"Yesterday afternoon, Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra, after what must have been deep contemplation, tweeted: "Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House." Yep, he's comparing that time Republicans tweeted a bunch after Nancy Pelosi prevented a vote on an energy bill to the Iranian protesters who are tweeting about the beatings, murders, and overall oppression from their government." -- NY Mag Daily Intel
The best part of this mishap was the influx of sarcastic twitter comments in response to Hoekstra's comment. NY Mag rounded up some of the best "@petehoekstra's" which reminded me of the Chuck Norris-isms one of the last sarcastic "memes" to float around the internet (i.e. If you have $5 and Chuck Norris has $5, Chuck Norris has more money than you.)
A few of the best Hoekstra jabs below:
mike_bosworth @petehoekstra I got a sunburn last weekend. Makes me think of Hiroshima.
KyleOrl @petehoekstra My softball game was rained out today. Now I know what Hurricane Katrina felt like.
stealingfrom @petehoekstra Sitting in a chair, feeling a good deal like Stephen Hawking. #GOPfail
benhuh @petehoekstra I had to sit in the last row of our corporate jet this morning. This is what Rosa Parks must have felt like.Read more (and check out some of the attempts in the comments as well) here.
