RT @penguinponders: POTUS speaking at #WomenEconForum but not telling facts about unemp and women. Shocker. #HeMadeItWorse
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Michelle Lancaster (@SkiGarmisch) April 06, 2012As Twitchy reported earlier, the White House hosted the Forum on Women and the Economy today, which kicked off with predictable talking points and lame attempts at rah-rah sisterhood pandering. Wait, there’s pandering going on? Enter the Panderer-In-Chief!
Happening now: President Obama speaks at the #WomenEconForum. Watch live: wh.gov/live—
White House Live (@WHLive) April 06, 2012
As always, Obama proceeded to use women as pawns. Funnily enough, some women don’t cotton to shamefully being used and treated like helpless little victims. You know, the kind of woman who wasn’t invited to the Forum, likely because they are too busy actually doing and not just whining. They made good use of the official hashtag, #WomenEconForum, to let President Obama know they were not impressed with his speech nor his actions.
RT @TeriChristoph: #WomenEconForum: Obama is Emasculated Man in Chief.—
Liz Harrison (@GoldwaterGal) April 06, 2012
No, Mr. Obama, what is clear to me, is that you will use women to advance your political agenda. Period. #WomenEconForum—
Sheryl (@sav01) April 06, 2012
Barack should just pat them all on the head now and thank them for being willing campaign props. #WomenEconForum—
Karen Townsend (@penguinponders) April 06, 2012
To tell you to shut up, vote for him and make him a sandwich! “@WomenNASA: President Obama speaks at the #WomenEconForum"
#demwaronwomen—
Butterfly catcher (@Butterflytruth1) April 06, 2012
President Obama had the audacity (not of hope) to say that “women are not an interest group. You shouldn’t be treated that way.” This from a man who treats women only as an interest group! Then he went on to blather about ‘personal stories’ (all about HIM) and encouraging adults to mooch off of their parents’ insurance policies as if that were a good thing. He threw in some attempts to further the “wage gap” myth as well. Women were again not impressed.
Obama: women are not a special interest group Go to barackobama.com and look under 'groups' #womeneconforum—
ComfyPaws™ (@ComfyPaws) April 06, 2012
@TeriChristoph Dems couldn't talk if they couldn't tell "stories." Apparently they aren't able to understand concepts without an example.—
Connie Laubenthal (@conniedl) April 06, 2012
#WomenEconForum Um, this whole event is what being treated as a special interest group feels like.—
Anna Valeria-Iseman (@AnnaIseman) April 06, 2012
#Obama just repeated the lie that @PPact provides mammograms. Make sure to let all friends/potential donors know the TRUTH. #womeneconforum—
(@ctmommy) April 06, 2012
Barack panders that he's working every single day on womens issues. Heh. Like he works on jobs and energy? #WomenEconForum—
Karen Townsend (@penguinponders) April 06, 2012
#WomenEconForum: "Things don't always move forward, sometimes they move backward." Sums up 2009-present very well.—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) April 06, 2012
Lying about Mom having no insurance? MT @TeriChristoph: #WomenEconForum: #Obama relating his personal story. It's all about him.—
(@ctmommy) April 06, 2012
Missing from the President’s speech on Women and the Economy? Anything at all about, you know, the actual economy.
#WomenEconForum More than halfway through and not one mention of rising gas or grocery prices. #waronwomen—
Teri Christoph (@TeriChristoph) April 06, 2012
When unemployment is well above 8 percent it hurts women. #WomenEconForum—
Patti Sereby (@PSereby) April 06, 2012
#WomenEconForum RT @PounderFile: Since Obama Took Office, The Number Of Female Workers Has Declined By 683,000—
Tommy (@FirstTeamTommy) April 06, 2012
#WomenEconForum RT @Timodc: Women in the Obama Economy: Poverty Rate Among Woment Highest in 17 Years.—
Brittany Cohan (@bccohan) April 06, 2012
Since Obama took office, the unemployment rate for women has increased from 7.0% to 8.1%: bit.ly/HjtOjP #WomenEconForum—
RNC (@GOP) April 06, 2012
I'm a woman in business and the only time I felt held back was when I was in a union. #WomenEconForum—
Meredith (@Mermaz) April 06, 2012
She must be one of those ‘not authentic’ women, so her experiences don’t count.
Even some in the media had to report on what a dog and pony show it was.
Official WH event on women in workforce closes with chants of "four more years"—
Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 06, 2012
Not a forum, not about women (except so far as Obama can use them) and not about the economy. A campaign rally for President Obama, on our dime and at our expense. And the conservative women of twitter saw right through it.