“Assume deer dead” is the political meme that will never die — as long as Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) keeps tweeting.
Iowa’s senior senator notified his Twitter followers on Wednesday about his family’s latest brush with the animal, noting that while his daughter Wendy emerged unscathed from a car wreck, but a deer did not:
Just got word that my daughter Wendy totaled car She is ok She hit deer Deer dead. No presumption I’m told
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) June 17, 2015
Grassley tweeting about dead deer has become a popular meme over the past few years. It began back in 2012 with this tweet:
Fred and I hit a deer on hiway 136 south of Dyersville. After I pulled fender rubbing on tire we continued to farm. Assume deer dead
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) October 26, 2012
The “Fred” Grassley referred to was his regional director Fred Schuster, according to Roll Call. The tweet itself has been held up as the ultimate example of Grassley’s “real” (i.e., not managed by an intern) social media presence.
Here are some other deer-related gems culled from Grassley’s Twitter account:
@ChuckGrassley Followers legitimately asked about condition of dear that attacked our Prius I didn’t hv a flashlight to check on critter
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) October 27, 2012
The idea behind a longer season 4deer hunt is to save humans fr possibly being killed in accident caused by deer
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) November 19, 2012
Seen dead deer on way church. They didn’t hit my car Unsafe if u drive in area where deer congregate Iowa needs longer season to kill more
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) November 19, 2012
U hv herad saying:”deer in headlight look”. It is a frightening xperience when a real deer is there
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) December 1, 2012
I was doing morning run at farm. Deer killed by car in ditch. He was dead. I didn’t have to”assume” anything about his condition
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) December 1, 2012
Drove on hwy where Fred&I hit a deer. No deer this time.
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) March 21, 2014
Fred driving me. He said Tues b4 new yr day he hit deer. Don’t hv to assume anything. He told deer dead I wasn’t w him that nite
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) January 9, 2015
Photo: Grassley at the Iowa Deer Classic posing with “the largest buck shot on video,” via the senator’s Instagram account.
