Oh, White House. Haven't you learned that any and all images on Twitter can and will be Photoshopped to use against you?
The President and his social media team learned the Internet's version of Miranda rights the hard way Thursday, when they tweeted an image of Obama holding a sign prompting people to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
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President Obama: "#GetCovered because nobody should go broke just because they get sick." http://t.co/eR8TeNMAhp, pic.twitter.com/xIN98tIxLX
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 12, 2013
It didn't take long for the Twitterverse to parody his sign, adding in their own creative copy. One of the first offenders? Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a longtime opponent of Obamacare.
Let's just hope their healthcare covers these burns...
Obama's just rubbing it in now. pic.twitter.com/GWCysNAPYu
#GetCovered pic.twitter.com/EyRZI0nmUl
There you go… @ellievhall pic.twitter.com/SELVT7oxNm
OK, this Love Actually debate has *really* gotten out of hand. pic.twitter.com/HPaajal9fc
#GetCovered You never know who will take offense at innocent banter. pic.twitter.com/g5lMaa1HiU
#GETCOVERED pic.twitter.com/BFKcYQ3dwb
#GetCovered because we’re discovering that, you know, insurance is complicated to buy. pic.twitter.com/8JlXdT6SsB
Oh shit pic.twitter.com/K4rnYP7n2j
Pretty much. pic.twitter.com/Jp8wIUcxx4
Wait what pic.twitter.com/CkoM4u5OeF
@bonniegrrl @scalzi @ellievhall @cwilk Me first. pic.twitter.com/xh7lbRqfT6
#getcovered pic.twitter.com/EUT0lQBgJ8
@jaketapper He convinced me: pic.twitter.com/zjEzNnhJJg
To add insult to injury, the White House followed up their easy-to-photoshop image, with a tweet incorrectly using the word "piece" for "peace."
#GetCovered because your mom will have peace of mind (and you will as well). http://t.co/GNfbftrfo3, pic.twitter.com/AP3HLgeQBV
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 12, 2013
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