Alec Baldwin in Twitter Fight Over Troy Davis Execution Story
Actor Alex Baldwin has vented his opinion about the execution of Troy Davis and has sparked a feud with conservative Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin.
The 53-year-old “30 Rock” star is one of the more active Hollywood Twitter accounts, and throughout this week, Baldwin expressed his anger over the Troy Davis case.
The controversial case involved convicted murderer Davis who maintained his innocence throughout the 1989 death of a police officer. Davis’ execution spurred an international debate over the death penalty.
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Davis, 42, died by lethal injection Wednesday- despite opposition from former president Carter, a former FBI director, and the Pope.
Ahead of the execution Wednesday, Baldwin was rapidly posting on his Twitter account.
“US Death Penalty humiliates us in the eyes of much of the world,” wrote the actor one hour before Davis’ execution.
In addition to many others, Baldwin tweeted, “When do Cheney and Rumsfeld go on trial for murder? Will that trial be in Texas?”
In response to the actor’s numerous tweets, conservative columnist Malkin posted on Twitter, “Waiting for Hollyweird @alecbaldwin’s ‘I am Troy Davis’ tweet,” which referenced Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson’s quote.
In response to Malkin’s jibe, Baldwin wrote, “Davis is dead does that make you happier, @michellemalkin?”
Here are a couple of Twitter exchanges between the Baldwin and Malkin.
Baldwin: “Everyone tweet that great thinker @michellemalkin and ask her what killing a potentially innocent man does to make you safer.”
Malkin: “@alecbaldwin Direct your minions’ire/rage/profanity/racism/sexism at the US Supreme Court, not me.”
Baldwin: “C’mon!! Let’s go all Town Hall on that supreme thinker @michellemalkin. A world class, crypto fascists hater!” Followed in rapid succession by: “I wonder if @michellemalkin will push the needle in herself on the man the former director said might have reasonable doubt on his side.”
Baldwin: “Every sensible American is appalled when police officer is killed. But the attendant charges are grace. U don’t want 2 kill an innocent man.”
Malkin: “ICYMI: Here’s @alecbaldwin dragging the MacPhail family into his Bush Derangement Syndrome rant,” and provides a web address linking Baldwin’s tweets.
Thursday morning, Baldwin wrote on Twitter, “Troy Davis is still dead. The gulf, still contaminated. Fukushima, still radioactive. Iraq, war.”
The actor is politically active and has spoken about his interest in running for mayor of New York City in 2013.
