Today’s the big #EqualPayDay2014 blitz, and the White House is trying its damnedest to make it look like the Obama administration is committed to “fairness” for the fairer sex:
Love all these guys, but note that 6 of 7 news orgs in front row sent men to ask @pressec abt the problem of gender pay inequity.
— Jen Psaki NARA (@Psaki44) April 8, 2014
Bless her heart.
I wonder if WH Comms Dir. @JPalm44 even considered that calling out the sex of reporters might not be a good idea.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) April 8, 2014
She definitely didn’t plan on getting magnificently pwned by Ed Henry:
WH sent man to podium right? RT @JPalm44 Love these guys, but 6 of 7 news orgs in front row sent men to ask @pressec abt gender pay inequity
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) April 8, 2014
Bra-vo, sir!
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/453590578861965312
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/453592062139838464
And how!
— Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) April 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/453591058811977730
https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/453591581497765889
Boom, @edhenryTV https://t.co/J6byZZU93t #tcot
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) April 8, 2014
And oh, what a boom it was! Henry’s brilliant rejoinder was only the beginning:
White House gender card backfire of the day. Love the responses==> https://t.co/BcJxD5KAJz
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) April 8, 2014
Behold the awesomeness:
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/453590375958343680
You know @pressec is a man too, right? MT @JPalm44 6 of 7 news orgs in front row sent men to ask @pressec abt gender pay inequity.
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) April 8, 2014
@JPalm44 And @pressec is a man. So is SecDef, SecState, Veep, POTUS, etc. So what's the point.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) April 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/453597685548064768
.@JPalm44 @edhenryTV @pressec even assuming that is true, are you saying that men sitting in the front row do not?
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) April 8, 2014
1 out of 1 of the Presidents are men. RT @JPalm44 Love these guys, but 6 of 7 news orgs in front row sent men to ask abt gender pay inequity
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/JudgeElihu/status/453593944702869504
"Men should be in the back of the bus!" – @JPalm44. @edhenryTV @pressec
— Mike (@ThePantau) April 8, 2014
@JPalm44 @pressec Kind of like where you work.
— Steve_Jacobson⭐⭐⭐ (@Steve_Jacboson) April 8, 2014
https://twitter.com/KeatonFoster/status/453592351794290690
Heh.
Oh, one more thing before we go:
https://twitter.com/RyanLGustafson/status/453595350591635456
Whoops!
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Update:
It appears that Palmieri’s account is shovel-ready:
White House notices it's in a hole, keeps digging https://t.co/81enQsD0TM
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) April 8, 2014
@edhenryTV @pressec yes, one who advocates for policies to reduce gender pay inequality and appreciates seriousness of problem.
— Jen Psaki NARA (@Psaki44) April 8, 2014
So Carney is OK because he understands women’s suffering? That’s her comeback? How sad.
Apparently the White House thinks gender pay inequity is something men are incapable of understanding/reporting on https://t.co/vWp2npS1g0
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) April 8, 2014
Congrats, White House, on picking yet another winner.
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