As Twitchy reported this morning, many uninformed voters were utterly baffled that their first paychecks of 2013 were smaller. After all, the liar in chief swore he wouldn’t raise taxes on the middle class. And he signed the fiscal cliff bill, saving us all from one meal of gruel a day. Or something.
“What happened?” one confused left-winger asked. Weren’t we all supposed to be making a hearty meal of The Rich™, garnished with Republican tears? Judging by search engine traffic to Twitchy today, that bewildered class warrior wasn’t the only one searching for answers.
Search engine terms that are bringing people to @TwitchyTeam: "why is my paycheck less this week"
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) January 4, 2013
It wasn’t long before #WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek was trending on Twitter.
It's back @SooperMexican pic.twitter.com/E6Wu79nw
— Aaron Apel (@jmycrackcorn) January 4, 2013
Maybe one of Starbucks’ competitors wants to get in early on putting out some related messaging?
Remember idiotic "come together" message "baristas" were writing on Starbucks cups in DC? http://t.co/G6LJwBkB #WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) January 4, 2013
Perfect!
So, why all the confusion about slimmer paychecks? One conservative nails it as she does her best imitation of an Obama voter:
https://twitter.com/rachelveronica/statuses/287226135920644096
Luckily conservatives are givers, as always. They took to Twitter to explain the (unexpected!) change between 2012 and 2013 paychecks.
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/287238981043752964
#WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek LADY PARTS!!!!
— #DeplorableMe (@JCinQC) January 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/statuses/287218952550117377
When Obama says "the rich" he means anyone who makes money. #WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek"
— JayySlimee??? (@Swerve_OnYoBich) January 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/SoGlib/status/287215309855797249
#WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek The federal government spends too much. U pay for it. Not just "the rich." Keep demanding tax hikes, geniuses.
— John Bel Edwards = Huey Long 2.0 (@LibertyConv) January 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/the_zarf/status/287220275106430976
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/287216016902217728
#WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek? Because Obama needs the taxpayer to pony up for his extravagant Hawaiian vacation!!
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) January 4, 2013
http://twitter.com/RightWingNerd/statuses/287224360878620672
Because you were smart enough to vote for Obama TWICE #whyismypaychecklessthisweek
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) January 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/SetonMotley/status/287207572384124930
Hey, the truth hurts.
Hey Dems- if you're asking #WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek? it's because you got what you asked for. OWN IT. #tcot
— Flynn (@FlynnsTake) January 4, 2013
But are you sure you can believe your lyin’ eyes?
#WhyIsMyPaycheckLessThisWeek because it isn't and you're racist to think so
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) January 4, 2013
And if your paycheck really is smaller, you know who to blame. C’mon, everybody say it out loud!
http://twitter.com/RightWingNerd/statuses/287221133613363200
Editor’s note: Some readers misinterpreted Twitter user @rachelveronica’s sarcasm. This post has been updated to explicitly state that she is a conservative.
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