As of last count, more than 30 lawmakers have joined Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) in her plan to hold up a yellow pencil during tonight’s State of the Union address in honor of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris — which will still comprise more concrete action than President Obama has taken.
#SOTU #CharlieHebdo Rep Gwen Moore (WI-04) will hold up a yellow pencil during the applause breaks to honor those who lost their lives!
— Jon-Christopher Bua (@JCBua) January 20, 2015
Thank God! I was afraid this #SOTU was gonna be a lot of hot air and meaningless gestures. @dcexaminer
— Cruadin (@cruadin) January 20, 2015
Will Vice President Biden take part?
Biden will stick his up his nose RT @dcexaminer Democrats plan Charlie Hebdo pencil tribute during State of the Union pic.twitter.com/dNQx9Gp3Hz
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 20, 2015
@redsteeze @dcexaminer >> He's going to see if he can throw it up all the way to the ceiling and make it stick.
— Saulus Sedai (@SaulusSedai) January 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/PostmasterBen/status/557668304580784129
@redsteeze @dcexaminer better than James Taylor I guess
— Francisco Nieves (@snowterp91) January 20, 2015
Undoubtedly. So far, participation in the pencil “tribute” seems to be limited to Democrats.
Then they'll demand the Redskins change their name. RT @dcexaminer Democrats plan Charlie Hebdo pencil tribute during State of the Union
— BT (@back_ttys) January 20, 2015
@redsteeze @dcexaminer I hope the Rebublicans all hold up actual copies of Charlie Hebdo in response.
— Shane Larsen (@SLarsen85) January 20, 2015
A pencil tribute??
You want to pay a real tribute to #CharlieHebdo? Hold up pictures of the cartoons. #SOTU
— Jason (@jasonelevation) January 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/davidjacksmith/status/557657475596697600
@dcexaminer Will @TheDemocrats denounce Islamic Terror when they can't even say "Islamic?"
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) January 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/danielshutt/status/557624467724447744
https://twitter.com/TampaGurlFL/status/557632123696607233
https://twitter.com/curiousergeorg3/status/557659938949169153
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