Jason Whitlock Breaks Internets With Texas School Shooting Tweet

The former Kansas City Star scribe deserves consideration for controversial commentary that earned rebuke from nearly every angle. 

For those who haven't seen it yet . . . Here's the hot take from Big Sexy in the aftermath of American tragedy . . . 

"Our culture has moved such a negative direction in the last decade, I'm not sure first responders would run up in the World Trade Towers today," he said. "Cultural rot has consequences. When you make heroes of people who contribute nothing and demonize those who risk everything."

He followed up this quick quote by doubling down and making even more bombastic statements. 

Right now we ask our blog community to weigh in and provide links for context of a conversation that might only be marginally related to Kansas City but CERTAINLY resonates across the nation . . . 

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