The State Department made social media history on Thursday night — embarrassing, cringeworthy history — with ridiculous hashtag diplomacy.
The Hashtag Doctrine. Live by the Tag. The memes are endless. MT @JasonBWhitman: So admin is actually engaging in hashtag diplomacy? Really?
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 25, 2014
I thought we all agreed the “hashtag Presidency” was supposed to be a joke
— John Ekdahl (@JohnEkdahl) April 25, 2014
If only.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken to using the Obama admin’s #UnitedForUkraine hashtag.
#Lavrov: Our US counterparts must compel the acting officials in Kiev to bear responsibility for the current situation #UnitedForUkraine
— MFA Russia (@mfa_russia) April 24, 2014
When State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki responded with her worthless “hope” that the Kremlin “will live by the promise of hashtag,” the Twitterverse fulfilled its standing promise of ridicule by Photoshop.
@blackandgold43 @instapundit @statedeptspox Our best & brightest came up with this foreign policy, WE ARE DOOMED! pic.twitter.com/CaP49Jie6s
— JON The Meme'ifier (@JonJayGroden) April 25, 2014
Yes. Evidently the plan is to bring Putin to his knees with weapons-grade idiocy, selfies and hashtag sorcery.
President Obama declares "#Hashtag for our time." pic.twitter.com/EdB0mpiqYZ
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 25, 2014
Hashtag diplomacy: pic.twitter.com/JTQiouboWw
— Peter Cook (@Slublog) April 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/459534490067410944
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/459555502867767296
" #Hashtag 'em back to the stone age, son." pic.twitter.com/kN4q33TopN
— Dissident Biker (@DissidentBiker) April 25, 2014
You went full #Hashtag, man. Never go full #Hashtag. pic.twitter.com/iZHh8ebjjm
— Zadok Forgeron (@The_J_Team) April 25, 2014
Duck and #hashtag pic.twitter.com/1q3tvtKZVU
— Liars Never Win (@liars_never_win) April 25, 2014
— Amy (@AmyOtto8) April 25, 2014
"I came…I saw…I #Hashtag!" #UnitedforUkraine #HashtagDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/p5gdxOeyEB
— THE Chris Coon (@Coondawg68) April 25, 2014
By the promise of #hashtag! #HashtagDiplomacy pic.twitter.com/Ov4STqZCTm
— The Real Bepo (D) (@TheRealBepo) April 25, 2014
Hey @BarackObama, @statedeptspox The 80's called…They want their #Hashtag back. pic.twitter.com/jJsHJ18Im5
— THE Chris Coon (@Coondawg68) April 25, 2014
BREAKING: Image just in from #UnitedForUkraine Battlefield. #hashtag pic.twitter.com/jfhCrDVPWL
— Scott Lofquist ن (@ScottLofquist) April 25, 2014
#Hashtag Diplomacy@exjon pic.twitter.com/zZslxI6skT
— Blue Shift Blog (@BlueShiftBlog) April 25, 2014
@jtLOL pic.twitter.com/B4AahxyMoZ
— Robb Allen (@ItsRobbAllen) April 25, 2014
I can't believe a president would stoop to this level. pic.twitter.com/C5mlO0AcuJ
— Michael Deppisch (@deppisch) April 25, 2014
Is it possible Psaki’s Twitter account was hacked? Unlikely. As John Hayward notes at Human Events, Psaki said something similar at a press briefing: “I don’t think they’re living by their hashtag.”
It’s a clown admin, bro.
https://twitter.com/ChrisBarnhart/status/459536844430909440/
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
