Culture

The Internet Has Outdone Itself Over That Thing Obama Said In His ‘State Of The Union’

So. Many. Memes.

by Meg Watson  22 January 2015

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Like any time Obama steps up to to a mic, yesterdays’ State of the Union was pretty damn great. Not only did the President make the usual bunch of Jed Bartlet-style comments on the economy, education, healthcare, and foreign affairs; he also made timely statements on the criminal justice system in the wake of the national unrest around violence in Ferguson and New York and declared marriage a civil right. His acknowledgment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people was actually the first time that had ever happened in a State of the Union address.

But all of those things have been relatively dwarfed by the Sick Burn/Epic Zinger that came towards the end of his speech. Naturally, everyone had the same kind of response.

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Once that was well and truly done, people had to find new ways to make it work.

They turned to Photoshop (with a shout out to muscly Michelle Obama and adorably bemused Joe Biden):

Then they restored old photos to their full potential:

They utilised this classic piece of tasty footage:

Spent time producing full-blown fan art:

And re-jigged a classic:

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RIP Obama’s sick burn. We’re done. See ya.