While many on Twitter are coming to grips with news that actor Paul Walker died in a tragic car accident today, Erin Gloria Ryan, news editor at Jezebel.com, took a cheap shot at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Her tasteless tweet caused quite a backlash.

https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/406988667832385536

Leave it to Jezebel to wish death on someone they disagree with politically in the wake of a tragic event https://t.co/2XOyGHdlTx — Dr. Jason B. Whitman (@JasonBWhitman) December 1, 2013

Class re Walker death. RT @morninggloria: why couldn’t it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 1, 2013

You are absolutely vile & horrible. RT @morninggloria: why couldn't it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) December 1, 2013

DISGUSTING wishing death on anyone. Shame on you. RT @morninggloria: why couldn't it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Michelle Lancaster (@CyFitFreedom) December 1, 2013

What the hell is wrong with you? RT @morninggloria: why couldn’t it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Rachel Veronica (@rachelveronica) December 1, 2013

Wow. Just oozing klass RT @morninggloria: why couldn't it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Andrew Staroska (@astaroska) December 1, 2013

Tasteless and mean-spirited. RT @morninggloria: why couldn't it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) December 1, 2013

Terrible human being alert RT @morninggloria: why couldn't it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets — Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 1, 2013

Sick liberals. RT @morninggloria: why couldn't it be scott walker. 🙁 #wisconsintweets” — Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) December 1, 2013

One last thing…

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Update: Ryan’s tasteless joke just proves that conservatives are bad at jokes, or something.

https://twitter.com/morninggloria/status/406989318784548864

@morninggloria Lame. It wasn’t a joke. Be a big girl and own your hate. — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 1, 2013

.@morninggloria Wishing death on a human over political beliefs is a joke about celebrity worship? Nice try. — EEEe (@EEElverhoy) December 1, 2013

.@morninggloria You weren’t joking and you know it. OWN IT. — Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) December 1, 2013

@morninggloria you think that's a joke? — David Freddoso (@freddoso) December 1, 2013

Update: Ryan has deleted her tweets.

Dumb joke deleted. Apologies. — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 1, 2013

No excuse. It was dumb. I'm sorry. — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 1, 2013

@JenJen_623 nope. I straight up didn't think and shouldn't have said it. — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 1, 2013

I don't wish death on anyone. Joking about that was insensitive and inappropriate. — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 1, 2013

@katesdaddy3 nope. No bosses. Me thinking for a bit and realizing I was wrong. — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) December 1, 2013

@morninggloria @MomMilkshake also deleted tweet dissing conservatives for not getting joke? Why? — susan price (@sbprice) December 1, 2013

Update:

Here’s a screen shot of the original tweet:

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.

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