, you see, "had nothing to do with RACE," and Kelly can't possibly be racist, because New York City's first Black mayor officiated at his wedding.
So there!
Kelly's follow-up did little to ingratiate him to folks on Twitter.
Sarcasm requires intelligence and wit. Greg Kelly is completely deficient in both. He thinks he can joke about racism, but he\u2019s not smart enough to do much more than highlight exactly how racist he really is.\nWhen you\u2019re so racist that Newsmax has to \u2018review the matter\u2019, yikes!— Arolpin (@Arolpin) 1623632308
Just adding more evidence to the mountain that conservatives can't funny.— Bruce Tennant (@Bruce Tennant) 1623635752
Unacceptable garbage, thinly veiled racism from a man who shows the epitome of someone who thinks he deserves the "privlege" to be sarcastic about it.— Elle D. Wetherbee@TossOutTheGrift (@Elle D. Wetherbee@TossOutTheGrift) 1623659621
It's okay for a black guy to officiate at his wedding as long as he doesn't have to work for or answer to a black man.pic.twitter.com/IhsNgTX3yj— Sarah Burgess (@Sarah Burgess) 1623639419
pic.twitter.com/5uFKyZz5nd— \ud83d\ude37 Nevertheless, he resisted. #ModernaMafia (@\ud83d\ude37 Nevertheless, he resisted. #ModernaMafia) 1623638523
The \u201cI have a black friend\u201d defense.— \ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude60\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude56 (@\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude60\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude56) 1623620413
\u2018Just kidding\u2019 is a classic defense.— joan o'reilly (@joan o'reilly) 1623630344
Race wasn\u2019t a thing? As a marine, David Dinkins wasn\u2019t allowed to enter Camp Lejeune unless he was accompanied by a white marine.— Bob Jordan (@Bob Jordan) 1623637536
Too late. You said what you said.— godfredansong (@godfredansong) 1623634608
Kelly's most recent dust-up follows comments he made on Friday in which he claimed White people are presently "at the bottom of the heap" in America.