Devin Nunes Event Axed After Planned 'Cattle Call' Protest To Honor Cow Twitter Account [View all]
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Devin Nunes Event Axed After Planned Cattle Call Protest To Honor Cow Twitter Account
Cow-ards, snort Twitter wits after the GOP cancellation announcement.
By Mary Papenfuss
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/devin-nunes-devincow-protest-twitter_n_5c959bcde4b057f7330afb65
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The protest plot was launched after Nunes sued Twitter and the parody Twitter account @DevinCow for $250 million for online harassment. Nunes planned blow against ridicule backfired as the number of Devin Nunes Cow followers zoomed to 623,000, far surpassing the number of Nunes own Twitter followers.
Andy Lassner, the executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, set off the protest plans Wednesday with a tongue-in-cheek Im not saying that people should show up to the Fresno Lincoln Reagan Dinner planned for April 11 to moo. Lassners followers quickly suggested showing up in cow costumes, with cowbells and mooing noise-makers.
Fresno Republicans said on Twitter that the event was canceled for security reasons and declined to elaborate. They hope to reschedule, a representative told the Fresno Bee. Announcement of the event and ticket sales have been removed from the internet.
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The @DevinCow parody account was apparently inspired by the Nunes family dairy, which has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in farm subsidies from the federal government. Earlier this month, Nunes complained about socialism after a California waitress asked him in a restaurant if he wanted a straw. The state has passed a law to combat plastic waste by limiting plastic straws only to customers who request them.