'Live Jan Schakowsky's wage for a week': Elitism inspires snark-fest

Another day, another political stunt mocked and ridiculed. The #LiveTheWage posturing elicited some hilarity.

@SooperMexican I'm going to live @janschakowsky 's wage for a week pic.twitter.com/v8GaiKGSNj

— Ken (@Kenaschmidt) July 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/JohnBurtner/status/492397809715273728

https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/492415105305677824

@Matthops82 :'( he couldn't afford water, so he had to drink his own tears.

— Ian Hanchett (@IanHanchett) July 24, 2014

@Matthops82 @angelaisms When you're done you can lick the cupcake pictures for dessert.

— MTiller (@LadaMokusa) July 24, 2014

@Matthops82 I'll give you a gallon of milk and 3 Kool-aid packets for that painting.

— The Real Marty Byrde (@goingdeeep) July 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/492400891090059264

@CuffyMeh i've been licking the dew off the grass in the morning.

— texas tweedy (@tweedylouwho) July 24, 2014

"No duck, no shrimp, and no sorbet between courses. This isn't the America I grew up in." — Rep. Schakowsky #LiveTheWage

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) July 24, 2014

For just $1 /day, you can sponsor someone on the #LiveTheWage challenge so they can add extra butter to their chicken & sweet potato dinner.

— Razor (@hale_razor) July 24, 2014

And of course a left-wing political stunt wouldn’t be complete without Obama’s OFA flunkies posting something that completely undermines the point they are trying to make.

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The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was five years ago today. #TBT #LiveTheWage pic.twitter.com/WBxGM6PfgL

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 24, 2014

Looks like you're doing a crappy job. MT @BarackObama #TBT #LiveTheWage pic.twitter.com/V38YSEobyR

— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 24, 2014

I wonder how much the price of milk would drop if gasoline prices were at $1.87 (like it was when Obama took office) @exjon @BarackObama

— StandSomeMore (@StandSomeMore) July 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/492390013372727296

Self awareness isn’t the left’s forte.

Editor’s note: A typo in the last sentence has been corrected.

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