Pete Hoekstra “is a Meme” on Twitter

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By now you may have seen the deluge of heckles on Twitter directed at  Michigan Representative Pete Hoekstra since yesterday, when he tweeted, “Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House.” Wha? Anyway, the resulting tweet storm has been fierce (example: “Arjunjaikumar @petehoekstra i spilled some lukewarm coffee on myself just now, which is somewhat analogous to being boiled in oil”).

Capitalizing on the 140-word fury, a new website, Pere Hoekstra is a Meme, is now pairing the best twitter retorts to Hoekstra’s gaff with photo illustrations:

 

 

 

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