Yesterday’s hilariously communist-like propaganda from the Biden Administration was reported. It promoted their infrastructure initiatives and the Build back Better bill.
Now, we start off with the basic principle that the left can’t meme and that they treat Americans like they need to be dictated to, like little children. That combination leaves you with this cringe-worthy piece of cartoon propaganda from Pete Buttigieg’s Department of Transportation Twitter account.
😊🙌🙌👩✈️👨🏭👩🔧👷♀️👷 pic.twitter.com/vBVanOBCuK
— TransportationGov (@USDOT) November 26, 2021
“What are you thinking about?” the woman asks.
“I’m thinking about how the new infrastructure law is going to make getting from place to place so much better over the next decade and how when combined with the Build Back Better Act, it will create millions of new jobs,” the man replies.
“Same,” the woman responds.
Do you really believe that? If a man and woman were talking about infrastructure and Build Back Better rather than whispering sweet nothings into each other’s ears, I’d recommend they needed to see a doctor. Any man who gives this type of answer to a woman would be thrown out the door. Is it really worth it to be with someone like this?
But it turns out that the meme wasn’t just lame and juvenile, it might also have been a violation of the law.
It appears that this is lobbying. I didn’t think federal agencies were allowed to be so blatant in promoting specific legislation. The Secretary of Transportation can, of course, but the DOT’s official website? Seems unusual.
— Chuck DeVore (@ChuckDeVore) November 27, 2021
“This appears to be lobbying,” former California Assemblyman and Vice-President of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Chuck DeVore tweeted. “I didn’t think federal agencies were allowed to be so blatant in promoting specific legislation. The Secretary of Transportation can, of course, but the DOT’s official website? Seems unusual.”
Congress has placed restrictions on federal agency lobbying.
Congress has enacted specific prohibitions, both in federal statutory law and in yearly appropriations riders, on the use of federal funds by federal agencies and employees to “lobby” the Congress or to engage in “publicity or propaganda” campaigns directed at legislation pending before Congress.
We’ve seen in the past, though, that the Biden Administration doesn’t seem to have a lot of scruples when it comes to ethical questions. One example is Hunter Biden’s involvement in the transition, including posting a statement about him on the website. Then they became involved in the Hunter Biden Art Deal process, which they shouldn’t have done if it didn’t create more ethical issues. Jen Psaki (then White House Press secretary) made comments supporting Terry McAuliffe, Virginia governor-elect. It was an offense to the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act bars executive branch employees from using “official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election.” Psaki said, “Again, we’re going to do everything we can to help former governor McAuliffe, and we believe in the agenda he’s representing,” clearly campaigning for McAuliffe. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed a complaint against her for making that statement.
We will see if anyone files a complaint about the DOT meme.
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