That’s the new Twitter hashtag that the White House’s social-media brainiacs just dreamed up. They’re encouraging people to use it to convince lawmakers to keep their student loan rates where they are. And hey, if taxpayers don’t like being stuck with the bill, too bad.
Hashtags are fun. I like hashtags. I like it when people in power think they can manipulate social networks, no matter how many times they fail. I like it when they keep stepping on all those rakes.
Dear @BarackObama: Why are we paying twice as much for a gallon of gas as we did on the day you were elected? #DontDoubleMyRate
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
#DontEatMyDog RT @whitehouse “Send your Member of Congress of message… use the hashtag #DontDoubleMyRate” -President Obama
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
Dear @BarackObama, how much higher do my electric bills have to get? My grocery bills? My medical bills? #DontDoubleMyRate
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
“Under my plan, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” –@BarackObama #DontDoubleMyRate #AndWhileYoureAtIt #DontEatMyDog
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
Why should people who worked hard to pay off their college loans be forced to pay off other people’s too? #DontDoubleMyRate #JustRaiseTaxes
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
In America, if you work hard, play by the rules, and succeed in life, @BarackObama will do his best to punish you for it. #DontDoubleMyRate
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
I took out a loan I can’t afford to get a degree nobody needs and now I can’t find my dream job. And it’s all YOUR fault! #DontDoubleMyRate
— ‘Jim’ ‘Treacher’ (@jtLOL) April 25, 2012
More here. Feel free to join in: #DontDoubleMyRate
Oh, and by the way:
The White House does seem to have chosen a hashtag, #dontdoublemyrate, that’s a lot harder to spoof
— Ben Smith (@BuzzFeedBen) April 24, 2012
Update: Ahhh, that’s more like it. Here are the top search results for #DontDoubleMyRate right now.
How many people does Obama have working on this? How much money is he spending? I don’t know, but I wish it was more. This is too easy.
Update: Forget #DontDoubleMyRate. How about #DontDisgraceTheOfficeOfThePresident?