Embarrassing White House ‘health care bracketology’ GIFs slam dunked

http://twitter.com/#!/JeromeEHudson/status/445615545141166080

The White House, hoping that Obamacare can ride on the coattails of the NCAA basketball tournament, is featuring the GIF-heavy “16 sweetest reasons to #GetCoveredNow”:

http://twitter.com/#!/WhiteHouse/status/445598183901503488

Among the 16 “competitors” in the Obamacare “tournament” is this:

http://twitter.com/#!/charliespiering/status/445611169668009984

Yes, this is actually on the White House website as a reason to #GetCoveredNow:

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Who hasn’t that happened to?

This has gone beyond embarrassment.

http://twitter.com/#!/BBaranowski/status/445610216789245952 http://twitter.com/#!/cheriebone/status/445612576613752832

Another “health care bracketology” competitor is a “birth control is free” happy duck GIF:

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The White House doesn’t say who actually gets stuck with the bill for that particular “freebie.”

http://twitter.com/#!/ranjoesta/status/445609042053197824 http://twitter.com/#!/JSpo_Naug/status/445612683610828801

And those are just two of the 16 “competitors” in “health care bracketology.”

“Baffled” doesn’t even begin to describe the reactions:

http://twitter.com/#!/kesgardner/status/445616645277376512 http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/445608529320480768 http://twitter.com/#!/Holden114/status/445608780961968128

"There's a girl twerking on the White House website.." "It's a sign" "A sign of what?" "I don't know."— S.M (@redsteeze) March 17, 2014

http://twitter.com/#!/CuffyMeh/status/445630916056989697 http://twitter.com/#!/schuellerj/status/445618582076944385

It’s the kind of thing that makes us long for the more dignified Obamacare sales approach of “Between Two Ferns.”

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include additional tweets.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/03/17/twerking-for-obamacare-embarrassing-white-house-health-care-bracketology-gifs-slam-dunked/

These Firefighters And Wildlife Workers Go Above And Beyond To Save A Koala.

Apparently, Australians take their koalas very seriously. And who can blame them? The eucalyptus-chomping marsupials are so darn cute. When Melbourne firefighters were alerted to an injured koala stuck in a tree, they didn’t waste a moment coming to its aid.

Nicknamed “Sir Chompsalot” by his rescuers, the fluffy herbivore was able to make a full recovery after receiving CPR and mouth-to-mouth from a Wildlife Victoria employee who joined in on the firefighters’ life saving mission.

That’s right: koala mouth-to-mouth. 

He fell from his post high in a tree, luckily landing in the blankets firefighters held on the ground.

After massaging his lungs in an attempt to start his breathing, the wildlife expert took one for the team while waiting for the oxygen mask to arrive.

And lucky for the adorable little guy, it worked!

Check out this video of the full harrowing experience:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZZ-87Uz-9Y]

(H/T BuzzFeed.)

Sir Chompsalot was then taken to a veterinary facility where he continues his recovery. This woman definitely deserves an award! And maybe a raise.

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Read more: http://viralnova.com/firefighters-save-koala/

William Shatner: ‘What the heck is bit coin?’

http://twitter.com/#!/WilliamShatner/status/418962733208326144

Somebody had to ask. Fortunately, it was Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner. If he doesn’t know what a bitcoin is, nobody does, except perhaps Josh Groban.

http://twitter.com/#!/The_Yodacat/status/418963414489124864 http://twitter.com/#!/FilmLadd/status/418962906537918464 http://twitter.com/#!/AlisaToyama/status/418969206206390272 http://twitter.com/#!/WilliamShatner/status/418964218491072512 http://twitter.com/#!/V3CEO/status/418966494383337472 http://twitter.com/#!/WilliamShatner/status/418968218686877696 http://twitter.com/#!/NeverDauntedNet/status/418969583564115968 http://twitter.com/#!/jk_darland/status/418969443276820480 http://twitter.com/#!/Arch_Hawk/status/418969401732251648 http://twitter.com/#!/frostwinchester/status/418970270633037824 http://twitter.com/#!/bigfogiefan/status/418970571242602496 http://twitter.com/#!/dickasonpc/status/418970734434611200 http://twitter.com/#!/WilliamShatner/status/418971773078499328

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/01/03/william-shatner-what-the-heck-is-bit-coin/