And with that, the hilarity began.
https://twitter.com/rorycooper/status/296695198497533952
Press secretary Carney said that the economy is totally poised for growth, despite the negative GDP report. With a straight face! Now there isn’t a laser-like focus on jobs; there is a laser-like focus on being poised. And what’s the rush anyway, right? Funemployment!
Twitter users quickly gasped for breath and the mocking began in earnest.
Economy poised for growth, Arab Spring poised for change, healthcare poised for $ reductions..it's as if Obama has no idea what comes next
— Shoebox (@Shoeboxnre) January 30, 2013
Jay Carney: Despite the economy's contraction, we're "still poised" for growth. Right, and Lance is "still poised" to win the Tour De France
— Young Conservatives (@YoungCons) January 30, 2013
Enter the always glorious Ace of Spades and fellow happy warriors.
I'm poised on sandwich-eating, should a sandwich venture near
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/laurww/status/296718113020465152
@laurww Would you agree that, like the economy, I have High Potential Energy? Stored in a comfortable slather of Action Fat?
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
Obama "poised" to become successful president of all Americans
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
@AceofSpadesHQ Movie 43 "poised" to sweep the Oscars.
— Michael Blum (@MichaelBlum3) January 30, 2013
GDP contracts by 0.1%, but, on the upside, "Poise" surges to 6.7%
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
Like the US economy, I'm poised for growth
— Stephen Potter (@Potter__Stephen) January 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/JonMexico6/status/296720774583177217
"Whitney" poised to entertain
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
woman at Containers & Such "poised" to "really get her life together"
— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) January 30, 2013
And, win.
@AceofSpadesHQ Obama poised to join 2016 U.S. Olympic Skeet Team
— The H2 (@TheH2) January 30, 2013
Heh. Never change, Twitter. And keep it coming.