GOP pollster hilariously mocked after blaming broken elevator in his European hotel on ‘socialism’
Republican pollster Frank Luntz drew hackles from across the internet on Tuesday after he blamed a broken elevator at a hotel in Austria on “socialism.”
Writing on Twitter, Luntz complained that the elevator at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria has not been functioning for three straight days — and said that the European social welfare state was responsible for this purportedly dire situation.
“Please don’t bring European-style socialism to America,” Luntz pleaded.
In fact, the Hotel Imperial is actually owned by hotel giant Marriott, which is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
Additionally, there is no evidence that the presence of universal health care in Austria or any other European country has ever been an impediment to elevator repairs.
Given this, Luntz was quickly buried in mockery by other Twitter users — check out the top reactions below.
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna The European-style socialism of ... a Marriott hotel?— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1560863968.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna the Imperial Vienna is privately held but speaking of socialism, congrats on being publicly owned— Kelsey D. Atherton (@Kelsey D. Atherton) 1560863370.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna Frank Dunce— Listen to @onbeliefpod & @ongriefpodcast Li'l 🌳 (@Listen to @onbeliefpod & @ongriefpodcast Li'l 🌳) 1560863792.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna Crap, it's already here. An elevator in my office building has been broken for four months.— Very Legal (@Very Legal) 1560863671.0
@FrankLuntz The (privately owned) elevator still isn't as broken as the US health system— WhiteFriarTuck (@WhiteFriarTuck) 1560857417.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna Frank, you are an absolute dumbass. Use the fucking stairs.— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1560864436.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna Clearly you’ve not taken an escalator on the Metro in DC.— Jared Weaver (@Jared Weaver) 1560854765.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna And as we all know, elevators are much more important than people 🤦♂️— The Majority (@The Majority) 1560851125.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna sorry you had to walk— Harold (@Harold) 1560864756.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna Elevator is broken but people can take the stairs and have a heart attack they have universal healthcare.— Hammy (@Hammy) 1560857883.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna I forgot to separate my darks from my lights in the laundry this morning. Please don’t… https://t.co/V1AvBSbvPj— David Puelle (@David Puelle) 1560856296.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna I forgot to separate my darks from my lights in the laundry this morning. Please don’t… https://t.co/V1AvBSbvPj— David Puelle (@David Puelle) 1560856296.0
@FrankLuntz @ImperialVienna Europe has capitalism. The lift was made by capitalists. The engineers meant to repair… https://t.co/YnVtjlvwPB— The Socialist Party (@The Socialist Party) 1560851598.0
@FrankLuntz @kept_simple @ImperialVienna But the elevator on the Big Bang Theory was broken for 8 years.— Sean Gallagher 高老鼠 🐭💻⚒ (@Sean Gallagher 高老鼠 🐭💻⚒) 1560864369.0
