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"Pajama Boy" not helping the ACA; inspires scorn, ridicule; sets Twitter on fire

Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Dec 19 05:28:34 2013, in response to Universal Health Care is HERE in these USA! Apply Now. www.healthcare.gov, posted by SMAZ on Tue Oct 1 13:19:06 2013.

NYDN

Obamacare’s bespectacled, curly haired hipster in a flannel onesie draws scorn from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Known as 'Pajama boy' the model wears glasses and a flannel onesie both praised as 'snazzy' and derided as 'desperate.' But the real question is whether curly haired spokesman can help turn around public perception of the Affordable Care Act.
BY LESLIE LARSON / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
PUBLISHED: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013, 9:20 AM
UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013, 3:15 PM
The bullied Obamacare girl from the insurance website has been replaced and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is among the critics ridiculing the program's latest poster child.

The new face of health care reform is a bespectacled, curly haired hipster who embraces holiday cheer as he encourages young people to join the conversation about the Affordable Care Act.

The young man dons a flannel onesie and cradles a mug of hot cocoa to promote the #GetTalking hashtag, an effort to start the conversation about the changes in health care during the holidays, in one ad released on Barack Obama's Twitter account.

Yet another promo shows the model dressed in an ugly Christmas sweater, festive socks and reclining on a leather sofa.

So far the star of the effort is being referred to as "Pajama Boy" and has received mixed reviews on social media.

Some Twitter trolls praised the merriment and his "snazzy pajamas" while others chided the promotional effort as "desperate."

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a swipe at the lounging lad, tweeting that people should "get out of your pajamas" and get to work to serve the underprivileged.

Fronting the President's health care program is not for the faint of heart.

The woman whose face appeared on the Obamacare website during in the initial rollout was ridiculed and said she felt bullied and intimidated during the backlash over the website's technical glitches.

"I don't know why people should hate me because it's just a photo. I didn't design the website. I didn't make it fail, so I don't think they should have any reasons to hate me," the woman, only identified as Adriana, told ABC News in November.

Her image has since been removed from the website.

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