The National Republican Congressional Committee made an embarrassingly bad attempt at youth and/or urban outreach today.
Come on, let’s face it. Nothing looks less cool than someone who isn’t cool trying to fake being cool.
It’s hip to be square. Embrace your uncoolness. Sometimes hipness is what it ain’t.
Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/Zhy01kjbkl
— NRCC (@NRCC) February 2, 2015
On fleek? Seriously? What does that even mean in this context? What does it add to a point you’re trying to make about the budget? For that matter, just pointing out how many billions of widgets you could buy isn’t going to resonate with many people anyway. Some people were interpreting it as if the NRCC meant that we could buy all these eyebrow waxings if not for the government spending that money on other things.
The response speaks for itself. The NRCC ought to consider hiring some of these people.
Look! A weak attempt to connect w/ a demographic they don't respect. “@NRCC: Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/xeSA7WDRMw”
— nafisa (@thatxxv) February 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/AndrewDaar/status/562355131446865920
What is happening right now. RT @NRCC Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/YDvJOperSS
— Joanna Klonsky (@joannaklonsky) February 2, 2015
Why would you do that? RT @NRCC: Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/bi6dHcEN4q”
— Phil “Passed the Bar Exam” Ung (@Philrung) February 2, 2015
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@NRCC Too bad it couldn't buy you guys better jokes, compassion and a brain.
— GoBrooklyn (@GoBrooklyn) February 2, 2015
This tweet is "on fleek" x 266,000,000,000 RT @NRCC Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/QLmjle2NLl
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) February 2, 2015
Da fuq? “@NRCC: Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/suobUBqhCA”
— Jeff Solnet (@jfsolnet) February 2, 2015
@samknight1 You know what gets @NRCC #turnt? Appropriating urban culture while representing a party of white racist hypocrites.
— Jezzer Is in a Food Coma RN, Pls Try Back Later (@Jezzerat) February 2, 2015
Think they might've overshot the mark with this one RT @NRCC Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/wnPmnT4Sfz
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) February 2, 2015
Overshot? Or shot themselves in the foot?
I'm so embarrassed for you right now RT @NRCC: Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/dxLqVOizPP
— Melissa Martin (@DoubleEmMartin) February 2, 2015
@DoubleEmMartin @NRCC can't believe this is real lol
— Thomas Miles (@tmiles48) February 2, 2015
@tmiles48 "We just learned a new word today that's hip and popular amongst young people."
— Melissa Martin (@DoubleEmMartin) February 2, 2015
Nothing has ever been less on fleek than this tweet RT @NRCC Obama's $4 trillion budget could buy… pic.twitter.com/VlW94NsfOj
— Harvest Time Brendan Bergen (@carpetislava) February 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/bjones/status/562407271549124609
@NRCC @AdamSerwer can you also say "bae" and kill that word off too, you acolytes? Waterboard your account, seriously.
— will broussard, ph.d. (@DeadLecturer) February 2, 2015
https://twitter.com/ScottSenay/status/562356173500723200
Now that actually should have been the meme. Self deprecation is a lot more endearing than being a condescending poser.
It’s also funnier.
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