What’s wrong with ThinkProgress? How much time have you got?
In case you missed it, ThinkProgress isn’t terribly good at thinking:
Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/304nAa14MG
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 17, 2014
In her piece, “The Obama Administration has turned the parental into the political,” TP’s Tara Culp-Ressler addresses the Obama administration’s penchant for using “the language of parenting as a tool to argue for policy.” She acknowledges that there’s criticism of the paternalistic approach, but that’s as far as she’s willing to go. She doesn’t seem to have a problem with it. In fact, she thinks the Obamas have done a pretty good job:
The approach of acting the parent isn’t a perfect strategy, especially when it comes to women’s issues. But both Obama and his wife have been able to largely come across as genuine, and that’s thanks to their ability to undermine assumptions about them and their race. For politicians who are always expected to be “twice as good” — and, in some ways, have embraced this framing for the black community — it’s perhaps not a surprise that they’ve chosen to double down on this aspect of family values.
Ugh. Not a surprise, maybe. But it’s pretty sickening nonetheless.
Government as benevolent benefactor *barf* RT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/SfUo5Cu5KZ
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/JGreenDC/status/445587120779194368
https://twitter.com/teeocee/status/445587883974344704
Recommended
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/445589747256541185
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/445586777848676352
Smells just as rotten, though.
https://twitter.com/jedditelol/status/445590220524621824
Just because the Obamas insist on treating us like children doesn’t make them our parents, let alone good parents.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/445587861690404864
No, my parents don't make Special Olympics jokes. RT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/CobuUGpmuV
— Jennifer Hall (@jenjhall) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/dad_of_jacob/status/445592008673865729
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/445587971635298305
Spying on my Facebook and telling me what to eat does not a parent make. MT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 17, 2014
If they're my parents, how come I'm the one paying their allowance? MT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 17, 2014
I don't think so. When MY folks drew a line, EVERYONE listened… RT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now.
— Barry Polis (@BarryPolis) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/MistressOfSham/status/445592689581359104
No, they're not. Mine taught me to stand on my own. RT @thinkprogress: Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/aYbMXzQ1WU
— (((Ken Brown))) (@K_P_Brown) March 17, 2014
The Obama administration wouldn’t be caught dead doing that.
They're our employees, you creepy little cultists. RT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/dPhRTOIFGG
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 17, 2014
This whole damn thing is creepy.
This is just the tiniest bit creepy… https://t.co/Xf4le6PRZW
— Paul Wilson (@PaulWilson34) March 17, 2014
Hmmm…..this is getting a little creepy… RT @thinkprogress: Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/b8J1Hz1DF2
— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/445586505931976704
@thinkprogress I don't agree with your politics but those that do should be insulted by how you talk down to them."All our parents? really?
— DZ (@RespectUSTroops) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/nvm624/status/445592189314162688
I’d like to thank the left for proving to all my non-political friends just how creepy they all are. http://t.co/fbLNhJgMil
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) March 17, 2014
Holy freaking crap. Y'all maxed out on the creepy factor today. MT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) March 17, 2014
And we’re maxed out on Daddy and Mommy Government:
.@RBPundit @thinkprogress Someone please call DCFS. They are abusive parents and they leave hungry kids at home while they party.
— Stone Cold Snark (@brad43479) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/Me_In_Jersey/status/445588735770759170
I'd like to file a child abuse report, please MT @thinkprogress Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) March 17, 2014
dialing Children's Services Department… RT @thinkprogress: Barack and Michelle are all of our parents now http://t.co/s3WbExOqIG
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) March 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/RonMoss_RAM/status/445592295589822464
Let us know when you find out.
***
Related:
Creepy: OFA encourages parents to have ‘the talk’ with their children this holiday
‘This is getting insane’: OFA’s onesie-clad Obamacare spokesmodel inspires mockery
Out: #BanBossy; In: FLOTUS, celebs’ moms ‘nag you’ to buy O-care
Join the conversation as a VIP Member