What casts Terry Frei in an even worse light is the more complete coverage of this story available elsewhere.  Frei apparently made an ill-advised decision to "double down" on his initial tweet in an attempt to justify it.  He also appears to have thanked supporters who expressed agreement with the first tweet and its follow-up.  But of course all that came to a screeching halt when he finally understood that his job and reputation were in jeopardy.  It would have done him some good to have admitted he screwed up right off the bat, and his immediate repudiation of any approval from his fans wouldn't have hurt either.