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
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@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 – We NEED Healing NOT Hatred ?? (@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 (@_Peter_Cook) 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
— BDJinCO (@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
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/459553174739623936
https://twitter.com/AmyOtto8/status/459546276657262592
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/459674263427903489
https://twitter.com/TheRealBepo/status/459674083840368640
https://twitter.com/Coondawg68/status/459653636734189568
https://twitter.com/ScottLofquist/status/459546774185578496
https://twitter.com/BlueShiftBlog/status/459696633182453760
@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.
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