Here’s the latest social media ploy from the White House, this time turning the annual pardoning of the turkey into something much worse:
Today is the #WHTurkeyPardon. Cast your vote now for America's next top turkey. Are you on #TeamMac or #TeamCheese? http://t.co/frNyFCH1v6
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) November 26, 2014
For real. Vote for your favorite turkey and then watch as the Obamas eat the loser! (That last part may or may not be accurate):
Gets sillier and sillier. WH polls open on top turkey: Mac or Cheese. WH hashtag poll open till 1pm/ET at #TeamMac or #TeamCheese.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 26, 2014
Yes, Mark … it does get sillier each year. Can you make it stop?
Twitter quickly brought the snark to this latest gimmick:
@WhiteHouse does the one that gets the least votes die?! ?
— Laura (@ReallyLaLa1) November 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/rougebaisers/status/537618067233443840
Critical. MT @WhiteHouse: Cast your vote now for America's next top turkey. Are you on #TeamMac or #TeamCheese? http://t.co/ueauudZed0
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) November 26, 2014
@MEPFuller Hmmmm…is it bad that I just listened to 2013's turkeys gobble on the site and felt sad for the one who was not the 'winner'? 🙁
— Aisha Chowdhry (@aishach) November 26, 2014
@markknoller With that bunch it's always #TeamCheese
— Sean Starke (@StarkeSean) November 26, 2014
@markknoller Don't they have anything better to do? Laughing stock of the world.
— Name Can Be Blank (@__Going_gone) November 26, 2014
But as you might expect with this administration, the integrity of the voting process is flawed and Tweeters can vote for both birds if they like:
I'm on #TeamCheese! Cast your vote for the National Thanksgiving Turkey and follow @WhiteHouse to find out who wins! http://t.co/AcP12CPlit
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) November 26, 2014
I'm on #TeamMac! Cast your vote for the National Thanksgiving Turkey and follow @WhiteHouse to find out who wins! http://t.co/AcP12CPlit
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) November 26, 2014
And you can vote as many times as you want with a simple edit of the tweet!
I'm on #TeamCheese! Cast your vote for the National Thanksgiving Turkey and follow @WhiteHouse to find out who wins http://t.co/AcP12CPlit
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) November 26, 2014
I'm on #TeamMac! Cast your vote for the National Thanksgiving Turkey and follow @WhiteHouse to find out who wins http://t.co/AcP12CPlit
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) November 26, 2014
Typical. Without voter ID, can an accurate tally ever be known for sure?
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