Not sure how to feel about this. On the one hand, Oswalt has in fact become an unbearable troll on Twitter, but you don't make comments about a guy's dead wife. Thoughts?

http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/did-patton-oswalt-get-illinois-realtor-fired-mocking-his-dead-wife

Did Patton Oswalt Get An Illinois Realtor Fired For Mocking His Dead Wife?

A Peoria real estate firm said Tony Brust was a "former agent" but would not say if he was let go due to the online outburst.

By Shannon Antinori (Patch Staff) - January 31, 2017 6:40 pm ET

An Illinois real estate agent who lashed out at comedian Patton Oswalt may be out of a job after making a crack about Oswalt's late wife.

Oswalt took to Twitter on Monday night to defend acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired after refusing to defend President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.

Trump: "You leave this White House now!" Sally Yates rides bus to city. Becomes a taxi dancer. Leads dance revolt against pimp. Triumphs.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 31, 2017

That comment reportedly drew fire from a Peoria-based realtor named Tony Brust. In a since-deleted post, Brust allegedly responded, “Oh (bleep), the little troll has an opinion again,'" according to the Kansas City Star.

As others jumped in to defend the comedian, Brust reportedly took a swipe at Oswalt's late wife, joking that he was a psychic "channeling" her opinion. Oswalt's wife, crime writer Michelle McNamara, died unexpectedly in April 2016.

Her death left Oswalt a single father to the couple's 7-year-old daughter. The comedian has been candid about his struggle with grief since McNamara's death. In October, he recounted finding her unresponsive in their bed, telling the New York Times, "The worst is when I told my daughter the next day." Oswalt said comedy has been therapeutic for him since his loss.

"I’ll never be at 100 percent again, but that won’t stop me from living this," Oswalt told the paper. He also wrote at length about his grief on social media.

Brust's jab prompted outrage from Oswalt, who, in a series of now-deleted tweets, began mocking some of Brust's listings with comments like, "Totally Not a Murder House" and “Personally crop dusted by Tony Brust.”

By Tuesday morning, many of the tweets had been deleted, but Oswalt explained why he felt the need to lash out, sharing a screenshot of Brust's comment.

Would've happily ignored Tony Brust if he hadn't sent THIS Tweet. But he did and it caught me at a dark moment: pic.twitter.com/yflAMuSAqo
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 31, 2017

Brust's Twitter account appeared to have been deleted Tuesday morning, and his professional website was "unavailable."

According to his LinkedIn page, Brust was a realtor for Jim Maloof/Realtor in Peoria, but the company on Tuesday said he no longer works there. An employee who answered the phone at the business Tuesday afternoon repeated that Brust is "no longer with us" but hung up when asked if he was let go due to the Twitter dustup.

Brust also was not on a list of agents on the real estate firm's website.

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Screw him. You don't make a guy's deceased wife part of your twitter joke.

Reason number 6,726 you don't use your real name on social media

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Two people expressing opinions of no particular value plus then add vapid onlookers with nothing better to do than line-up sides for or against one of the two then acting like what their response is has any value to anyone anywhere ... everybody in the whole story involved should probably be lit on fire as an example to others.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

And it wasn't even funny. Double offensive.

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He didn't call up the guy's employer and demand he be fired. He just screen capped dude's tweet and retweeted it.

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The Lakemoor Fest Fire this year will be YUUUUGE and, believe me, Mexico will pay for it.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Burn the whole mudder phucker down.

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He should be kidnapped from in front of his home,blindfolded. Driven to the Mexican border ,stripped naked and dumped over the border.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Exactly. Guy probably wasn't very important to his firm though. This hardly seems like something that would really stick to this guy.

This.

CLH has gotten millennial in his old age....

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Just another realtor.

If you're gonna have a Twitter account and start talking politics then this shit is going to happen.

Oswalt has to sack up or shut the fuck up.

What does Oswalt's deceased wife have to do with politics?

His only funny bit and he has milked it for years is the KFC bowl

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

And this relates to his deceased wife how exactly....

You make your dead wife a part of your public persona and you open yourself up to low blows. I agree he should just nut the fuck up. No one is making you use Twitter ala Julie DiCaro

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So he shouldn't have responded in kind?

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Never said he shouldn't have. Dumbass realtor used his real name. He should have known that isn't the smartest choice if your going to be aggressive.

I think both are losers. That said you could argue Patton Oswalt being a relative well off "celebrity" is in a position of privilege and should check it when dealing with some schlub from Peoria.

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He doesn't dig either one.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I've noticed that Keyana Jones is a different black woman now.

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Keyana Jones is the best

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How big a pussy is he really though? I hear he'll drink a beer outside even though it's really hot out.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I always have to side with "Spence"!

Former King of Queens alum.

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No, I don't think Oswalt was a douche. I mean...come on, that's someone's dead partner. Even then, he just gave the asshole his same shtick in kind, to my knowledge didn't actively call for rooting out the troll or the troll's employer (If he did do such things, that changes the dynamic).

Though I will say, Oswalt has been marching down the path of insufferability on social media, especially since his immediate thoughts in the wake of the Boston Marathon Bombing went viral.

Didn't Redskingreg have a story about Oswalt stealing his girlfriend, or was that some other hack comedian?

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here is the issue.

patton oswalt is one of the standup comedians who has ALWAYS clamoured for "nothing is off limits" comedy. So while he didnt' actively seek to get this guy fired, it seems kind of shitty.