Hillary's new 'granny state' buried in mockery

Hillary Clinton

With a snarky message on Twitter, Hillary Clinton has opened herself up to both suspicion and outright mockery, as fellow Twitter users wonder if the potential 2016 Democrat presidential candidate plans to enforce a "granny state" if elected.

Clinton waded into the debate over compulsory immunizations Monday, claiming in a tweet, "The science is clear … let's protect all our kids."

She followed it with the hashtag comment, "#GrandmothersKnowBest."

Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard, however, responded with a tweet of his own: "Am I the only one who finds Hillary's #GrandmothersKnowBest hashtag not just cloying but creepy? Welcome to the grand-nanny state."

Others found the humor in Clinton's hashtag simply too rich to resist.

"Hillary shows a complete lack of self-awareness with her #GrandmothersKnowBest hashtag," commented Terri@CantBelieve10. "This is going to be fun!"

Several examples of the "fun" can be seen below:

Some instead opted for more off-color humor, referring back to President Bill Clinton's Oval Office affair with a much younger Monica Lewinsky:

Still others added graphics to their mockery, like this one, where actress Betty White (in blue) perhaps best illustrates the reaction to "Granny Hillary":

The mockery doesn't look like it's ready to end, either, as comments with the #GrandmothersKnowBest hashtag poured into Twitter in a steady stream Tuesday.

One Twitter user apparently wants the laughter to continue, right through to the 2016 election season: