Fresno Republicans to reschedule annual dinner after Nunes-Twitter beef explodes

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BY RORY APPLETON

MARCH 22, 2019 03:58 PM,

UPDATED 2 HOURS 44 MINUTES AGO

The Fresno County Republican Party canceled plans for its Lincoln Reagan dinner next month featuring Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, as its keynote speaker after social media calls for people to crash the event.

The local GOP is working to reschedule the event, organizers confirmed to The Bee on Friday. The dinner was also slated to honor former Rep. David Valadao and former state Sen. Andy Vidak, who each lost re-election bids in November.

The event was removed from the Republicans’ website and Facebook on Thursday.

It’s unclear if the social media frenzy led to the GOP’s decision. Chairman Fred Vanderhoof could not be reached for comment on Friday. Late Friday afternoon, the county GOP tweeted that the event will be rescheduled for “security reasons.”

Several tweets called for Fresno-area residents to flood the event and “moo” at Nunes – a reference to Nunes’ decision to sue Twitter, a Republican political operative and two parody accounts including “Devin Nunes’ cow” for $250 million earlier in the week.

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https://www.fresnobee.com/news/politics-government/article228290764.html

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"Security reasons." How about "humiliating moos reasons?"

[Codeine]

1. "Beef"

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2. He and The Fresno Bee go way back 😂😂😂

War Of Words: Nunes Feud With Fresno Bee Gains National Attention

By JOE MOORE • AUG 28, 2018

A new survey released last week by the Poynter Institute suggests that Americans trust their local media more than many national news outlets. But charges of "fake news" aren't the exclusive domain of President Donald Trump. In fact, attacks on news coverage are becoming more common at the local level.

One of the highest profile examples is right here in Central California, specifically the on-going feud between Tulare Representative Devin Nunes and the Fresno Bee. Journalist Alexandra Jaffe of VICE News Tonight recently examined the issue for a national broadcast on HBO. She joined us to talk about the problems journalism faces today and why calls for increased transparency in the reporting process are valid.

https://www.kvpr.org/post/war-words-nunes-feud-fresno-bee-gains-national-attention

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

5. Numnez needs a Moo Squad wherever he appears. eom

[Croney]

3. Aw, too bad the moo-planners TIPPED their hand.

[LiberalFighter]

4. How many udders does Nunes suck on?

[orangecrush]

6. "beef"

I see what you did there!

[Irishxs]

7. 🐄😂🐄🤪🐄🤪🐄!,

[Maeve]

8. Excuse me... VanderHOOF??????

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. yah, he's scared of the holstein stampede

You have to take van der hoof wen dem holsteins run!

[yonder]

9. Beef. Pretty damn funny.

[SoCalDem]

11. Too bad Calif houses are mostly on slabs..

They could hold the benefit in Devin's basement if he had one...