#corporategreed: Occupy/CWA's paid hashtag becomes laughingstock

Occupiers are spending their May Day tormenting private businesses and decrying “corporate greed.”

They’ve even made it a hashtag and it’s trending. Well, only because someone paid for it to become a “promoted” trend as we noted earlier — which can cost up to an estimated $120,000 per day.

Graphic via @politicalmath

Who’s behind it? Well, the Communications Workers of America union tweeted the hashtag last night. And, yes, they used hard-earned workers’ dues to pay to promote the tweet:

https://twitter.com/#!/CWAUnion/status/197182955548983297

Unleash the mockfest!

https://twitter.com/#!/AnahitaNemat/status/197333025237897216

https://twitter.com/#!/SywakSays/status/197332877598404609

https://twitter.com/#!/kellylacroix/status/197310193489543168

https://twitter.com/#!/michellemalkin/status/197325518318743553

https://twitter.com/#!/jordanmposs/status/197325258343190529

https://twitter.com/#!/CClineIII/status/197296501284810752

https://twitter.com/#!/bakerb13/status/197273762985558017

https://twitter.com/#!/TabithaHale/status/197330443761221633

https://twitter.com/#!/MattCover/status/197330645477892096

https://twitter.com/#!/TeriChristoph/status/197331651880165376

https://twitter.com/#!/Rondochef/status/197337504863621120

https://twitter.com/#!/DeTroyes1/status/197338786290614272

Self-awareness fail:

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https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyWallStNYC/status/197339655060979713

Oh, honey. They are rising up to laugh at you.

We’ll let Lachlan Markay’s righteous rejoinders be the last words:

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197323661261291520

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197322371865128961

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197321930641121283

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197339945424273410

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197324333599825920

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197323816316317698

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197325445950218240

https://twitter.com/#!/LachlanMarkay/status/197324779953463297