Paul Ryan: The Left Reacts

After learning of Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan to be his running mate, Leftists wasted no time in getting ugly.

Surprising?

Not at all.

Some tweets:

Aww that's so cute-Paul Ryan on the USS Wisconsin.Hope the 2016GOP VP announcement is on the deck of the USS Arizona.

— Hagetaka (@rcjii) August 11, 2012

@chucktodd Don't assume it has to be Ryan- just because of USS Wisconsin. They might dig up McCarthy.

— Wilhelm II (@knightofgood) August 11, 2012

BREAKING: Romney to pick White Guy who hates poor people for VP. Let me narrow that down for you.. #NewRomneyBusTourSlogan Norfolk

— Daniel Wright (@DanSWright) August 11, 2012

BREAKING: Romney to arrive in Norfolk tomorrow morning with Paul Ryan strapped to the roof of his station wagon

— WeeLaura (@WeeLaura) August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan? I guess they plan on winning. It's all about who is able 2 get more ppl 2 the polls. Ignorance fear & hate r great motivators.

— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan, the zombie-eyed granny-starver from Wisconsin — the Charlie Pierce archive: ow.ly/cTGcN

— Charles P. Pierce (@ESQPolitics) August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan. For when you need to make Mitt Romney the less smarmy one, but you think Joe Francis might be going too far.

— Brian Stuart (@red3blog) August 11, 2012

If you need a quick primer on Paul Ryan's general awfulness, scroll to the bottom here (look for his hideous head!): gawker.com/5926937/exorci…

— Mobutu Sese Seko (@Mobute) August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan Says He Takes His Inspiration from St. Thomas Aquinas: "That's Why My Plan Treats Women As If They're Living in the 13th Century"

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) August 11, 2012

Kill Medicare, Kill the Poor, Kill Planned Parenthood, Kill Women. What could go wrong? #PaulRyan #p2

— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) August 11, 2012

Remember: you can't spell 'ultimate aryan pride' without 'Paul Ryan'

— Eli Braden (@EliBraden) August 11, 2012

“Paul Ryan has strong, unbreakable beliefs: Like the poor have it too good and billionaires just need a break. fb.me/FxN0z7pR”

— ReAL TaLk (@MsNatTurner) August 11, 2012