As we posted earlier, Hillary Clinton jumped into the vaccine debate yesterday with a tweet, adding the hashtag #GrandmothersKnowBest as if the few months she’s been a Grandma gives her some new special insight into politics:
The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let's protect all our kids. #GrandmothersKnowBest
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 3, 2015
So, is this the beginning of the Clinton 2016 roll-out? Could be:
This is how she's going to run?: #GrandmothersKnowBest
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) February 3, 2015
Am I the only one who finds Hillary's #GrandmothersKnowBest hashtag not just cloying but creepy? Welcome to the grand-nanny state…
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 3, 2015
The #GrandmothersKnowBest hashtag suggest Hillary's 2016 campaign will be as bad as her 2008 one.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 3, 2015
And if it is, there’s an avalanche of mockery that awaits Grandma Hillary. Some early zingers:
Stain-removal #GrandmothersKnowBest
— 4th-Party Pol (@PointlessPol) February 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/562596419979476992
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/562595026975195137
https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/562594904439017472
https://twitter.com/TarheelKrystle/status/562596303201632257
https://twitter.com/TarheelKrystle/status/562596201389101056
Placing friends in charge of White House travel is a wonderful way to improperly enrich them #GrandmothersKnowBest
— Just A Russian Hack (@Anewhomestar) February 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/jamesmichael68/status/562613686783574017
Cattle futures are a sure way to financial success #GrandmothersKnowBest
— Stuart (@Ringo6) February 3, 2015
Over to you, grandma.
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Fact checking Hillary Clinton’s #VaccinesWork tweet
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