Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner paid a visit to Capitol Hill today to present the White House’s proposal to avoid the fiscal cliff, but it looks like President Obama accidentally forget to put in the spending cuts. Not to worry: Slade O’Brien, Florida Director for Americans for Prosperity, set off a conservative Twitterstorm by asking people what cuts to government they would like to see.
Name a cut. I'll go first: The dept of education. @SFLTeaParty @KatiePavlich @brandondarby @guypbenson @TeaPartyExpress #NameTheCuts
— Slade O'Brien (@SladeOBrien) November 30, 2012
For the right wing Twitterverse, that’s like asking a crowd of kindergarteners what kind of candy they want.
Funding to the United Nations #NameTheCuts
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 30, 2012
#NametheCuts we'll no longer know if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior #tcot Dang….
— Bryan R.. (@youthpastorbry) November 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/obamaputin2012/status/274331937697574913
#NameTheCuts Joe Biden's speech writer @DanaPerino
— D2 (@DoreenHDickson) November 30, 2012
#NameTheCuts Marine Protection for Diplomats in War Zones (oh, wait…)
— D2 (@DoreenHDickson) November 30, 2012
Valerie Jarrett's Secret Service Detail #NameTheCuts
— heather (@CFHeather) November 30, 2012
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#NameTheCuts Porno Scanners at Airports
— ?? Afterseven ✝️ (@Afterseven) November 30, 2012
#NametheCuts We'll no longer have think tanks on Howard Stern, Sponge Bob and the mating habits of insects who's named I can't pronounce
— J.T. Dudenhoffer (@jt_dudenhoffer) November 30, 2012
And finally, our winner for the evening….
*drumroll*
https://twitter.com/obamaputin2012/status/274331775835185153
Well played, sir, well played.
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