Twinkie the Kid is officially going Galt. Crippled by union greed, Hostess will be closing its doors and laying off over 18,000 employees. This is the sort of thing Ayn Rand warned us about. America’s cream-filled center is drying up; Hostess is shrugging.
As depressing as that is, conservatives have a knack for using humor to cope with troubling situations, and they’re showcasing that talent with the brilliant #HostessShrugged hashtag:
https://twitter.com/kingsofluke/status/269475984082882560
Gotta say, #HostessShrugged is the best hashtag I've ever seen. Sad day for gamers, geeks, and fatties everywhere. #SicTransitTwinkies
— Dave Mitchell (@the4thdave) November 16, 2012
I have seen the future: pot is legal but there isn't a single scrap of cream-filled goodness to quell the munchies! #HostessShrugged
— SlightStrider (@slightstrider) November 16, 2012
Why were the unions so determined to take away my Ding Dong?#HostessShrugged
— Barberism (@FloggerBarb) November 16, 2012
#HostessShrugged Picked up my Twinkies and Ding Dongs. Don't eat them anymore but what the hell, have one last one of each. The stupidity!!!
— Dwight Samson (@dlsamson) November 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/David_stardem/status/269495348962160640
RIP Twinkie the Kid- (1947-2012) #hostessshrugged
— Steve Johnson ? (@Grizzly_Stevens) November 16, 2012
Ran to the little store next door to get some Twinkies but they were out. Lady there wondered where the delivery truck was. #HostessShrugged
— Guy Oni (外鬼) (@GuyOni) November 16, 2012
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union really didn’t think about what they were doing:
https://twitter.com/KA_HappyPlace/status/269523942069383168
Bingo. When union thugs force businesses’ hands, everyone loses.
https://twitter.com/JJMangen1/status/269479713490206721
Now that Hostess has "gone Galt"… who's next? #HostessShrugged
— Guy Oni (外鬼) (@GuyOni) November 16, 2012
https://twitter.com/pete_earle/status/269521212076605441
https://twitter.com/Studio_Report/status/269531620871139328
#HostessShrugged and it will be the first of many. Fundamentally transforming America, one Twinkie at a time.
— I See What Is (@JustHorrified) November 16, 2012
#HostessShrugged Who knew the Twinkie scene from Ghostbusters would become dated? pic.twitter.com/nOw390QQ
— Jeff DeWitt (@nWoJeffDW) November 16, 2012
Gather ye Twinkies while ye may.
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