This photo showed up on President Obama’s Twitter feed Sunday.
It has everything, doesn’t it? The weathered-looking U.S. flag, an adorable kid, the impromptu, homemade sign. Political gold, baby!
Conservatives saw a golden opportunity, as well:
.@AceofSpadesHQ Time for #MyAmericanDream hashtag rumble after seeing this Dickensian waif represent BHO pic of the day http://t.co/e90NhfuS
— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) October 7, 2012
Faster than you can type a hashtag, the Twitterverse was off and running with a new game.
@TwitchyTeam A country of self-determined, hard-working, rational citizens who understand Liberty #MyAmericanDream http://t.co/aED3DRvT
— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) October 7, 2012
@ChampionCapua @aceofspadeshq "Please sir, I want some more." #MyAmericanDream
— Chrissy (@wildcat_media) October 7, 2012
#MyAmericanDream: A classroom w/o teachers in a union, so students can learn: pic.twitter.com/gm5pkMOY
— JK (@heisjuicy) October 7, 2012
Give that tweeter an apple!
And more:
#MyAmericanDream does not include a second term for Barack Obama. #tcot #RomneyRyan2012
— Mark Caldwell (@Keys2funk) October 7, 2012
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We're going to re-elect a man who has done more to save Big Bird than our Ambassador? #LetMeBeClear https://t.co/lnVsWrxC
— Savannah (@thesavvy) October 7, 2012
@AceofSpadesHQ Looks like maybe a 57-star flag
— Data Dave (@DaveHimrich) October 7, 2012
This post is brought to you today by the letter A — as in apostrophe, as in the one that’s missing from this sign. Guess the writer (perhaps one of the child’s parents?) was absent the day the Muppets taught that lesson. In this kid’s case, Big Bird might be a better teacher, after all.
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