President Barack Obama celebrated America’s 10th observance of Constitution Day by tweeting a picture of himself giving a speech at the National Archives building.
The irony was not lost on many.
The president has been accused even by the likes of liberal law professor Jonathan Turley and Democratic commentator Kirsten Powers of creating the worst constitutional crisis in living memory, so any hope that he might actually honor the founding documents of the United States – much less their DWEM (dead, white, European male) authors – on his Twitter feed were predictably misplaced.
His Twitter timeline provides ample evidence to substantiate his informal designation as narcissist in chief.
For example, on the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination, President Obama tweeted a picture of himself looking at a portrait of the 35th president.
To congratulate the U.S. soccer team for their performance in the World Cup, he tweeted a picture of himself again, this time allegedly speaking on the telephone with players Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey.
He’s done precisely the same thing when celebrating Easter, marking the 58th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic bus ride, and, of course, remembering the heroes and victims of September 11.
The Constitution Day tweet, below, should therefore come as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. Offensive? Maybe. Surprising? No.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me six times…
Happy Constitution Day! http://t.co/BRNl5eEGO0 pic.twitter.com/sFBdWhDOWP
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 17, 2014
Also not surprisingly, Twitter had a field day.
1 out of 365 ain’t bad RT @WhiteHouse Happy Constitution Day! http://t.co/yUMlEgvhHJ
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 17, 2014
@WhiteHouse Seriously?? You couldn’t tweet a picture of the actual Constitution?? Narcissism much? @charlescwcooke
— Chelie in TX (@ChelieinTX) September 17, 2014
@WhiteHouse Coming from this administration “Happy Constitution Day” comes off as sarcastic in nature. Mission Accomplished!
— Ecklebob Chiselfritz (@RotNScoundrel) September 17, 2014
Free cupcakes for all NSA employees RT @WhiteHouse Happy Constitution Day! http://t.co/yUMlEgvhHJ pic.twitter.com/khalkqyCdN
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 17, 2014
A picture of you? That’s a change of pace. RT @WhiteHouse Happy Constitution Day! http://t.co/3ZAvM0rlIw pic.twitter.com/zVXuGBq2sF
— Mike Mulraney (@mullrainee) September 17, 2014
The @WhiteHouse that broke federal law to release 5 terrorists from Gitmo without consulting Congress wishes you a Happy Constitution Day!
— Razor (@hale_razor) September 17, 2014
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