Obama Recruits White House Youth The Obama administration is now officially recruiting young people to support them as White House Youth or on social media #WHYouth.

he Obama administration announced Monday that it would hold a special “youth summit social” on Dec. 4 for the “people who engage” the White House on social media.

The White House also requested that participants “spread the word” by using the Twitter hashtag “#WHYouth,” prompting intense mockery and snickering from certain corners of the Internet.

Apparently, some social media users felt that the White House’s “youth” tag was just a tad – creepy:

We begin today's meeting of the #WHYouth by singing the "Chad Henderson Lied."

December 2, 2013 4:44pm via Twitter for iPadReplyRetweetFavorite

@JimmyPrinceton

Jimmy

#WHYouth. Because you want the State to have a direct influence on your children. Don't you?

December 2, 2013 4:39pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@yesnicksearcy

Yes, Nick Searcy!

Perhaps #WHYouth should use as its slogan "Forward!" No other nefarious youth organization has ever used that slogan. Oh, wait.

December 2, 2013 4:34pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@benshapiro

Ben Shapiro

Dear @BarackObama, please at least read Wikipedia history before you have ideas. So is the #WHYouth slogan "Arbeitslosigkeit macht frei" ?

December 2, 2013 4:28pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@rumpfshaker

Sarah Rumpf

#WHYouth Not even this White House could be THAT dumb. They are probably trying to distract us from something else.

December 2, 2013 4:28pm via Janetter Pro for MacReplyRetweetFavorite

@anthropocon

Jim J

The summit aims to educate young voters on the supposed benefits of enrolling in the Affordable Care Act.

“White House Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ followers ages 18-35 are eligible to apply to attend this White House event on December 4,” the White House said in a blog post. “After you sign up, spread the word! Let your followers know that you applied to attend the #WHYouth social.”

Loser of the day: Westney Heights Baptist Church in Ajax, Ontario. #WHYouth http://t.co/yBfNkbeBAZ

December 2, 2013 4:41pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@jamestaranto

James Taranto

If they don’t stop immediately, I’m going to have to report some of those mocking #WHYouth to both AttackWatch and TruthTeam.

December 2, 2013 4:35pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@charlescwcooke

Charles C. W. Cooke

I love this idea that there’s nothing inherently funny about #WHYouth or holiday healthcare talks, and only a “hack” would think there is.

December 2, 2013 4:23pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@charlescwcooke

Charles C. W. Cooke

They didn’t seriously call it #WHYouth did they? Is this some perverted form of Godwin’s law where they do it for us?

December 2, 2013 4:24pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite

@BenHowe

Ben Howe

Between people mocking the “#WHYouth” hashtag and the intense criticism the GOP Twitter account received for praising Rosa Parks Sunday for “ending racism,” it looks like social media strategists on both sides of the aisle should take a break.

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