Were they intentionally trying to find the least relevant celebrity to push Obamacare?
Via Daily Caller:
The White House tried to get Bill Nye (of Science Guy fame) to promote Obamacare to “geeks,” according to White House emails obtained by Buzzfeed.
Bill Nye’s gotten increasingly involved in liberal politics since his 90′s heyday hosting a children’s science show on PBS. The White House emailed Nye on the (original) last day of Obamacare’s open enrollment period, asking Nye and apparently several others to encourage “geeks” to sign up for Obamacare coverage on Twitter.
“Thanks for all your help in the past month for #GeeksGetCovered,” the email from White House senior advisor Phil Larson began. “Let’s make sure on this last day of enrollment our future scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and other geeks know where to get covered. Below are some ideas for tweets and retweets. Would love you to put out a few today with healthcare.gov and #geeksgetcovered in them.”