Top #ObamaCareInThreeWords Tweets
The House voted on a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, yesterday, and the Twittersphere noticed, with uncommonly long hashtag #ObamaCareInThreeWords trending through last night.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) kicked off the avalanche of left and right-wing-aimed Tweets with this:
Hey folks, #ObamaCareInThreeWords — go!
— Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) May 16, 2013
Well, “folks” from all over took to Twitter to describe Obamacare in (mostly) three words. Here are some of the top Tweets from inside the Beltway.
Vince Coglianese of The Daily Caller opted to make an observation about the hashtag itself instead commenting on the healthcare bill.
A Long-ass Hashtag #ObamacareInThreeWords
— Vince Coglianese (@TheDCVince) May 16, 2013
Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.) decided the hashtag wasn’t long enough, so he made up a new one while dutifully informing Twitter users of the proper terminology.
Not So Affordable & Hurting Small Businesses.#Obamacareinthreewords #butidontcallitobamacarebecausethatispejorative #affordablecareact
— Rep. Scott Rigell (@RepScottRigell) May 16, 2013
Unfortunately for Rigell, the hashtag didn’t catch on.
WaPo blogger Greg Sargent made up a new word as to not go over the three-word limit.
Drove conservatives batsh*tcrazy #ObamacareInThreeWords
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 16, 2013
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