Inbox: The House speaker of the United States just sent me a series of Taylor Swift gifs. — Lauren Fox (@FoxReports) January 16, 2015

Mr. Speaker, what the hell is this? http://t.co/dqc1AR2eME — Kwame Opam (@kwameopam) January 16, 2015

@SpeakerBoehner Fire whomever did this. — Scott Lofquist ن (@ScottLofquist) January 16, 2015

Uhh, John Boehner just released a blog post on education policy using Taylor Swift GIFs. I can't even... http://t.co/btCG05tmoK — Nick Horowitz (@ztiworoh) January 16, 2015

This is a real thing. I can't even ...... http://t.co/MgZ90s0pyx — Rick Johnston (@rgjohnston) January 16, 2015

@SpeakerBoehner You're supposed to be a leader. This is embarrassing. — Jalen (@GOPMommy) January 16, 2015

Well, I'm off for the day because nothing is going to top the http://t.co/7BH4tE3Puv Taylor Swift .gif thingy. — Lyn Marie B. (@LawLibNC) January 16, 2015

So if Obama posted Taylor Swift pics in an official release, Speaker Boehner's response would be...? — Rick Klein (@rickklein) January 16, 2015

American political rhetoric achieves new heights: http://t.co/oQSTnk6Aqm — Ryan Teague Beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) January 16, 2015

I know @SpeakerBoehner thinks the Taylor Swift GIF thing is funny, but it makes me feel like the republic is in serious trouble — John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) January 16, 2015

Am I really seeing this? The Speaker of the House is using @taylorswift13 GIFs in a policy debate? http://t.co/sPPUCz2SSD — Martin Ortiz (@newsortiz) January 16, 2015

@SpeakerBoehner I want you to delete this tweet and then sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done. — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) January 16, 2015

Pictures and GIFs of pop star Taylor Swift were deployed by House Speaker John Boehner on Friday to rebut President Barack Obama's recent community college initiative, and constituents are not happy about it.The backlash was felt immediately after the Office of the Speaker sent out an email with an unexpected subject line: "12 Taylor Swift GIFs for you." A corresponding tweet was sent out from the Speaker's official Twitter account the same morning.Upon opening the email, subscribers were met with a serious-sounding article titled "Exposing the truth about the President’s 'free' college idea." Not at all serious, however, were the dancing pictures of Swift beneath the headline that attempted to explain the Speaker's policy toward higher education.The article, which was written by Caleb Smith and Mike Ricci of Boehner's communications team, was a clear attempt to appear young and hip. It used GIFs, a popular file format for moving pictures, and a "listicle" format popularized by Buzzfeed.com — a popular web destination for young people.Needless to say, it was a stinker. Not as bad as that time Karl Rove tried to rap — but close.Instead of seeing the success of the "Texts from Hillary" Internet meme , the T-Swift article fell squarely on the side of failed media campaigns like "Pajama Boy," the much-derided Obamacare promo devised by Organizing for America.Below are a few tweets from the tidal wave of embarrassment and dismay launched by the Swift pics.