A former writer for “The Simpsons” on Wednesday ripped Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoDemocrats tear into Trump's speech: It was a 'MAGA rally' Pompeo knocks Pelosi with Simpsons tweet after Trump address Service member surprises family at State of Union MORE for using a snapshot from the show to knock Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiDemocrats tear into Trump's speech: It was a 'MAGA rally' READ: Speaker Pelosi's response to Trump's State of the Union address Pelosi hammers Trump's speech: 'A manifesto of mistruths' MORE (D-Calif.), saying “please do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material in your twitter or watch the show or refer to it in any way.”
Bill Oakley, along with his writing partner Josh Weinstein, was the executive producer and showrunner during the seventh and eighth seasons of the long-running animated sitcom.
He took to Twitter after President Trump Donald John TrumpDemocrats tear into Trump's speech: It was a 'MAGA rally' READ: Speaker Pelosi's response to Trump's State of the Union address Pelosi hammers Trump's speech: 'A manifesto of mistruths' MORE’s State of the Union to make the request of Pompeo, who tweeted an image of Lisa Simpson tearfully ripping up a sheet of paper — an apparent dig at Pelosi after the Speaker tore a copy of the president's speech at the end of the address Tuesday night.
“Mr. Secretary of State please do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material in your twitter or watch the show or refer to it in any way,” Oakley wrote.
Mr. Secretary of State please do not ever ever ever use Simpsons material in your twitter or watch the show or refer to it in any way pic.twitter.com/hY0EKfEbua — BILL OAKLEY (@thatbilloakley) February 5, 2020
The image is from a Simpsons episode titled “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington,” in which Lisa tears up her prize-winning essay about American values after witnessing a corrupt congressman accepting a bribe, shattering her faith in democracy.
Oakley clarified that the snapshot was from an episode before he or Weinstein worked on the show, noting that he made his request “as a FAN of this episode, not someone who worked on it.”
(To be clear this episode aired before @Joshstrangehill and I even worked on the show and was written by the genius George Meyer and I say this to Mr. Pomepo as a FAN of this episode, not someone who worked on it. If he starts using Steamed Hams, then this will become personal.) — BILL OAKLEY (@thatbilloakley) February 5, 2020
Pompeo’s tweet from his personal account came after Pelosi tore up her copy of the State of the Union speech immediately after Trump finished addressing a joint session of Congress. Pelosi later told reporters it was “the courteous thing to do given the alternatives.”
The White House has condemned Pelosi's actions, saying she "ripped up" various figures and milestones cited in the address, including "one of our last surviving Tuskegee Airmen" and "the survival of a child born at 21 weeks."
One of our last surviving Tuskegee Airmen.
The survival of a child born at 21 weeks.
The mourning families of Rocky Jones and Kayla Mueller.
A service member's reunion with his family.
That's her legacy. — The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 5, 2020
This was not the first time Oakley has knocked Republicans. In November, he cited a joke from a 1994 episode of “The Simpsons” while saying the GOP was inadvertently defending the president.
CocoThundabean on February 5th, 2020 at 14:32 UTC »
Really? R's using Simpson's material?
The_Broomflinger on February 5th, 2020 at 14:26 UTC »
So he used an image of Lisa Simpson realizing that her country's politicians are corrupt beyond all hope to mock Nancy Pelosi. Uhh... sick burn, Mikey... I guess?
zehalper on February 5th, 2020 at 13:47 UTC »
I'm betting Pompeo tweeted the image because it was a little girl with the caption "Sobbing", and not because IT WAS FUCKING ACCURATE
It was actually a really apt comparison. Watching your country go down in flames from the sidelines as the Corrupt Swine Party cheered.