Obama pivots from debunked contraception narrative to debunked pay-gap narrative

This administration never met a fallacy they didn’t like.

"Let’s make sure women earn pay equal to their efforts." —President Obama #EqualPay pic.twitter.com/fScb4PURdW

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 1, 2014

Oh no. Poor Julia is going to be out almost half a million because of that lousy patriarchy.

https://twitter.com/army1man1/status/484047343021338625

@WhiteHouse Don't worry, once the economy crashes we will all be equal. Equally poor.

— Mitchell Lawhorn (@MitchWVU18) July 1, 2014

@WhiteHouse Why don't you start by giving equal pay to women in your own administration? #tcot #tlot #EqualPay

— Mark Canada (@mgcanada) July 1, 2014

@WhiteHouse how's about starting at the white house Obama does not practice what he's preaching. Underpayment of womeninhisownadministration

— Joe Butcavage (@JButcavage) July 1, 2014

https://twitter.com/DividendMaster/status/484043763049058304

https://twitter.com/rfarahmand/status/484044169623523328

@rfarahmand @WhiteHouse You don't, the "gap" has been proven false many times. He uses an over generalized statistic to make this claim.

— Barry Hanson (@HansonBarry) July 1, 2014

https://twitter.com/rfarahmand/status/484050852009611266

@rfarahmand @WhiteHouse If it was discrimination; not doubting you; it's already illegal.

— Barry Hanson (@HansonBarry) July 1, 2014

@WhiteHouse Bullshit hype!

— Stephen Santangelo (@hotrocksyes) July 1, 2014

Laser-like focus on divisive hype.