Conservative writer Mark Steyn on the first lady’s flaccid #BringBackOurGirls slacktivism:
This week's Hashtag of Western Impotence http://t.co/L1O6mOr13x @danieljpayne #Nigeria #BringBackOurBalls
— Mark Steyn (@MarkSteynOnline) May 10, 2014
Here’s a small taste of the linked piece:
It is hard not to have total contempt for a political culture that thinks the picture at right is a useful contribution to rescuing 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by jihadist savages in Nigeria. Yet some pajama boy at the White House evidently felt getting the First Lady to pose with this week’s Hashtag of Western Impotence would reflect well upon the Administration. The horrible thing is they may be right: Michelle showed she cared – on social media! – and that’s all that matters, isn’t it?
https://twitter.com/LadySandersfarm/statuses/465147903627915265
It may not be the hashtag they want, but it’s the hashtag they deserve.
@MarkSteynOnline possibly the best, and most humorous response to our silly hashtag diplomacy. #BringBackOurBalls ?
— Suz Carragher (@TheRedDogInn) May 10, 2014
@MarkSteynOnline I thought you would like this Mark: pic.twitter.com/GX9zg80uvK
— Deplorable Pony Soldier (@papagiorgio200) May 10, 2014
#BringBackOurBalls… absolute brilliance from Mark Steyn. http://t.co/XO3NNLwQyM @MarkSteynOnline #tcot
— Christy Waters (@ThatChristyChic) May 10, 2014
Recommended
https://twitter.com/rushismyhero/status/464977451819352065
THIS==> RT @MarkSteynOnline: #BringBackOurBalls http://t.co/jwmzPrFuwv
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) May 10, 2014
Steyn also has a suggestion: “If the hashtag doesn’t work, maybe we could persuade Boko Haram to trade the girls for these guys.” That would be these guys:
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/statuses/465148313751134208
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